revenge for the humiliations and defeats that he had suffered at
his hands.

Tarzan was nearer to contentment than he had been since the peace
and tranquility of his jungle had been broken in upon by the
advent of the marooned Porter party. He enjoyed the pleasant social
intercourse with Olga's friends, while the friendship which had
sprung up between the fair countess and himself was a source of
never-ending delight. It broke in upon and dispersed his gloomy
thoughts, and served as a balm to his lacerated heart.

Sometimes D'Arnot accompanied him on his visits to the De Coude
home, for he had long known both Olga and the count. Occasionally
De Coude dropped in, but the multitudinous affairs of his official
position and the never-ending demands of politics kept him from
home usually until late at night.

Rokoff spied upon Tarzan almost constantly, waiting for the time
that he should call at the De Coude palace at night, but in this
he was doomed to disappointment. On several occasions Tarzan
accompanied the countess to her home after the opera, but he
invariably left her at the entrance--much to the disgust of the
lady's devoted brother.

Finding that it seemed impossible to trap Tarzan through any voluntary
act of his own, Rokoff and Paulvitch put their heads together to
hatch a plan that would trap the ape-man in all the circumstantial
evidence of a compromising position.

For days they watched the papers as well as the movements of De