Out Numbered

Tarzan and the Daim and the Vashir. Tira, Queen of the Hesahair, promises Tarzan and his friends their freedom in exchange for the father of Daims.

Instead, she has them confined to the tower of the sun. Hakeiru offers to help them escape if they will assist him to recover the Hesaharian talisman from Tira. Toam, the only member of the party who knows where the gem is concealed, goes to the Queen's chamber, accompanied by Darno to recover it.

Brian Gregory is held in the Temple of Ma'achu in a state of suspended animation, and her Cairo agrees to bring him to the Sunut, the tar which is to convey the party over the rim of Tu'enbaka to freedom.

Tarzan himself goes to the upper floor of the tar of the sun to the chamber where Helen and Margaret can find. As the ape-man of the two young women are preparing to leave, the door begins to swing slowly open.

With a gesture of silence to Helen and Margaret, Tarzan leaps behind the barrier. who armed Hesse Harrion's advance into the chamber, their eyes on the young women. As the neat man moves noiselessly out from his place of concealment, one of the gods catches the movement from the corner of his eye.

He turns, flips out his bronze sword, calls to his companion. With his shout, he leaps forward, weapon up, raised to strike. Tarzan slips under the bow, catches the guard by often waist, lifts him high over his head, hurls him head foremost against the wall.

The second Hesse Harrion makes a rush for the open door, before he has taken three steps, Stars and catches him. The man's mouth opens to shout. Sceely fingers deep into his throat. A moment later, the man tosses the unconscious guard aside.