\"Iamguiltyofnooffense，\"hesaidquietly。\"Ihavebutsoughttodefendmyself。Idonotknowwhythewomanhastoldyouwhatshehas。Shecanhavenoenmityagainstme，forneveruntilIcametothisroominresponsetohercriesforhelphadIseenher。\"
\"Come，come，\"saidoneoftheofficers;\"therearejudgestolistentoallthat，\"andheadvancedtolayhishanduponTarzan’sshoulder。Aninstantlaterhelaycrumpledinacorneroftheroom，andthen，ashiscomradesrushedinupontheape—man，theyexperiencedatasteofwhattheapacheshadbutrecentlygonethrough。Soquicklyandsoroughlydidhehandlethemthattheyhadnotevenanopportunitytodrawtheirrevolvers。
DuringthebrieffightTarzanhadnotedtheopenwindowand，beyond，thestemofatree，oratelegraphpole——hecouldnottellwhich。Asthelastofficerwentdown，oneofhisfellowssucceededindrawinghisrevolverand，fromwherehelayonthefloor，firedatTarzan。Theshotmissed，andbeforethemancouldfireagainTarzanhadsweptthelampfromthemantelandplungedtheroomintodarkness。
Thenexttheysawwasalitheformspringtothesilloftheopenwindowandleap，panther—like，ontothepoleacrossthewalk。Whenthepolicegatheredthemselvestogetherandreachedthestreettheirprisonerwasnowheretobeseen。
Theydidnothandlethewomanandthemenwhohadnotescapedanytoogentlywhentheytookthemtothestation;theywereaverysoreandhumiliateddetailofpolice。