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

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stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition d

olent and threatening. They uttered fierce

bravely, thinking yet th

took no

," said Young Glor

re a t

him! Ki

t a clear voice came from the shore. It was

raitors must be treated differ

orders?" asked one of the

, "it will be bad for those who re

buzz of as

Spanish spy, whose services to

hated face for the last time when he sank in the river at Seville.

re bent on carrying out the spy's o

!" he cried

ie

ev

is useless," said the Spanish

ay," he added, as the men pressed fo

hall

n rushed at

his sword. Around

dropped. A moment later one of his companions

," said Young Glory, defian

ot h

sergeants. "A noise will bring the guns of the Amer

N

. Cut him to piec

not move about a boat with perfect freedom, and Yo

ht was

n of what had prev

lory's terrible sword, and

diversion

on turning his head, that one of the Spanish boats was ha

as no good. The boats would row after him and capture him in a few

urrender?" crie

N

u in a minute. You will

are

ied the sergeant, tauntin

t see hi

p to the last, lads. The

et's s

oo

a torch, and insta

a glare

the hero!

ck. "Do you want everyone to know where you are

ke lightning. He seized the burning torch, and wit

stern seat of the boat, and instantly h

tro was

kill him!"

minutes to liv

ht be seen by those on the cruiser Brooklyn. Eve

the stern missed its mark, and ran

nutes at all events. The torch still waved, and Jos

said You

el

a word

the trait

imed the sergeant.

ake terms

make

he best of the

with laughter at this

really only seek

, and I will giv

tor

wave it, the American cruisers will fire a

u,

can take fifty Spaniards there

enough of this talk

" he shouted. "If you are

cal point. The en

oat rushed a

boat where he had been standing, into the neare

, rushed in, locking itself

ched teeth. "Try it on! If you move one step, or one of you rais

ry arose fr

that they sprang into the wa

id to move, stood m

Glory now. "I believe he

ked suspici

s very ready w

oats adrift

"No man must move or lift a

ould it last? One of the men who had swam ashore might have

f Young Glory fell dead in the ammunition boat the torch would fall

a

ed of a six-shooter and the distance was great, Young Glory d

might do some injury. Jose sternly declined, and when Young

. "He does good, really, for he's making a

lory began t

wn voice, and immediately the bow of a b

He had expected to see Dan come with no

rrible disa

was your cries

idn't see

N

are the

er didn't

y n

ear the cruiser I've

ory. "Well, I'm in a pretty mess now, and

mination ye have t

es

iends of yours the

here's not one of them wil

' w

round me, and if I happened to drop this torch-I threa

're afther sta

I won't let these frie

ighty a

Young Glory. "A good idea

great head

have you a

es

take

at

each of the Spaniards

' t

ord and gun, mind, and six-shooter. Eve

ther lavin' the spalp

k, and do it quickly. E

lory's torch and Dan's six-shooter the men were fairly cowed, and one after another th

ng Glory, an' shure they don't count, for a

"The boats' heads are pointed to sea. Pull right out with