When our friends reappeared on the shore, accompanied by Nadia and bearing the wounded Spaniard, they discovered that the yacht was rapidly disappearing into the silver mist, far down the placid Nile. On the return trip to Cairo Nadia told how Bunol and Medjid Bey had discovered the approaching of the steamer long before it arrived in the vicinity of the yacht. The Spaniard was confident pursuers were coming. He wished to fight them from the yacht, but the Turk objected. “Then put me ashore,” said Bunol. “Give me the girl and those two Nubians to take care of her. If they board your yacht, light up and keep away from them. I’m going to kill one of my enemies to-night. I’ll fire from the shore.” And so it happened that Nadia was dragged ashore and thrust into the excavation, the black men being left to guard her. One of them left the other, seeking to render Bunol assistance in the encounter with Buckhart; but Dick appeared in the nick of time. Finally the other took flight, and Nadia was found, exhausted and hysterical after her fearful experience, but otherwise unharmed. When Cairo was finally reached Miguel Bunol was ghastly white and limp from the loss of blood and pain he had endured. Dick lost no time in getting the fellow into a hospital. In the morning Merriwell visited his enemy. He wore a very sober face on returning to the Shepherd’s Hotel. “Is he dead?” asked Brad. “No; but he may not recover. His right leg has been amputated above the knee.” “Well, I opine he’s got what was his just due,” said the Texan. THE END. BURT L. STANDISH whose stories in book form appear exclusively in the NEW MEDAL LIBRARY has not lived in vain. Even if he does not write another line, he has accomplished so much good with his Merriwell stories that “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” may be truly said to him on account of his splendid work. In addition to the works of Mr. Standish, there are books by Horatio Alger, Jr., Oliver Optic and dozens of other popular writers in the NEW MEDAL LIBRARY that make this line great, big value at Fifteen Cents per Copy. “The Right Books at the Right Price” NOTICE: If these books are sent by mail, four cents must be added to the price of each copy to cover postage. STREET & SMITH, Publishers, NEW YORK PUBLISHER’S NOTE Notwithstanding the fact that the sales of magazines have increased tremendously during the past five or six years, the popularity of a good paper-covered novel, printed in attractive and convenient form, remains undiminished. There are thousands of readers who do not care for magazines because the stories in them, as a rule, are short and just about the time they become interested in it, it ends and they are obliged to readjust their thoughts to a set of entirely different characters.