 Tarzan and the diamond of our share. Tira, queen of the hessie hair, promises Tarzan and his friends their freedom in exchange for the father of diamonds. Instead, she has them confined to the Tower of the Sun. Hakeru offers to help them escape if they will assist him to recover the hessie-herry and talisman from Tira. Tom, the only member of the party who knows where the gem is concealed, goes to the queen's chamber, accompanied by Darno to recover it. Tarzan Gregory is held in the Temple of Maachu in a state of suspended animation, and Hakeru agrees to bring him to the Senute, the tower which is to convey the party over the rim of Tuenbaka to freedom. Tarzan himself goes to the upper floor of the Tower of the Sun to the chamber where Helen and Magra are confined. As the eight men of the two young women are preparing to leave, the door begins to swing slowly open. With the gesture of silence to Helen and Magra, Tarzan leaps behind the barrier. Two armed hessie-herryans advance into the chamber, their eyes on the young women. As the eight men move noiselessly out from his place of concealment, one of the guards catches the movement from the corner of his eye. He turns, whips out his bronze sword, calls to his companion. With his shout, he leaps forward, weapon upraised to strike. Tarzan slips under the blow, catches the guard by arm and waist, lifts him high over his head, hurls him head foremost against the wall. The second hessie-herryan makes a rush for the open door. Before he has taken three steps, Tarzan catches him. The man's mouth opens to shout, steely fingers butt deep into his throat. A moment later, the eight men tosses the unconscious guard aside. Come on, Magra. Helen, you've got to move fast now. Where do we go, Tarzan? Out, down these stairs. Fast. Never mind the noise. If there are any more guards, I'll take care of them. Wait, we'll close this door. Now, come on. Paul, they're not at home. Do we need them? Never mind them. They'll probably be waiting for us. Where, Tarzan? At the Senut car. We're all to meet there. Those two guards. Back in our room there. Are they dead? Stuns. Unconscious. They're not hurt. Here's the outer door. Just a minute. I'll see if the street is there. But the door is open. How Caryl left it so when he and the others went to the temple. All right. There isn't a soul in sight. Come on, hurry. Here. This way. We're coming. Hurry, Magra. Around that building ahead there. Then straight down the street to the edge of the city. It's only up in Tome. An alternate door there. There's the tower. One of those. Back in the secret passage leading from Tira's quarters, Tome and Dono stagger along under the weight of the father of diamonds and its golden disc as swiftly as they can. Cowing past the cobra, they gain the dim, high-vaulted corridor of the temple. Hurry along it toward the little door opening into the passage under the street. My lord, so far so good. Now, if we only can find that door, won't you? Don't. Are those voices calling this way? If we are found here? If we reach the door to the passage under the street soon, it must be closed now. If we have not passed it, we have come this far. We must win through before that crowd beats us. The door is on your side. Watch for it. I know. We have passed nothing that even resembles a door. And this, there's a cursed thing is getting heavier with each step. Faster, darling. For the love of Buddha, faster. If we are caught, it will mean worse than death. We cannot be far from it. There, just ahead on your side. Laporte, along the milchier of the door, put the disc down and find the opening stone. Beat, beat. Hurry. Don't move. Hurry. I have it. Quick, here. Drop the disc and I close the door. Hurry. Don't let the breast, but that was cutting it too thin. Mr. Anno, what's too thin? Help me to get the disc on my back. I think I can manage it alone through this passage. Here. Hello. There. I shall balance it now. And when you are tired, let me try. Down through the dimly lit passage, Tomes staggered with the diamond and disc upon his back. Dono upset him, helping when he can. They climbed the narrow stone stairs at the end of the tunnel and arrived at the bronze door in the outer wall of the building to which Hakeru brought them. Let it down, Dono. Rest well. Come with me. Rest well, Monabee. Then we must, we must continue. We still have a long way to go to reach the Senutka to the end of the street. It does, and we're only here now. My friend, he would pick that thing up as though it were a sack of feathers and run with it. This door is in the outer wall of the house. Right on the street. I shall open a foothill. The council of Thirteen has gone over to Thira. Please, he would not be free. He is coming directly towards us. If he passes, he will see us. We must stop him from raising an alarm to be able to understand Dono. We shall tie him up as we did Thira. Miss Pa? Exactly. Leave him to me. You watch the door. Here he is. As the venerable white bearded Nisham approaches and is about to pass the wall projection where Tom and Dono are concealed, a disc leaning against the wall at his feet. He steps forward to investigate. Quietly, Tom moves out into his path. A grim smile on his lips. He is still pecking at my phone. Nisham. Quietly, oh, hi, please. We intend you know. I have him, Tom. He will make no noise now. I have. But, Tom, you spoke the... You... I had forgotten for the moment that he speaks English. I merely warned him to be quiet in his own tongue. Then you do speak their language. I had an idea, Miss Tom, that you knew more of all this than you led us to believe. They speak the ancient Egyptian, Dono. I happen to be rather familiar with the language. A pokwa. Why did you not let us know? No time for explanation now, my friend. We will go into that later. Find the old gentleman. We can gag him. We must get on to the Senut car. Ben, we shall leave him here then. Yes, I shall find his feet. Quickly. He is as safe as his illustrious tira. He will not get out of those not so quickly. And now, see who's at play? Yes, I shall open the door. We will carry the disk between us. Alone you will kill yourself before... What is the noise? The crowd, my friend. I do not see anyone in the street, though. Stay in the shadow of the walls. That moon is bright as daylight. But the door! Come, Dono. We are not out of this yet. The crowd. They are guards, no doubt. Tira is broken loose from her wounds and set them on our trail. They seem to be coming this way. The noise is getting louder. Faster, my friend, faster. This way. That low building at the end of the street. The Senut car is there. The others are not there waiting for us. We are... Oh, look, home coming around that corner into the street. Kazan and Margaret. Yes, and behind them, Serian is going to be a very close race, my friend. If only Akira has won through with Brian Gregory. Hey, pull, Dono. Easy, Dono. At this risk, we have a chance. Yes, give me that disk. You two look after Helen and Margaret. Come on, fast. Atan Tom. For all's sake, haven't you made it? Look over there. The temp's doors open. And here's the Herions. Now we are in for it, Kazan. Now further to go than we have. We, Kazan. But guards from the tower and guards from the top. Such grace that is going to be very close. What happened to Akira? Did you get through? And we left him in the temple. He is to meet us at the Senut car with Gregory. And we carry you. No, no. Serious. I cannot. Come, Helen and Ellen, my share. Oh, I'm coming, Pa. I'll give you that, but I'll make it. That Margaret and Atan Tom. Just a few steps. I'll throw this disk into the Senut car. Tom, you and Dono help the girls out. And we'll stand the guards off until Akira gets here. I'm afraid we will have to go without Gregory or Akira. I do not see him. Dono, near Garzan. Those fellows are dealing on his fast now. Get into the car and stay there. We cannot hope to hold that crowd for any length of time. There are too many. It is certain death. We'll try to stop them as they come to that little passage to the Senut car. It's narrow. We must hold them there. Come on. You hear Tarzan? Akira has arrived with Gregory. Yes, he keeps ground slowly. Back toward the car. Akira, be ready to let go of the break as soon as we're in the car. Aye, aye, Tarzan. I am ready. Dono, look Tarzan. He is walking toward the guard. Dono, move back with us. Do you hear him come back? He is walking straight into that arm. Tarzan! Dono, thinking only to delay the Hesseherians long enough for his friends to mount the Senut, rushes out to meet the foremost guards. Several of them surround him at once. He stands solidly, lashing out with clenched fists. The grim smile on his lips. A huge Hesseherian leaps eyes back. The others swarm over both men as they sink to the ground. With a yell of warning Tarzan swings forward to the help of his friends.