Chapter I: Front Matter

UNDER

THE REBEL'S

REIGN

A STORY OF EGYPTIAN

REVOLT

BY

CHARLES NEUFELD

ILLUS'D BY CHAS SHELDON

Under the Rebel's Reign
Copyright 1900 Charles Neufeld
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A STORY OF
EGYPTIAN REVOLT

By CHARLES NEUFELD

AUTHOR OF 'A PRISONER OF THE KHALEEFA'

_ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES SHELDON_

London: WELLS GARDNER, DARTON & CO.]

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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. A QUARREL AND A FIGHT 1

II. DOWN THE DANUBE 12

III. A SURPRISE AND A REVELATION 24

IV. THE PARTING OF FRIENDS 35

V. HELMAR TO THE RESCUE 45

VI. A TIGHT CORNER 59

VII. A GOOD SAMARITAN 68

VIII. AN ENCOUNTER ON THE NILE 83

IX. THE REIGN OF TERROR IN ALEXANDRIA 94

X. THE MEETING OF FRIENDS 106

XI. A MYSTERIOUS MESSENGER 117

XII. THE NEW OCCUPATION 131

XIII. HELMAR PROVES HIS METAL 144

XIV. THE REGIMENTAL COOK 154

XV. ON PATROL 164

XVI. WE MEET AGAIN 178

XVII. HAKESH THE PRIEST 193

XVIII. BEHIND PRISON BARS 205

XIX. THE ESCAPE 215

XX. ARABI PASHA 225

XXI. TO CAIRO AGAIN 237

XXII. HORROR 249

XXIII. IN THE HANDS OF THE PHILISTINES 261

XXIV. A FRIEND INDEED 272

XXV. NAOUM PLANS 284

XXVI. A DASH FOR LIBERTY 297

XXVII. ACROSS THE DESERT 308

XXVIII. MEETING OF FRIENDS AND CAPTURE OF ARDEN 322

XXIX. TO DEATH OR GLORY 334

XXX. CAIRO SAVED AND HELMAR'S REWARD 346
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE

"His eyes rested on the motionless figure of an
Arab 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 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" 344

The Sphinx 345

Approaching the city 346

Helmar's gratification 362 ----------------------------------------------------------------------