Fires of Tohr 26

Ostensibly for the purpose of inspecting her slaves, but in reality to see Tarzan, with whom she is deeply infatuated, Ataya, the white queen of Tor, visits the jewel pits to which the ape-man and aurork have been condemned to slavery since the escape of Darno and Uka from the city.

While there, the elephant upon which Ataya and Jeannetta are mounted, takes fright and bolts. Tarzan saves the two young women from death by quiring the beast and turning it aside from the brink of an open pit.

In the Queen attempts to persuade the ape man to accept the kingship of Tor, and herself as his mate, and again Tor's inputs are off. In the jungle stockade of the Torian-mounted patrol, Uka and Darno have killed the guard, opened the gate and mounted a riding elephant.

As they urged their slow-moving beast towards the gate into freedom, the Torians, having been aroused by the guard's death cry, rushed forward in a body to head off the fugitives. We shall never make it.

We must. We shall be close. We shall arrive at the gate first. What's for spears done, O. We, whom, in Dhaka? Dhunda, Dhundaka! Dhunda, Dhunda! Urged to greater speed by the voices and drumming heels of its riders, the huge slate grey elephant nears the open unguarded gate.

Behind the fugitives covering the ground with giant strides, the yellow-skinned horde of Torrions yelling and shaking their war spears comes charging forward. A huge taurian in the lead suddenly stops in his tracks, whips back his arm to cast a heavy weapon.

And that big devil is going to throw... ...Prydkaruka! Look out for the fear! Nodaka and Nodaka! Ah, graso, bonjour. She fell her throat, El Shor. And we are through with the gate. Yes. In a moment we have out distanced them.