"Behind him the wail of a wild
beast rose in the triumphant howl
to the stars!"
I Found Cleopatra
A glamorous weird tale of romance and mystery, of the almost incredible
fate that befell a young American who sought the tomb of the famous
Egyptian Queen—by the author of "The Last Pharaoh"
1. The Midnight Lady
FAR beyond the last outpost, deep in the heart of the great Sahara, surrounded by towering peaks, lies the weird and terrible valley that guards the Tree of Life. No man knows the hidden vale that burns as the sun hangs high. No man hears its sobbing winds, or sees the forms that howl to the stars in the eery hours of darkness. Just at the base of the southern
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