O-lo-a, go to your quarters immediately," and he pointed
with stern finger toward the opposite end of the garden.
The princess, followed by Pan-at-lee, turned at once and left them.
"We will go this way," said Ko-tan and preceding, led Tarzan
in another direction. Close to that part of the wall which they
approached Tarzan perceived a grotto in the miniature cliff into
the interior of which Ko-tan led him, and down a rocky stairway to
a gloomy corridor the opposite end of which opened into the palace
proper. Two armed warriors stood at this entrance to the Forbidden
Garden, evidencing how jealously were the sacred precincts of the
place guarded.
In silence Ko-tan led the way back to his own quarters in the
palace. A large chamber just outside the room toward which Ko-tan
was leading his guest was filled with chiefs and warriors awaiting
the pleasure of their ruler. As the two entered, an aisle was
formed for them the length of the chamber, down which they passed
in silence.
Close to the farther door and half hidden by the warriors who
stood before him was Lu-don, the high priest. Tarzan glimpsed him
but briefly but in that short period he was aware of a cunning
and malevolent expression upon the cruel countenance that he was
subconsciously aware boded him no good, and then with Ko-tan he
passed into the adjoining room and the hangings dropped.
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