THE LAST
EGYPTIAN

A ROMANCE
OF THE NILE

ILLUSTRATIONS BY
FRANCIS P. WIGHTMAN
PHILADELPHIA
EDWARD STERN & CO., Inc.
1908

Copyright, 1907, by
Edward Stern & Co., Inc.
Published May 1, 1908

THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED TO
Mr. Edward Stern
A FELLOW TRAVELER IN THE
WILDS OF EGYPT, BY
The Author

CONTENTS

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[Chapter I.] Where the Desert Meets the Nile[9]
[Chapter II.] Hatatcha[30]
[Chapter III.] The Dragoman[39]
[Chapter IV.] The Treasure of Ahtka-Rā[52]
[Chapter V.] A Roll of Papyrus[63]
[Chapter VI.] Kāra Bathes in the Nile[71]
[Chapter VII.] A Step Toward the Goal[83]
[Chapter VIII.] His Grandmother’s Mummy[95]
[Chapter IX.] Aneth[104]
[Chapter X.] Lord Cromer’s Reception[112]
[Chapter XI.] Setting the Snares[122]
[Chapter XII.] Nephthys[132]
[Chapter XIII.] The Talisman of Ahtka-Rā[142]
[Chapter XIV.] Rogues Ancient and Modern[150]
[Chapter XV.] Winston Bey is Indignant[156]
[Chapter XVI.] Kāra Threatens[177]
[Chapter XVII.] Aneth Surrenders[187]
[Chapter XVIII.] Finding a Way[194]
[Chapter XIX.] The Abduction[217]
[Chapter XX.] The Sheik Agrees[226]
[Chapter XXI.] Lotus Eaters and Crocodiles[237]
[Chapter XXII.] The Dragoman’s Inspiration[247]
[Chapter XXIII.] Mother and Daughter[251]
[Chapter XXIV.] The Sheik Demurs[256]
[Chapter XXV.] The Bronze Bolts[266]
[Chapter XXVI.] The Dragoman Wins[283]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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[“Allahu akbar!” he said; “the stranger is welcome to all that I possess”][3]
[They went at a moderate pace, and bore the blistering rays of the sun as none but natives of Egypt can][50]
[He thrust his hand into the jar of rubies again, and took all that his fingers could clutch][62]
[In the evening he crossed the great bridge of Isma’il Pasha to the island of Gizireh][84]
[She smiled at herself, then laughed—shyly at first, now with genuine delight][136]
[Following a moment’s horrified silence, the viscount sprang up with an oath][154]
[“You shall not keep that promise!” declared the woman][192]
[Consinor fell with a moan at her feet, drenching the hard earth with a stream of blood][282]