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Pharaoh's mummy and a perilous Nile escape treasure tale
Barton Cortice and companions survive an Arab raid on a Nile journey. They uncover a royal tomb with Pharaoh's mummy and rare scarabs, devise a daring escape with ransom delays, then are rescued by Tommies led by Capt. Barclay. The mummy and girdle are later displayed in London’s museums.
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Barton Cortice
New
Scarsdale
Barfan Cortice
Lady’ Blendie
Rd Wayne
John Dare
Malcolm Forbes
Andes
Peru
France
John
South Seas
Italy
Cortice
Nile
Barton
Forbes
Lord Wayne
Wayne
Assouan
Miss Cortice
Lady Blanche
Desert
Burnoo
Selineh
Retta
Earth
the Nile
Metropolitan
Fuzzy-wuzzy
Cortlee
Oasis
Pyramid
Retta Cortice
Rascal
Corrice
Barclay
Blanche
Lord Westbury Wayne
Korosko
Pharaoh
British Museum