The coast of the Black Sea, and from the Black Sea down to the Persian frontier, is held by a very great Turkish army.

The main caravan routes lie to the north of us, and every inch of them is watched." "I am glad then that it must be Egypt," said I."A long march, but friends at the other end.

Who but doubts Russians ?" He shook his head.

"Syria and Palestine," he said, "are full of an army gathering to invade Egypt.

It eats up the land like locusts.