Chapter 48

“If we could rush the ballista and take it,” mused Tarzan, “we could make it rather hot for them. Let us hold ourselves in readiness for that, if their missiles make it too hot for us in here. We shall have some advantage if we anticipate their assault by a sortie of our own.” A dull thud upon the door at the opposite end of the room brought the startled attention of the defenders to that quarter. The oak door sagged and the stone walls trembled to the impact. Cassius Hasta smiled wryly. “They have brought a ram,” …