The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers

s flashed to the Algonquin on the fourth day out. It brought

ult of it. She declared that now the United States had come to the rescue of th

two days out from Buen

from the loo

ir!" he

nded Captain Stone

ahead,

of an approaching vessel be

pose?" asked Frank, who

the captain angrily. "It

rchlight of the approa

out of the

e angry captain. "If it wasn't for th

s operator

sir," he

ve it to me. What are y

a shell into us, sir," said the operator,

oodthirsty pirate like that to tel

n Stoneman gave the

lf?" he demanded of t

himself at all,

captain again. "Oh, well

om the vessel that had accosted th

ame a voice in English.

uin growled again but he

sight of the first man, Captain Stoneman's frown

he exclaimed. "When did you g

officer looked at the captain clos

aimed. "If it isn't Stonema

es. What sh

oneer, Stoneman. I'm

claimed the captain. "F

say is sailing ab

I know there is no need searching your ship, Captain. You'

" said Captain Sto

low, but returned on d

ers, Captain?" asked

toneman e

at them anyhow, if it's no t

'n," he called, "summon

proached. The American officer asked them

ght," h

d a few moments later. The former was

ng us up in this high-hand

madam," said the li

ks," was the reply. "

American cruiser Pionee

ange. "You'll pardon me, Lieutenant," she excla

h Mrs. Wheaton and he

d again to Ca

k out for that raider. She's around here some place. If you sight her, fire your guns, and

ain Stoneman. "You can

followed by his men, disappeared over the side. Captain

States very long to ge

they desce

afraid American cruisers will have no more succes

on the job," said

"The sooner we come up with that f

e he

may as well turn

l be nothing

later the lad

ptain Stoneman congratulated himself t

me and we will be safe," he

to be afraid of? Don't you know that the A

n sight, mother,"

ieutenant Lansing knows that there are American

nsing has more important duties just now than

important, I'd like

ea

nab this German raider, and I'll venture to say that the Pioneer is pay

is perfectly plain to me that you do

the eye of Miss Wheaton and remained silent. A few

Elizabeth Wheaton ap

d with a smile. "It is just

ith a smile, "but you will adm

ply, there came a hail f

p, s

the first officer,

ad!" came

ainly visible to all

at this vessel bearing down on the Algonqu

ned the

eman came ju

ed angrily, forgetting his grammar absolutely as he did