Dick Merriwell's Pranks

t," laughed Brad, when they were again seated

tion. "You keep me on pins and needles all the time. I surely thought those Arabs would slic

he learned that we had pumped the

nodded the professor;

y n

hey may deceive him, lie to him, steal from him, even kill him, without commi

ikely I'll ever see him again. All the same, I seemed to

tribe," put in Brad. "All the rest of his particu

nt adventure, gave them food enough for conversation, and the j

ley a clear stream rushed and roared over an exceedingly rocky bed. This stream drove a number of mills, the entrances to whi

ld, were occupied by exiled officers of the Turkish government, who had committed offenses of some sort or had excited the distrust o

drew into the st

d Brad. "I opine the whole to

ert tribes. They were all in a great tumult and uproar. A fence prevented them from crowding close to the track, but behind

thing," said Dick. "Perhaps som

ssor. "The arrival of a train is an event, and probably all

tment door w

two boys descend

a familiar voice that

, Brad!" calle

called to him. He grasped

dthorne and his si

jostled about by the swaying mob, were Dunbar Budt

n was calling

s!" he croaked. "Don't be in such a

rne and his sister. He saw the two forced apart. Nadia was whirled aside. Then two men grasped her, one placing a

into the air he sailed in a great leap that carried h

ople to the right and left like one possessing the strength of a gi

aptors, who were on the point of lifting her int

ow that caused him to re

d and sought to seize the boy, whi

r mouth clear of the smothering h

ered a

the voice of Brad Buckhart, who was

st and dodge to escape the fellow's hand. Then he tripped the man a

you cur!" h

io, flung the girl into the arms of yet anothe

k, forward, ripping s

aside so that the blade of the knife simply pierced the loose par

left hand, held it firm, struck sharply with the lower e

if it had been a pipestem, an

ick, knowing just exactly

etch, but the boy gave

to look

was second only to Dick Merriwell. In fact, Brad fought with more slashing fury than did

force her into the carriage. The latter fell under the feet of the horses. The animals reared and trampled on him. H

one with the broken wrist vanished, and even the fellow who had been trampled by the horse could not be found. It was eas

nt, finally reached his sister, finding her clin

the other si

Dunbar huskily; "h

e hastened to declare. "They

wretched city? This is the third offense, and this was more outrageous than the o

less in the hands of those black ruffians. I believe they would have forced me

with the boys, expressin

appealed to the authorities for protection. Budthorne explained that he had appealed, but that

her peoples whom they regard as inferior, and they resent it. For four thousand years Damascus occupied an importa

ister did not arise wholly from the fact that they were for

ring through the crowd, in

s thing going to continue wherever we go? If so, I'll just have to take

ur baggage?

to le

uard

es

Brad, stay with Nadia and Dunbar, while I go

ely no assistance. There was a German hotel in the city, and a representative of the house took charge of all the luggage after it was pointed out, as

re whirled through the narrow streets of the strange, o

room, while during the hot summer months it serves as a bedroom at night. On warm evenings people sit on the housetops to enjoy the air. When the muezzin appea

e some towers, and temples, and minarets, besides a few modern building

ees and foliage. Compared with the desert surrounding

ce of Brad Buckhart as he gazed around him

e worst part of Dam

s far from being the worst part. This is quite

ointed," muttered the Texan. "She i

yance to which he and Nadia had been

although Nadia showed confusion and shook her head war

detected her in the act of casting

age, he had traveled a great deal and had spent two years in the United States. He was educated, cultured, refined in manner, and a splendid traveling companion. Both Nadia and myself enjoyed his company very much

d could quote Shakespeare and Burns-even Longfellow! I think he had read Byron, but he

he was inclined to quote Burns to Nadia whenever he could find the opportun

a little deep d

but every way she turned he seemed to bob up before her. She tried to keep him at

uckhart

found her alone on the after deck. I came up just in time to see him catch her in his arms and try to kiss her. We had an encounter, and I confess that he got rather the best of it, although

seemed again altered, and he was very polite and humble. He entreated pardon and begged to have an interview with Nadia. She

alked to Nadia like a man deranged. He tried to plead with her, he offered her wealth and position, and then he threatened. I don't know what might have happened, but a party of English to

at the station to-day. You know what happened. I am satisfied that Hafsa Pasha was the instigator of this assault upon us. It seems now that he act