The week following the induction of Tarzan into the kingship of the
Waziri was occupied in escorting the Manyuema of the Arab raiders
to the northern boundary of Waziri in accordance with the promise
which Tarzan had made them. Before he left them he exacted a
pledge from them that they would not lead any expeditions against
the Waziri in the future, nor was it a difficult promise to obtain.
They had had sufficient experience with the fighting tactics of
the new Waziri chief not to have the slightest desire to accompany
another predatory force within the boundaries of his domain.

Almost immediately upon his return to the village Tarzan commenced
making preparations for leading an expedition in search of the ruined
city of gold which old Waziri had described to him. He selected
fifty of the sturdiest warriors of his tribe, choosing only men
who seemed anxious to accompany him on the arduous march, and share
the dangers of a new and hostile country.

The fabulous wealth of the fabled city had been almost constantly
in his mind since Waziri had recounted the strange adventures of the
former expedition which had stumbled upon the vast ruins by chance.
The lure of adventure may have been quite as powerful a factor
in urging Tarzan of the Apes to undertake the journey as the lure
of gold, but the lure of gold was there, too, for he had learned
among civilized men something of the miracles that may be wrought
by the possessor of the magic yellow metal. What he would do with
a golden fortune in the heart of savage Africa it had not occurred
to him to consider--it would be enough to possess the power to work
wonders, even though he never had an opportunity to employ it.

So one glorious tropical morning Waziri, chief of the Waziri, set