[Illustration: “FOR AN INSTANT IT HUNG POISED, THEN THUNDERED DOWNWARD” _Frontispiece_ (_p. 27._)] THE WOLF-MEN A Tale of Amazing Adventure In the Under-world BY FRANK POWELL _WITH EIGHT FULL-PAGE_ _ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR_ CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE. MCMVI All Rights Reserved CONTENTS. PAGE PROLOGUE 1 CHAPTER I. AT THE MERCY OF CONSPIRATORS 5 CHAPTER II. HOW HAVERLY FOILED THE BOAT-STEALERS 12 CHAPTER III. BEYOND THE GREAT BARRIER 21 CHAPTER IV. TRAPPED! 32 CHAPTER V. OVER THE CATARACT’S BRINK 38 CHAPTER VI. THE LAND OF ETERNAL TWILIGHT 45 CHAPTER VII. A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY AND ITS SEQUEL 55 CHAPTER VIII. THE ELK-HUNTERS 61 CHAPTER IX. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE “SEAL” 69 CHAPTER X. THE COMING OF THE GREAT FISH-LIZARD 76 CHAPTER XI. HOW HILTON ESCAPED FROM THE WOLF-MEN 83 CHAPTER XII. “GEHARI--THE WILY ONE” 91 CHAPTER XIII. THE FATE OF MERVYN 97 CHAPTER XIV. “RAHEE THE TERRIBLE!” 105 CHAPTER XV. FOR A FRIEND’S LIFE 112 CHAPTER XVI. HOW HAVERLY CHECKED THE STAMPEDE 119 CHAPTER XVII. A DUEL TO THE DEATH 126 CHAPTER XVIII. THE SINKING POOL 133 CHAPTER XIX. THE FIRE GULF 140 CHAPTER XX. THE LAST OF THE AYUTIS 147 CHAPTER XXI. “SUNSHINE!” 154 CHAPTER XXII. THE TERROR OF THE JUNGLE 164 CHAPTER XXIII. MUSWANI--MONSTER-FIGHTER 173 CHAPTER XXIV. A GLIMPSE OF THE UPPER WORLD 180 CHAPTER XXV. SEYMOUR’S FALL 189 CHAPTER XXVI. THE FASCINATION OF THE PRIEST 195 CHAPTER XXVII. IN THE VAULTS 202 CHAPTER XXVIII. IN THE WOLF-MEN’S HAUNTS 207 CHAPTER XXIX. RAHEE ASSISTS THE FUGITIVES 215 CHAPTER XXX. THE SCROLL OF NEOMRI 222 CHAPTER XXXI. “THE ‘SEAL!’” 229 CHAPTER XXXII. THE DOOM OF NORDHU 236 CHAPTER XXXIII. THE INVENTOR’S STORY 243 CHAPTER XXXIV. ON THE CREST OF THE TIDAL WAVE 248 CHAPTER XXXV. INTO THE SUNLIGHT 256 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.