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"I am he," replied Tarzan; "and you?" "I am O-lo-a, daughter of Ko-tan, the king," she replied. So this was O-lo-a, for love of whom Ta-den had chosen exile rather than priesthood. Tarzan had approached more closely the dainty barbarian princess.
They came at last to the quarters of the Princess O-lo-a where, in the main entrance-way, loitered a small guard of palace warriors and several stalwart black eunuchs belonging to the princess, or her women. To one of the latter Ja-don relinquished his charge. "Take her to the princess," he commanded, "and see that she does not escape."
The priests had scarce departed when there came the sound of feet running rapidly across the garden in the direction of the princess to an accompaniment of rapid breathing as of one almost spent, either from fatigue or excitement. "Pan-at-lee," exclaimed O-lo-a, "what has happened? You look as terrified as the doe for which you were named!"
"And " she hesitated "he " she cast her eyes toward the ground and a flush mantled her cheek "he still loves me?" and Tarzan knew that she had been won over. "Yes," he said, "Ta-den speaks only of O-lo-a and he waits and hopes for the day when he can claim her." "But tomorrow they give me to Bu-lot," she said sadly. "May it be always tomorrow," replied Tarzan, "for tomorrow never comes."
"As I told you before," replied Tarzan, "Jad-ben-Otho alone is all-knowing." "Then if he wished you to know this thing," retorted O-lo-a quickly, "you would know it." Inwardly the ape-man smiled that this little heathen's astuteness should beat him at his own game, yet in a measure her evasion of the question might be an answer to it.
Within the temples even the chiefs and the king himself bow down to them. No greater honor could Ko-tan confer upon a subject who wished to be a priest, but I did not so wish. Priests other than the high priest must become eunuchs for they may never marry. "It was O-lo-a herself who brought word to me that her father had given the commands that would set in motion the machinery of the temple.
Primitive people who are also warlike are seldom inclined toward either tact or diplomacy even when sober; but drunk they know not the words, if aroused. It was really Bu-lot who started it. "This," he said, "I drink to O-lo-a," and he emptied his tankard at a single gulp.
One told me that Bu-lot had slain the king and that he had seen Mo-sar and the assassin hurrying from the palace." "Ja-don," muttered the high priest. "The fools will make him king if we do not act and act quickly. Get into the city, Pan-sat let your feet fly and raise the cry that Ja-don has killed the king and is seeking to wrest the throne from O-lo-a.
What mortal man could do such things as these? And where in all Pal-ul-don would virgin maid find friend and protector in a strange male other than he?" "Perhaps Lu-don may be mistaken perhaps he is a god," said O-lo-a, influenced by her slave's enthusiastic championing of the stranger. "But whether god or man he is too wonderful to die," cried Pan-at-lee. "Would that I might save him.
Him Ko-tan hesitated to affront and so he could not but praise me for my success, though he did it with half a smile. But you do not understand! It is what we call a smile that moves only the muscles of the face and affects not the light of the eyes it means hypocrisy and duplicity. I must be praised and rewarded. What better than that he reward me with the hand of O-lo-a, his daughter?
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