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Rh light dawned upon him and he sprang to his feet. The dome of the king, Adendrohahkis, lay a hundred yards away and toward it he bent his steps. Just before the south entrance he was chal­lenged by a tiny sentinel.

"Take word to your king,” the ape-man di­rected him, “that Tarzan hears many diadets galloping toward Trohanadalmakus and that un­less he is much mistaken each carries a hostile warrior upon its back."

The sentinel turned and hallooed down the corridor leading from the entrance, and a moment later an officer and several other warriors ap­peared. At sight of Tarzan they halted.

"What is wrong?" demanded the officer.

"The King’s Guest says that he heard many diadets approaching," replied the sentinel.

"From what direction?" demanded the officer, addressing Tarzan.

"From that direction the sounds appeared to come," replied the ape-man, pointing toward the west.

"The Veltopismakusians!" exclaimed the offi­cer, and then, turning to those who had accom­panied him from the interior of the king’s dome: "Quick! arouse Trohanadalmakus—I will warn the king’s dome and the king," and he wheeled and ran quickly within, while the others sped away to awaken the city.

In an incredibly short space of time Tarzan