JACK HILDRETH ON THE NILE

ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL

OF

KARL MAY

BY

MARION AMES TAGGART

PUBLISHED

BY

BENZINGER BROTHERS


Copyright, 1899, by BENZINGER BROTHERS

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PAGE

I.

A Righteous Theft,

5

II.

Evil Spirits, though no Ghosts,

15

III.

A Boatload of Scamps,

25

IV.

The Reis Effendina Administers Justice,

35

V.

In the Palace of the Pasha,

44

VI.

The Serious Consequences of an Eclipse,

53

VII.

In the Tomb of the Pharaos,

63

VIII.

Out of the Tomb and Away from Siout,

72

IX.

On the track of the Slave Caravan,

79

X.

Once More the Fakir,

89

XI.

To the Rescue,

100

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PAGE

XII.

"Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot?"

113

XIII.

The Reis Effendina in Danger,

124

XIV.

In Ibn Asl's Clutches,

134

XV.

Slipped through His Fingers,

145

XVI.

The Crocodiles Rejoice,

154

XVII.

An Old Friend in a New Guise,

167

XVIII.

A Woman's Gratitude,

177

XIX.

Jack Pays His Debt and Makes a Conversion,

186

XX.

Selim Once More,

197

XXI.

The Musa'bir and the Mokkadem Get to the End of the Rope,

208

XXII.

Friends Fall Out,

219

XXIII.

Ibn Asl's Last Crime,

228

XXIV.

The Task Fulfilled,

240



Introduction


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