At first he suspected that
it might be one stealthily searching the Forbidden Garden for him
but a little later the figure came within the limited area of his
vision which was circumscribed by stems and foliage and flowers.
He saw then that it was the princess O-lo-a and that she was alone
and walking with bowed head as though in meditation--sorrowful
meditation for there were traces of tears upon her lids.
Shortly after his ears warned him that others had entered the
garden--men they were and their footsteps proclaimed that they
walked neither slowly nor meditatively. They came directly toward
the princess and when Tarzan could see them he discovered that both
were priests.
"O-lo-a, Princess of Pal-ul-don," said one, addressing her, "the
stranger who told us that he was the son of Jad-ben-Otho has but
just fled from the wrath of Lu-don, the high priest, who exposed him
and all his wicked blasphemy. The temple, and the palace, and the
city are being searched and we have been sent to search the Forbidden
Garden, since Ko-tan, the king, said that only this morning he
found him here, though how he passed the guards he could not guess."
"He is not here," said O-lo-a. "I have been in the garden for some
time and have seen nor heard no other than myself. However, search
it if you will.
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