Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892
CHAPTER XXV.
ON CAMELS ACROSS THE GREAT NUBIAN DESERT.
Father Ohrwalder and Sisters Venturini and Chincarini escape--The ride for life--The rencontre with the Dervish guard near Abu Hamed--Alarm of the party--The journey across the great Nubian desert--Five hundred miles on camel-back in seven days--Arrival at the Egyptian outpost at Murat--Safe at last--Arrival in Cairo 424