now--then let them come and try to take Kadour ben Saden's friend."

For a few moments they walked on in silence.

"We should be near the horses," she said. "It is strange that I
do not see them here."

Then a moment later she stopped, with a little cry of consternation.

"They are gone!" she exclaimed. "It is here that I tethered them."

Tarzan stooped to examine the ground. He found that a large shrub
had been torn up by the roots. Then he found something else. There
was a wry smile on his face as he rose and turned toward the girl.

"EL ADREA has been here. From the signs, though, I rather think
that his prey escaped him. With a little start they would be safe
enough from him in the open."

There was nothing to do but continue on foot. The way led them
across a low spur of the mountains, but the girl knew the trail as
well as she did her mother's face. They walked in easy, swinging
strides, Tarzan keeping a hand's breadth behind the girl's shoulder,
that she might set the pace, and thus be less fatigued. As they
walked they talked, occasionally stopping to listen for sounds of
pursuit.

It was now a beautiful, moonlit night. The air was crisp
and invigorating. Behind them lay the interminable vista of the
desert, dotted here and there with an occasional oasis. The date