Beadle's Pocket Library No. 408

About this issue

Charles Morris's serial adventure follows Dick Dareall, a young American stowaway, and his sailor companion Bob Backstay as they pursue a rescue mission across the Arabian desert. After the British conquest of Egypt, Dick learns from a sailor that his father, Dave Dareall, was left behind in Arabia after a shipwreck years earlier. Despite his uncle's objections, Dick and Bob set out to locate him, accompanied by an Arab guide named Hassan and traveling by dromedary across the desert sands. The narrative emphasizes their search for a caravan and water sources, with growing suspicion that their guide may be leading them astray or deceiving them about their location and the caravan's whereabouts. The story combines nautical adventure with desert exploration and family reunion themes.