At the same moment the hideous headdress of an under priest
appeared in the entrance of the outer chamber. Its owner, pausing
for a moment, glanced quickly around the interior and then having
located him whom he sought moved rapidly in the direction of Lu-don.
There was a whispered conversation which was terminated by the high
priest.
"Return immediately to the quarters of the princess," he said,
"and see that the slave is sent to me at the temple at once." The
under priest turned and departed upon his mission while Lu-don also
left the apartment and directed his footsteps toward the sacred
enclosure over which he ruled.
A half-hour later a warrior was ushered into the presence of
Ko-tan. "Lu-don, the high priest, desires the presence of Ko-tan,
the king, in the temple," he announced, "and it is his wish that
he come alone."
Ko-tan nodded to indicate that he accepted the command which even
the king must obey. "I will return presently, Dor-ul-Otho," he
said to Tarzan, "and in the meantime my warriors and my slaves are
yours to command."
11
The Sentence of Death
But it was an hour before the king re-entered the apartment and
in the meantime the ape-man had occupied himself in examining the
carvings upon the walls and the numerous specimens of the handicraft
of Pal-ul-donian artisans which combined to impart an atmosphere
of richness and luxury to the apartment.
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