Chapter 23

When the interpreter delivered the ape-man’s ultimatum to them, the guardsmen hesitated, but Sublatus commanded them to obey, for the barbarian’s heavy grip upon his shoulder convinced him that there was no hope that he might escape alive or uninjured unless he and his soldiers acceded to the creature’s demand. As the last of the guardsmen passed back into the palace courtyard Tarzan released the Emperor and as Sublatus hastened quickly toward the gate, the guardsmen made a sudden sally into the avenue. They saw th…