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 Dahabieh 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"