LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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"His eyes rested on the motionless figure of anArab standing in the centre of the room"[Frontispiece]
The Duel[1]
A visit to the Pyramids[11]
Camping on the banks of the Danube[12]
Type of Egyptian[23]
The accident on the Danube[24]
As the leader made an attempt to get over the bough, Helmar swung his heavy club at him[27]
Helmar in Alexandria[35]
Type of gipsy[44]
The man-hunt in the slums of Cairo[45]
A pair of pistols[58]
The capture of the spy[59]
"Just as a hideous black wretch rushed at him, he fired point-blank"[66]
A Good Samaritan[68]
On the look-out[83]
"Presently the firing re-commenced, and Naoum gave orders to attack"[90]
Helmar seeking shelter for the night[94]
View of the city[105]
In the Consul's office[106]
An Egyptian water-carrier[116]
A hot pursuit[117]
"Trapped, by Heavens!" shouted Helmar[124]
A patriarch[130]
Watching the looters[131]
Sword and Fez[143]
The task accomplished[144]
"At last the gun reached the top"[151]
Helmar and the cook[154]
Death of Brian[164]
A mounted patrol[177]
Face to face[178]
"And how do you propose to drag me from here if I do not choose to go?"[181]
A Dahabîeh[192]
Helmar felled the Egyptian to the ground[193]
Hustled into prison[205]
"Pull and shake as he would, the iron seemed to remain firm in its socket"[211]
A race for life[215]
Helmar before Arabi[225]
Arden's agent at work.[237]
Breakfast brought into prison[249]
In the place of torture[261]
"He was already beyond crying out. All sense of feeling had left him!"[270]
Under friendly care[272]
Arden's disguise discovered[284]
The guide leads the way[297]
The flight over the plain[308]
"The fight in the desert"[319]
The meeting of Osterberg and Helmar[322]
To save Cairo![334]
"They rode straight for the citadel"[344]
The Sphinx[345]
Approaching the city[346]
Helmar's gratification[362]