HERGE THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN CIGARS OF THE PHARAOH METHUEN CHILDREN’S BOOKS LONDONCIGARS OF THE Rigi... | Who ?... What?.. J There!... Save that paper... |t's Where? blowing away !...My Kih-Osih papyrus! Pe This is the life, Snowy. Areally quiet holiday for achange. Whoa there, young man! You can't escape! What are you up to — + 5 = A holiday, indeed | 'd call}! |fOurnext stop will be Istanbul it a deadly bore. We'll go ashore there too. We'll be arriving in Port) J Said tomorrow. We go| ashore For the day. Stop! Stop! in the water How about that for a mar: vellous cruise, eh, Snowy? Marvellous...You moan dull as ditchwater !... Why doesn't someone Falloverboard to bright s Piraeus, Naples, Marseilles then home Ehrough the Straits of Gibraltar. en things up Now look what you've done, That paper was terribly important . This poor gentleman h Hello, that's odd. He's disappeared, Whatever can have} happened to him? there a moment ago.Come sir, pull your- {This gentleman didn't bump Impudent young whipper- SelF together! you on purpose. snapper! How dare you 5 interfer Excuse me, but what || if But you're not in the water! are you doing? re? You obviously don’t know. who | am. Nor Tam! What an observ ud Al ow Surely youcan ant young man you are! 2m cowing. Just remember: is Rastapopoulo: Now I wonder why f was rowing ... joulos? Ah! its EGE millionaire Flv tycoon, king of Cosmos Pictures .., And it's not the first time we've met... Oh, yes... | remember now; it was just a travel brochure. You don't really think 1 let go of this do you?...My mag- nificent papyrus... the Key to the lost Lamb of the Pharaoh Kin Oskh. Scores of. Eaypt- ologists have tried to find the Spot... To rescue your papyrus, Fexpect. (t blew over board... Till tomorrow then. Goodbye, young man. Every single one has vanished! But I, Sophocles Sarcophagus, shail be the first to reveal this wonder to the world. 1 don't know. I think the royal cipher oF Kiht-0s! But iF you are interested, why not join me tomorrow in Port Said. We'll goon to Cairo, and find the place shown on my papyrus. T hope you will... But Eell me, what's that queer symbol 7 o L o —<—= We arrest in the name of 1 a strange T beg your pardon] |{ You clumsy] [{ 50 sorry, | mistook you rest you in the name of the law’ we captain. nitwit ! fj for a ventilator. Cant you Wd look where e = 5 jou're . = es Jeing ? DP a i 2 aIYou?... Arrest me? You must be joking ! Joking? When we open ane of these drawers you'll see what sort of a joke this is! ‘There! Someone tipped us the wink, andl how right they were! I] Narcotics! That's heroin! According can't be to the pat pyrus the. tomb ‘ar away... Someone who wanted me out of the way ... ny ? Here we are in Port Said. Justa cable's length From he quay ... and here fam, locked Come on, come on .. arift a little vit closer... you possibly You see, a discovery of this importance must be kept absolutely secret Yes, of course: You seem to know the area very well. I don't know it at all; the rus gives very detailed imstructions. If the information is right, we shall Find the tomb of Kih- Oskh at this very « spot... What did J teil T've found it! J have come! én ni su! The tomb! oble Pharaoh, Fame at last! The name of Sophocles Sarcophagus, will live for ever! Hell does 5 int. [ Well, well! What a pleasant surprise! A cigar...A cigar || [Good neavens! lout here ... How || |IThat's extra- peculiar, ordinary ¢ the Pharaoh's j|emblem on the band! Cie 1 wonder what Doctor Sarco- phagus will make of that I say, Tintin, it's just like the band of the cigar! = You wait for us here. We will return this evening. We're getting very close now... You have a remarkable| sense of direction! io, what| © no |Yooee! Doctor Sarco- phagus! Yooee! Not a sign! He's completely disappeared ~-- What was that he said? “Scores of Eayptologists have tried to Find the tomb ~- Every Fantastic! The Pharaoh's revenge! Here they are! The scholars who violated the tomb of Kih.Oskh ...Foor devils, they paid dea: their knowledge! single one has vanished!” ee He RI Temett danger: there's dirty work comewhere round here. Aha! That explains it! Come on, Snowy, Doctor Sarcophagus went careful row... inside . we'll just have to Follow Mim -.. Wo! No! Never ina thousand] years! No one's going to turn me into a mum His shirt cuffs... a Abe Nie ail . wmy t coat...We've. We've got toget out oF _ here, fast! Down that dark nole? Bree. to Find him, Snowy | You heard that, Snowy ? We're trapped in the tomb ! Now we really are trapped by the iaraoh...or one of his successors! f] shutting usin! Siwaw\e= ff Hello... what's that ll over ‘there ? Great snakes! -.. all with that Full of cigars ... strange symbol |I{ Yes, they're absolutely || identical with the fj one I picked up H] outside That smell. drug What...what's happen: || ing?...My head... |} inside these cigars... || || J Feel 4 J think Vd better take Allah be with you, Mohammed ... You've got the goods ? = OK. And get amove | on. The boss is worried bout the coastguards The bearded master told me When they did not return at nightfall I called loudly, | shouted, riot. ais hiding the stuff in a coffin One of the boss's bright ideas, [expect Someone with a funny sense of humour, That's the lot, skip- per. All aboard. Whew! Am | glad! Raise the Coastguards! rst emt lows Ick Sling? the boxes gyerboard, Pact! Good. ‘Sereno’ is at the rendez- vous. Unload the camels. Ah, there's the caravan. Lower the boat right away. Good thing we got nid of the evidence: they'd have nabbed me otherwise - Message For you skipper. It came while the cops were aboard. That's torn it! They've been dumped ! How can we findNot a hope of picking them upin the dark. By morn- ing they could have drifted for miles... If there's nothing else to catch in this bit of sea we'll just have to starve bo ‘death... ... on else be drowned The wind's rising and the sea's Betting rangh Zo} Vern A It's hopeless to goon search ing. We'll never Pind them There's another coffin .. and it’s opening! AY e. [a aie ee ee +0 PY a0 Mimp.. What? strong...1 cet...ing...wo. louder! The wind’s too What's that? I can't hear a word! ! ca... It's the wind! What ?...ShouE can’t hear you! Ah, 1 see it! Lower a boat and rescue the Ancient Mariner! f ' It's hopeless. ing mysel? hi currents are ther and fur boat to, at least you and | can stay together, Snowy. ll tie your I'm just shout-| joarse, The pulling ws far. er apart. Bur Now then, let's try to catch our: selves some Fish for breakfast. If you're like me, you're starving. a mine. As soon as you get a H Filthy reply to that, bring it q } tome on the bridge. fallin areal weather! Ani |] the alass is stil We' Retrieved one coffin with occupant Sophacles Sarcophagus. Weather worsen ing. Propose break off search FS Tr certainh ‘8 whopper ‘tf {) Good. The like it. We're head- ing south, and fone too'soon !You can carry my things over there, It's hopeless to goon search: ing. We'll never Pind Ehem .. or else be drowned . The Wind's rising and the sea's getting rough. ——— That's the Arabian coast. We're landing there. If there's nothing else to catch in this bit of sea we'll just have to starve to death... i You're set ‘shop? “bringing you the wonders of the eee : = Here! It's che middle Western ward. Wall up, my fiends - { of Vl ?, don't be shy... Ancient Mariner! | Retrieved one coffin with occupant rniiga comer Tihis ‘marvellous opportunity. : _— ophacles Sarcophagus, Weather worsen| ing. Propose break off search. Walt! | haven’ a, a Al started advertis- GA A ei Rl ing yer. | ha ‘ What about this hat? Fit fora pharaoh! Make you the best- dressed man in che oasis! Roll up, roll up, lords of the desert. Act today, don't delay! Oliveira da Figueira is waiting to serve you. Il be a nice surprise As soon as you get a ife! reply to that, bring it | to me on the bridge. Before the new moon lah, may mas: There youare! Cleanasa rises, by All Sheil he wi i ae = whistle. That's salesman- ‘ship For you! What's more | they all come back, too! H ing cout, andl H hone too'scon ! Son of a mangy dog! You sold te this cake! Tate it, and now look what's happened! 20 ke 0 KS aAraazing what a little pub- licity wit de For you! Goodbye, Tintin; Allah go with you'! Goodbye, my friend. You have the Finest of my horses. May you travel Nal safely. Next merning ... Let’s explore, Snowy .. ay PL = a eae me = LRA as Patrash Pasha will be pleased! Hello? J must be seeing things! ry A city, here ? = = PAE Rene What a quiet, empty place this is! We can do without the worth- less clutter of your so-called Z | civitisation! Salaam Aleikum, most noble || |[ Aha! So it is you! It is you who Sheik: the prisoner comes!” tried Eo poison the servants oF Patrash fasha, infidel dog! Don’t be afraid... you've seen the Idiot! Smbecile! last of those ruffians, Silly nitwit! gem at home] Tintin! Canit pe true? | |For years | have read of your exploits w= Allah is good... that he should bring What is your youtomy humble tent | name they cail me | || ..-Allah be praised ... Tintin Come tomy arms! My name? | mes, Tt won't mean a thing to you‘Awhole sequence to reshoot, thanks to y He's absolutely cuined my entrar IF on heavens, Ive barged in on ince'|] ||_a Film company ! You deserve to be... N] I'm sorry...How could i wai How odd, all gone...not so much as a whisker. Thad that | wiki aboard the‘ { Why, it's Me. Rastapopou- lost And Umsorey if | messed temper! _ || up your Fils, What's going]| Sir Galahad here has By Lucifer! Unless I'm much I'm sorry Sorry, | was wrong. At least Snowy, come here at once! onhere? || wrecked my scene! mistaken, you're the young man |} || I lost my puss stayed behind...Here, Snowy! = 3 yy L CNP Gs Pah! Think nothing of it! We're making a Superscope- Magnavista Feature of “Arabian Knights": We've built 4 whole city not far Prom here. But what are you doing here, all by yourself in the middie of sert? Come and explain .. the An hour Aalir... --.0 there you are, Mr, Rasta- Popoulos, That's my story. Remarkable, isn't it? I'm sorry we cannot ‘keep you here, my You're very kind] but the captain of the dhow will be wonder. ing where lam. There she is, Snowy. We'll soon be back on board now. Hmm... fresh instructions. We're to forget about Tintin, and look for gun-runners aléng rab coastline.. -.All these crates are packed with ammunition! IE's like an arsenal down here! Great snakes! Machine-guns, under an old tarpaulin! And rifles hidden beneath a layer of umbrellas! went to ly, = aN St (as More automatic weapons! What a fool I've been. It didn't cross may mind... iis innocent little ship = gun-running | Interesting, en? ieI watched you come aboard. Con gratulations! S never guessed you were aay policeman! S| Me? But J... le) Captain! Danger! You come quick! If you've given me away, just remem: ber this. My boat is mined, and M11 blow her sky high before Jil surrender! Im trouble?...}] Twonder... Allright, ¥'t Lights! Quick! I've got him! Me too! Sm holding hien Here, Snowy, quick! Get me out of this! All quiet now. They must have made a dash For it ! What's happening up on deck ? |[He must be down here somewhore....We'llsoon Find him] ine blue Funk, 7 I'd say a = a aid Ls i |. om Ke a Pe se = ‘Yes, it sounded Crumbs, 1... now I under- | bt stand ! They've left usalone || |& on board a mined ship! up... And all the time it must have been another boat, coming alongside with a bit oF a’bump. Whew! I really thought we'd blown {We must stop him slipping out . To be precise: we maust stop slip ving! Did you hear that? quite close... | Ssh! Someone's coming if a I TEE At least we aren't short of weapons it comes to Fight .. You really at time un cunning, inci et again!... Drug-smuggling, ing to rebellion .. in Erouble this Sorry, | just couldn't stay under water any longer !We're blowi ing up! Panic stations! ... Cut the cables! eZ Ze Goodness gra- | cious... Tintin! | Oh dear, wo forgot! What's up with them? One min ute they arrest me, the next they| bolt like a couple of rabbits. ims: Lucky for us he hooked| elf... Hurry up or ie’ drown! I say, does a Apity || Yes. about || grenade take tong to oe Z Lucky Forus Ehey 41 ades without expl otherwise acloud by no You'd better catch that animal while | take care of his master | Stop, in the of the law! name way. We'll head for the Cosmos camp. Vm sure Mr. Rastapopoulos will beable to help us on our wonder what he will say when J tell him about our latest adventure. There's the camp. 1 | My dear, chap, it's exactly like a Film. Anyone would think there was a ptot to get rid of 4) | ; oN Lay We're going Help! He's dropped a grenade! up! Funny, something must have frightened him... Still wo explosion ... Don't be impatient’ «++ Must be delayed action...We'll ask them FP ifetto, two Bedouin. Look! This time it isnt @ mirage! y ‘A drink at last! “Snowy! Snowy! Were saved! ¥ || If att goes well we'll be There aren't any wells in Abudin by tomorrow. || | on our way. And the | Quick! |] But we must 90 ea } || desert spelis death | > the water. without water. |! | Hoofbeats!... A Yes, that’s it: and when he saw deliberate attack ? B® he'd Failed, whoever it was took to his heels. CaAVEEN w We'll s00n catch him up he was nearly exhausted. Clever dick | IFT hadn't list He may have missed me, bur = he hit my water-bottle...aud || -————_ ori Ne elisa roma ele ur wakes vote wearing these nightshirts... and then we wouldn't have tripped ourselves up! Ef Smart Aleck? IF we hadn't been disguised as Arabs he'd never have re! Oh Snowy, I'm afraid we rejoiced Eoo soon ...Bother! We were mistaken | Tough nut, sic! ... Fancies himself ! Refused to enlist! A tough nut, ch? We'lllsee! You woust educate him, - RECRUITING OFFICE To be precise: we're a mistake. Comeon, Snowy. 1 We're going to need We mustn't give “£29 all the courage up. EP we've got...1o die of thirst... a Bee There... mast be dream: ing... paliwtrees...a town 1 adi we musine give upc I You! Jump to it when I call you! Don't Fool with me! Halt! Onder arms rough For to- day. Forty miles route march tomorrow. Squad, dismiss! > [ A rest at last! ALI-BHAI}} 3) Water, Snowy, water Aly ae = And the town... Let's hope this one Wonderful iuck ! y BS || isnt justa film see! Some poer chap in Erouble ... h ra | ea gen Four days confined to barracks! |( Stupid idiot How Now, clean up the colonel’s office || || could | Forget J gave And watch your step! the name Ali-Bhat —) when I enlisted 7 What's going on? One of our sheiks was brutally attacked by twomen oF the Djelababi Eribe. It's war! —— AUT LTNANOG amanars 5 333 you! Why haven't you reporé- I t For? T'll give hi iD therecruiting office? peeeecten El aig eae for! Me! Corporal Abu- ea Bin- Dun! 1 Great Snakes! Maybe I can Find a The cigars of the am Pharaph | With eed a the identical band! 1! = It's incredible! =Aspy! Call out the guard! Get moving, you men! Arrest him! Lock him up! That's my luck! Just when I was getting to the bottom of the Ha! Paid off, didn’t it...caanging Il the time of our rounds ?- That's torn it. He's |! If Morning...Jt’s all over... My last been recaptured! hope is gone... “Have courage: eae Friend A Friend 2 Here?. |[ Hurry up k's nearly ..The sentence of thecourt |] is'that Private Ali-Bhai be shot at dawn...The execution will take place tomorrow. The sentence will be communicated gy to the prisoner forthwith! ( —4 © night on th. Uniess ... Ssh!... Here's a file. Cut through the bars. [[Sauad! Ready...caKe aim if Tintin’s dead ! They've rauedered Tintin | | recognised him in spite of his disguise. Knowing the importance you attach tohis disappearance, noble master, arranged for him to be'condemined |] | to death. The execution was carried out Wow-ow-ow! [ shall never see himagain. Wow-oow-oww! The only thing left For me. isto stay here and die on hisgrave .. All is well... Everything is arrang ed... You cango there now. ere is your rewa Keep your mouth shut i you value your] This is the spot... ‘Wooah! Wooah! ‘ies: 7 ' j ' Open quickly! It's Allic lost ! We are betrayed! How tear} weal the aravecdigaer!. The soldiers are coming! a {| P We shall be slaughtered ! . Break down the door ! There...00k. They've escaped ] Quiet! I've come to across the roof! Save your master! Ladies, | shall never Forget what you Whew....they've gone OFF we go! There isn't a have done for we. Just before the ex- ee + Now then... moment to lose! ecution the sergeant told me the rifles = would be loaded with blanks. collapsed when they Fired, and pretended to be dead. T did everything he told me, and that, Saved yy life... But who are you? ... ‘And why did'yourescue me... '? |[ Who arewe? Take a Yes, us! We'd have Simple! We were Shuddering sheiks! It's the good look | seen you shot over our || |] ordered to arrest dead spy! Sound the dead bodies! Tintin, drug-sraug- s alarm! gler and gun-cunner, - z and an order isan order. That's why!say? Good- For-nathing- goatherds! Get Fighters after him and shoot him down Pow hear Whew!... We just got away There... that speck on the horizon... in time t Crumbs! Only ‘one thing to do: dive! Aplane! ... IF I could only... No, It’s my only chance... | must bry. = b Hooray! there's a guard ... Help! ... Help! . T've hit hin! y C : .. NT, J en Poead It worked! He's bolted ! We're Free! Mission accomplished, sir. We shot him down.ane Not a hope of landing in a a |[ Any more to come? If Now, | wonder where —_ That's a very old trick, Snowy || 7G Fabs inte spin, ther . fentear inte cpetiowls, fut ser Crowes arent over, || Meera by any means... We're running oN: low on Fuel. > H we are. Somewhere Good heavens, you're ill. You're running a temperature fait, Ive just the thing «and no sign of a clearing ... How much longer -- That's it! The engine's Hold tight. Snowy ! ..- Out of juice ... Here we go! A lightning cui Be eS fh! H The first aid kit ! I] All I need is a book | Where in the world is he of instructions! taking melephants, this yo. [[They seem tobe Hf Hreerm! Hrerrm! Stop, little |] [| human has cured my fever. Aff having a confer- fH human. You must stay with — f # ence. Now! can }} ws... You are our I) || elephant doctor. : = a ‘ 7 Who on earth could have painted [|| The P Sheik, of p Araby J) eS Kf it can't bet that ‘sign! Ey za [ : Phew! I'm hot! 1 Doctor! Hello! How in the LAH-TE-DOoH means world, did you get ret Tell me what happened .. ws J wonder... Why yc DOH-TE-LAH-soL a everything, since you floated away in the coffin ... "goes SOL:SOL:FAH- FAH... Df course the main Problem is toget a good. Well, absolutely between our-]] || Tweet, tweet!...Don't tell a soul Ives, Hin the Pharaohs RamesesI'}| |} ... Nobody knows... I'm travelling incognito. y 5 aly \ Me eon ES ith Where?... OF course! aoe Tused to play the piano too That's easy! boy... Wit's time f did fl when | was a boy, Ha vir of exploring. Poor Doctor Sarcophagus. He's completely mad. J shan't pet anything out of him until \ e's cured. But where can I ‘a doctor ?|| What does the little human A tittle Loter.. Yes, he could... but he nceds treat- Meanwhile, you're my guest. want of me? aq | ment as soon as possible. There's just Fiked a ema! party That's the whole @ Special hospital not far from | ronight : do join us. story, doctor. Do you here; the superintendent is a Priend| think ‘the poor Fellow | || of mine. You could take him there in might be cured one Hf Ht the morning. day ? i oe ~|[lintin... Our 00d padre =». the well-known *}) the Reverend Peacock . poet, Zloty. a| Good morning. 1 PS hope we aren't disturbing you..- That's a strange It's made of steel...a ] |{ SI get it weapon you have there. |! || deadly little koy!...1 down for Tew it a Hindu was given it by q Fakir. you to see... a 4 He told me it had rnagic H powers... It's supposed 1 to point Fo anyone whose life is nH 1 found this man wandering || |{ You're in luck. VigiGe sarey1.de Hope ‘yeu inthe jungle. He seems to Of. Finney is up oa eee have gone aut of his mind visiting, this fil z a Is there a doctor anywhere area. I'll sen . | € Please don't worry. 1b fet hear? for him right DS 4 just a coincidence... Any- B away, ° way, Tm not scared of omens tDon't be alarmed. its Quick!... Upstairs |... That sounded think like Doctor Sarcophagus. j ot The young sahib went out at . ey dawn, into the forest A = —a Empty !! He must have pS _ it's certainly his. What do you think of that, y \ y + gone out of the window. +o We “ x AM Gpeantee sgh: ay Up Siaiey? Saanre, oy \ .-He's somewhere around.. Ont... A ghost... | saw a ghost ! ere Ohl... It was horrible The dagger has gone ! ‘he's sek! H] [Lucky his arm got tangled in t ws Look! Ib was h | un Fo oy tHE, . creeper 3 Otherwise ... inn Oh its |] |] First time I've heard of a ep’ have come {Vsaw one... ipping off with adagger! alin white... ig into the jungie!)| || Anyway, no'good chasi c . We'll search in the 9.My dagger...Boo-hoo...J want |f it’... Pwant my dagger... No you don't 5 “7 Shame on ¥ 5} 2 ou, i ophocies | Be your age! Now then, why were you trying to kill me 7... Come om, |} J want an answer ! FE g| tt wasn't me. g JE was the eyes f Rameses II, go back at once to the place where you saw f the eyes! ... Go 7 — So! You cannot resist me! a Whoopee! What Ram- Ram's playi | Whew! Thank goo: anes! | ust a butter Ply Tf follow tim mayoet I can discover what this well 2. dead 4 5} q] | No, he didn’t want me to H kill him... Idiot !! T might have guessed ... Never mind, ll “I will use the poet... l] And he won't need H || hypnotising ... ms a Sa The Fakir managed to |] escape... No use going after i] him... Let’s concentrate on i] the poet...He can only mean that Zloty Fellow. H ||Someone’s trying to murder me. And you Hl || going to tell me pRecisely what youknowabout it. talk Fast! S don't know very much ... [You're lying! Talk, and - |] There's an international gang e Zao, the boss? here... You were reco, and someone report boss. And whois Yes...No...] wean... There is a branch of the organisation nised ed tothe 2Just a minute... that you were still alive : he gave orders For you to be liquidated .. Sarcophagus was to do ik, 'while he was hypnotised ... The boss was furious But the boss... Tell me his name ! Too late... done for... St's their revenge ... This arrow is poisoned with Rajaijak juice, the poison of ‘om || |{ The boss ...Film ss.don't bruse... Quick! Quick! You're going te tell me, no J..whe... his name is Here's a letter from Dr. Finney about these two patients. = 7 Fy Here we come £2 gatherin, Deine hag eee | Gome along, children, | playtime is over now...” Will you come with me? .. Just a few formalities Certainty. Orderly, look after these gentlemen, please. | Me, sir... Napoleon. Next merning ... on our hands. ] | We'll sen hos Now we've got two madmen A them to Here's a letter for the superintendent. £ morrow, of ward we shall your pt ent. | x give you this letter himself. “He will tell you it concerns his Ewo companions.” Ha! ha! OFF to hospital, my clever Friend. With that letter they'll certainly gi you a warm welcome ive force him. He [ So, gentlemen, your unhappy friend ‘wll have all’ possible care We have complete WAH Rese on confidence in you. insisting that he lately sane...” o. (sal Hello... yes boss. J copied the doctor's writing, and substituted another letter... It made out that Tintin himself was mad, not che others, and ...IF you don't keep quiet we'll Minette ea) coal La dl ima gtrait-jacket! - Understand # y | He'd better be | QNy >| get, « move on JF this is some sort of agime, doctor it's bime ‘to isn't me ri that’s mad, WOOAH! WOOAH! es * MA uty, ates + rea ro 3 Just as Doctor Finney said:]] | Mad? They think “He will keep on insisting Fon mad? Ibs thae unbelievable! hat he is absolutely Sane.” = a y 1 ae 3 That's what 5 think of your soup!Ohno! My escape... cut off! Wooah ! Wooah! [[ 1 have to jum H Te stop I'm done for! Here goes... oes |] have pulled the ‘Someone rusk communication He can't have much start + we'll ——— — Yes, quite a young man... soon catch up with him. asked me to hide him, so} W Pulled the alarm. But as Soom asthe train stopped he ran off. He went that way Snowy track F can. Safe at last! Follows the railway I'l hop of f as soon as yt aS ' Someo Boe. = ‘Well, well, what a surprise to see your face again! We'd lost you completely! You think so?! I'll teach you to mind your manners, vulgar little cur! Goodness gracious! 15 } the ticket collector ! He can't have gone too Par. Wooah! Wooah! Excuse-me, madam, lim sorry to intrude, bur This track goes on For ever, Where does it end | that! ama sacred Good oe a We will slay it on theNo mistake, it's him all 7 <5] || right... Matches the de- Il How can f get off the plat- scription exactl form without a ticket 7... Crumbs! Now What do they want with me? i «.. The patient! Ba) || Quick! Look around! Where's he gone 7 tf He can’t befar |] And that's for number fe. | Stay your hand, servant of Si threo. = The god will not accept so mi a sacrifice | Just wait, clever- dick ... We'll He's gone: it’s all clear. pay you back ! To be precise: the all clear'’s gone! Ha.ha! If we Follow the dog we'll find the wast ——— ‘All that, just to end up ina Meanwhile... strait. jacket. Poor Srtowy, if you could see your master now! y ee Quick ... untie him. By the holy rahmin! Look, Highness, look! O Siva-the-destroyer, graciously accept the sacrifice Iam ‘about to offer. How wrong I was Theyre] really pretty good W| chaps!Pesce Whence eatcliin 7 “T\ | Fi men A It's horrible... mustl| |[This time fam sure it 9 I'm sorry to trouble you, It is fortunate that we We ss T ; rouble ye ; you...My father |[|lis forme... [bisa but | wonder if you'd mind... | Happened to pass this way. and my brother both fH warning... a went mad one after he other. Each time, ay és just before they «.Rajaijah, | became ill, the same unearthly ‘music was heard outside the i palace Maharaja, when H your Father and your # rother went mad, was there any sign of a wound, a punctwe onthe neck’ or arm? | No, nothing ...why? }{ {Indeed they were. |And lam continuing 1 heie struggle. The poppy from which opium ig made Flourishes in this region. The drug | traffickers terrorise || my people «The Maharajal} || Highness! Highness! See! On the OF Gaipajaa || || branch! The lord of the jungle! || How do you do. = Were they perhaps trying to fight the traffic in narcotics? Opium, for instance? ity force y Good. We will work together. Listen carefully, Highness... Great wmisse We will return to the palace. You are Me... my guest, Mr. ... | Tintin, Ne reporter. } he \' eejoes the last of our Smad’ maharajas! Crumbs ! Another one! No time to lose! ‘Oho, that The problem is sounds hollow...|j |} co find out Brothers, with the exception of our leader, who is | have the best There is nothing unable £0 come, we are all present. Our session may ||] possible news for |! || now to prevent. begin. Our brother from the West will speak First the Brother hood : We are Finally \| rid of the Maha- |] raja of Gaipajama | Even as I speak. he is going mad! ae ae i Brothers, things . || | BROTHERS, WE HAVE A SPY wwarters here. || || look black. Our “Amessage from |} || Cairo hideout, has ef One f] J__IN_OUR MIDST! __]} Cairo ?..-what?... been raided. only || l]of the brothers ?!... cline. cur leader escaped. || |] But... but there He's on his way are Seven of us here(Cee af — ‘ "i Tanyewel S = || Nor a bad day's work! must say | was lucky ince our rules Forbi m sorry... - to be called First... Now, let's have a look at tue us Yo uncover our faces, J} can't remembe 4 See Faces of our jungie Ku Klux Kian! jou will come one by - Rae L Sne and giverne. our password. Whoever "rails to give che word dies instantly | 7 f aera ei The fakin, a Japanese, Mr. and Mrs. Snowball, the colonel | to three, }| 1 Wait! I've got who sentenced meto death, and the Maharaja's secretary my Friend. IF by that c iN itt) T remember {t's fantastic ! = || Eime you haven't given P KIH-OSKH and || the password, | Fire ! zr GAIPAJAMA ! Stupid Fool Never mind | Iam going into tl posed to whispe next room. You will come im one by one and aive me the password or our last meck-@ ing. ve] What a cheek, chinking | Great shakes! [ mustn't let he could tie rnd up... Mi get away t I| a Fully qualified Fakir 2 se [ Aha! Now I really have you in my powerQuick, the garage. They haven't got muc! start .-- of a 4 OFF F Careful, hharg on tight, Congratulations, my a masterly coup! Hey! Don't you any more iend, you've brought off want to arrest me 2 ou are innocent, We ad a call From the Cairo police. They found aaane, of international lig“ smugglers using 2 tine Pharash the tomb ot kih-Oskh. Je was their secret hideout Don't Fall off, you two! This is going to be rough! We are pursued, 0 Master! ... Hurty ! Among the papers they seized ‘As For me, Tintin, | owe you my was a list of their enemies. It life. The dummy you put in my included you, and the Maharaja |! || bed was hit by the arrow ..- of Gaipajamia. And there was.a || || the arrow intended for me plan of this bolt-hole, too. We theard about it, so this is where we are, The Fakir! He's given us the ‘slip again! We're gi grouni ining | They must have skidded on the corner ... Wretched Fellow! He's locked us in! By the time we get the door open he'll ke miles away. No use chasing after him. We can ick him up later on. Let's go back'to tne palace, and send someone to look after the rest of the prisoners. have a skeleton. Highness! crown prince, your son! He's been kidnapped! Two wen, they made off in a | Supposing {| it’s a trap... J just wonder have a look we jump in his Car ang get going! Lucifer ! He isn’t going down. He'll go back to the palace, and we'll have no car... We'll Ehat!Gangsters! A good thing 1 wasn't Fooled ! ad a minor detail, but my There, that's better_Just What a coincidence | My gun gun wasn't load happens to be empty too. Solis just the two of us. I couldn't haye done it Diavolo! Can 1 ever be rid My gon! Poor wretch. -. | wonder if we shall ever know...07 has He | secret with him Ah, there's the prince. T must get him back to the A tittle tater... K Now, iF your Highness will ex- cuse me, J must say goodbys ee oF him ?... But wait... Thank you, your Highness. 1 shall be delighted don't want!| You must stayTell me quickly, where did youFind || |{ They belonged to the Just as} thought...The ident- } these cigars? Maharaja's former secretary.|| || ical cigars! We found them : Wr T knew he kept these hid- in the tomb of Kih-Oskh ... 4 = den away. So when | couldit|| || And the Arab colonel had CN) Find any of our usual brand, || }} some. Now let me see... T brought. these, ‘ i Weil done, Tintin!... But what || |{ The Rolls? | The gentlemen's [4s lexpected, they're fakes. fF The , about our Friends here 2 | || Thank you, || conveyance is wait- | The band, an outer covering of tobacco, and inside, opiurh! ) Quite a simple trick, but it fooled the police of half the world. Long live Rameses I! They will be well cared for... And you,my young friend, have earned a good holiday. Maybe.a nice quiet cruise... now that we have seen the last of that evil gang. Highness, could you arrange for’ those two men to be brought to the palace. They need help... J hope youare right, Highness, | certainly hope $0... But somehow, I wonder ... Stop! Remember, it is forbidden to touch the cigars'of the Pharaoh! Tp RS ? Greetings, most noble Pharaoh! sta BrenmoyN