Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser / A Brave Fight Against Odds

Dan, now," said Young Glory, whe

mfort. An' what did

you, Dan. They found

d decave them. It's time we have for talkin' now, an' it's mesilf

I determined to save you. The boats w

yed on

ryone was away, and get a change of clothes. Then I came t

N

Young Glory's way to

pressed his

ho has yourself for a

raging about

ained, "an' partic'larly the last. Ha! wh

you expect

hure. It's much I'd give f

d fish and bread and the bottle of wine, mo

n lit h

reat. It's happy as

't stay here, Dan; we

till it

haps

away, Young Glory. He'll be a

. I've no doubt he's doing h

oking and Young Glory thinking h

ght would come and

uption to

he door of the hut and glanced up and d

ng-place a

hy

more soldie

rth

be if you

ugh. Dan was out of

o the hut alarmed Y

s were in a very

arch it was absolutely certai

to maintain his calm. He saw with surprise that all these m

sitting at the table, busily engaged in mending

the leader entered, and

, senor

myself and my friends here won't interfere with y

ut the fishin

here is away to-day, and I am keeping house f

g line?" cried a young lieutena

f approva

id one of the officers, "but when you

te at home, bustled about the hut,

rns all the time. Dete

e cried. "I will mysel

e liquor business. He's a regular cellar of wine here. Come on, gentlemen; take your choice. Here's

America

us try the Amontillado. It wi

several bottles were opened, an

ler," said one of the

er shook

to us what he is. He's a benefactor of his spec

eir glasses and sh

now. There was not a word said as to the

ignorance of it. They were posted with their regiment a considerable di

ped at the hut in the hope of obtaining refreshme

Young Glory lost not a word of what was being said, for it seeme

night, Ruiz?"

or the fair Julia. Her eyes will

ce, gentlemen

s inconstant," laug

did not think

wrong. No, comrades, luck's ag

ison

or

thing be

aid

us,

ing to

at

of ammunition

ard o

e moved to-night

he rebels are in force b

ody kno

aid one of the officers, sole

scomfort I'm thinking of. We are going to b

ha

for surprise. It's

Think of that, Ruiz. She's

s a matter of very

'll be s

tay a good way out, for the water's not deep enough to let her in. To-night will be dark.

You don't belong to th

y life. But the order was g

had his dinner when

es

means. He had more win

et away,"

's no

u. Stay, if

e'll all g

aldero

ous part of the business is getting to Valmo

all his comrades, emptying

e was excellent. If you should hear a horseman gallop past

y gone, when Dan

t me mouth watered when I heard the glasses clinkin'. The spa

e's p

at the hoard of liquor

f could put in a week he

you w

E

rk, Dan, in one hour. There's a

, what's t

into the sea, and try and find the cruiser. The Brooklyn won't

s asto

by mesilf

Dan. You're old enough to

t y

rk on shore. N

r ye're runnin'

ain. Now, don't interrupt

with the whisky whilst Young

e it

ho's i

ain M

ski

s very important that that letter should reach Cap

it's to be do

w. Now, to

t was moored immediately opposite

ched the painter and pushed off the boat. Then, having seen