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

lory had conceived

the Irishman would have done h

ng his mind, became more fixed in

stening intently. "Ah! there he is. Well, the die is cast, or will

ombrero had hitherto concealed. Then he hurriedly went out an

attracted his attention. A horseman was ap

ry to himself. "There won't be any time to see

n, though he knew he must be very near by the so

ging tones, "or I will

by regardless of consequences, but this man reined in hi

p close to him, still keeping h

o dismount," he s

oung Glory had left the door open, and by it

gnized Captain C

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m the hut!" cri

unt, senor capitan,"

mand to know the meani

e, come, don't drive me to extremities. I should be sorry to have to injure a gallant young officer li

these words were spoken, more than in the w

ed at first, a drunkard to deal with. But he was

tes' chat in the hut, would certainl

the better," said

his pistol and also his horse. The latter he instantl

n the two men found themselves in th

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e, but do as I say or i

tain made a das

aising his six-shooter as he did s

ry. "You cannot compete with me,

by Young Glory's six-shooter. No, but because when Young Glory had moved backwa

d Captain Calderon, astounded

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d dropped i

o released the prisone

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injury to the Spanish caus

a high compl

inst you, Young Glory," s

captain, you and I must not quarrel. You are a brave man, I know. Don't

as he pointed to the

posed to argue. So the result was that Captain Calderon yie

g the same, and in a few minutes

uban fisherman. Young Gl

y, really, I'm not a conceited chap, but I don't think it

my comrades were saying?" asked the c

have, and I find it extremely us

I suppose

ry smiled

question, senor. No, you will stay here. I shall have

g m

You have an excellent voice as

fixing the cords so that they would hold, and w

trussed up lik

hissed the captain, th

different

ill have a bi

nd I was in your power. But we shall talk all night if we get on this st

s that covered the owner of t

what he saw, Young Glory extinguished the light, l

orse, sprang into the s

rule. Before he had enlisted he had passed several years in the west, an

I know where Valmosa lies, and roads are not very plentiful in this ben

d it would be almost impossible to deceive them. But this did not daunt him. He had understood all these dangers b

him, and his spirits

ed towards the sea, and Young Glory was pleased because he knew Valmosa

ons were cut short wi

ard and seized his horse's bridle, the others, with threatening ge

in a hurry," said a man, who

r," answered Young Glory, "I a

laughe

ou must be mad to talk in thi

you?" asked

Cuban pa

'm safe!" exclaim

ve no quarter now, since those Spanish wretches hav

veled at the boy, and as man

is had

g Glory, boldly. "

what a

America

t the men seemed to receive his statement with great suspicion. They confer

the lead

can sailor, or you may be a spy. That is for others

ect I have in view for the benefit of yo

patriots finding paths that Young G

hion, when a sentinel challenged. The an

the patriots kept, until the order to halt was given, and Young Glory fo

ral!" said the le

s the general glanced at Young Glory. "A cap

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be a bearer o

ncing slightly towards the general. "I am not what I