CHAPTER IV

Hidden treasure--The Bedawy’s treasure-trove--The sheikh’s farewell--A savage tract--_Jebel ed-Druze_--_Umm ez-Zeytûn_-- _Tell Shihân_--_Shuhba_--An ancient house--A stingy entertainer--The ruins--Pharaoh’s “grain-heaps”--The house of _Shehâb_ 48