Fires of Tohr 39

Ataya, savage white queen of Tor, has learned of Jeanette Burton's rescue from the Chamber of Surpents by Wong Tai and of their invasions of her treasure cave. She follows them with a company of palace guards and surprises the Chinese in the act of looting her jewel caskets.

Ordering their immediate death by sacrifice to the fires of Tor, Ataya conducts her captives to the Hall of Ponto, the Chamber of Sacrifice. Tarzan and Oruk, meanwhile, have opened the city gates to the invading hordes of Rator, and leaving the invasion and sack of Tor to the savage Ratorians, the ape-man, Darno and

Oruk fight their way into the palace in search of Jeanette. As the three white men enter the deserted council chamber, the sound of chanting voices comes to them from the Hall of Pontou. They recognize the chant of sacrifice.

This way, the Hall of Pontou at the end of the corridor. Come on. There are many guards before that door. To the table with the yellow scum. If Janette's in there, we'll get her out.

No! Listen, that sound you like, Jeanette. Stop it now! Oh, but God, it is Jeanette. The devil's a mother in her. Hey! Oh, we're coming, Jeanette! Oh, Cushla! Oh, good rassa, born jewel. Why, look!

Back there, coming down the corridor. Who can his ratoria? Come on! bounding forward with the speed of a charging lion, the fierce challenging cry of the bull ape ringing piercingly from his throat, Parzan leaped directly into the midst of the yellow guardsmen. In his hands, the great two-edged Torian sword, its reddened blade reflecting the light from burning walled cresets, whistles through the air in great sweeping arcs.