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That the situation may be made more plain, as it was to Teddy before he had been on board the _Texas_ two hours, the following description of the daring venture is quoted from an article written the very day -Bill Jones and his protege sought shelter on the battle-ship:[1] +Bill Jones and his protégé sought shelter on the battle-ship:[1] "The mines in the narrow, tortuous channel, and the elevation of the forts and batteries, which must increase the effectiveness of the @@ -2687,361 +2655,4 @@ THE END. 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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Off Santiago with Sampson - -Author: James Otis - -Release Date: August 8, 2013 [EBook #43420] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON *** - - - - -Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - - -Transcriber's Note: - - Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have - been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal - signs=. - - - - -OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON - - - - -THE "Stories of American History" Series. - -By JAMES OTIS, - -Author of "Toby Tyler," "Jenny Wren's Boarding House," etc. Each story -complete in one volume; with 17 original illustrations by L. J. -Bridgman. - -Small 12mo, neatly bound in extra cloth, 75 cents each. - -=1. When Dewey Came to Manila.= - -=2. Off Santiago with Sampson.= - -Two new volumes on the recent Spanish-American War, in the author's -deservedly popular "Stories of American History" Series. - -=3. When Israel Putnam Served the King.= - -=4. The Signal Boys of '75=: A Tale of the Siege of Boston. - -=5. Under the Liberty Tree=: A Story of the Boston Massacre. - -=6. The Boys of 1745= at the Capture of Louisburg. - -=7. An Island Refuge=: Casco Bay in 1676. - -=8. Neal the Miller=: A Son of Liberty. - -=9. Ezra Jordan's Escape= from the Massacre at Fort Loyall. - - -Dana Estes & Co., Publishers, Boston. - - [Illustration] - - - - - OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON - - BY - JAMES OTIS - - AUTHOR OF "JENNY WREN'S BOARDING-HOUSE," - "JERRY'S FAMILY," "THE BOYS' REVOLT," - "THE BOYS OF 1745," ETC. - - Illustrated - - BOSTON - DANA ESTES & COMPANY - 1899 - - - - - Copyright, 1899 - - BY DANA ESTES & COMPANY - - Colonial Press: - Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. - Boston, U. S. A. - - - - -CONTENTS. - - - CHAPTER PAGE - - I. "KEEP OUT" 11 - - II. KEEP IN 31 - - III. OFF SANTIAGO 48 - - IV. THE MERRIMAC 66 - - V. THE CHASE 86 - - VI. TEDDY'S DADDY 103 - - - - -LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - - - PAGE - - THE MARIA TERESA IN FLAMES _Frontispiece_ - - AT THE GATEWAY 12 - - TALKING WITH THE LONGSHOREMAN 17 - - THE MERRIMAC 22 - - TEDDY COMES ON BOARD THE MERRIMAC 27 - - SETTING THE HIDING-PLACE IN ORDER 34 - - TEDDY DISCLOSES HIMSELF 41 - - THE FLEET 51 - - "'THIS 'ERE STEAMER IS GOIN' TO BE SUNK'" 57 - - THE TEXAS 63 - - SAILORS FROM THE TEXAS 68 - - KEEPING WATCH OF THE BROOKLYN 73 - - THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMAC 79 - - THE SUNKEN MERRIMAC 83 - - TEDDY TRIES TO ASSIST THE WOUNDED SAILOR 90 - - THE TEXAS IN THE FIGHT 99 - - - - -OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON. - - - - -CHAPTER I. - -"KEEP OUT." - - -It was a small but by no means feeble-looking boy who stood in front -of a driveway disclosed by the opening of huge gates which, until they -had been swung inward, appeared to have been a portion of the high -fence of boards. - -There was seemingly no inducement for a boy to linger in this -vicinity, unless, indeed, it might have been the sign posted either -side the gate, on which was painted in letters rendered conspicuous -because of the vivid colouring, the forbidding words, "Keep Out." - -"I'll not keep out 'less I'm minded to, an' him as can hold me this -side the fence needs to be spry on his feet," the small boy said, half -to himself, and with a gesture of defiance which told he had not been -accustomed to obeying commands that might be evaded. - -Through the gateway nothing could be seen save enormous heaps of coal, -some enclosed in pens formed of planks as if to prevent them from -mingling with the others, and between all a path or road of no more -than sufficient width to permit the passage of a cart. In the -distance, a rough building abruptly closed the view, and beyond it the -puffing of steam and rattle of iron implements told of life and -activity. - - [Illustration] - -Outside the fence, it was as if this certain portion of the city had -been temporarily deserted; but one could hear the rumble of wheels -over the pavements on either hand, giving token that the coalyard was -situated just beyond the line of city traffic. - -The boy gazed into the uninviting-looking place as if fascinated, only -glancing up now and then at the signs which mutely forbade his -entrance, and, as if unconscious of his movements, stole slowly nearer -and nearer the gateway until he stood directly on the line that -separated the yard from the sidewalk. - -"If I wanted to go in, it's more'n a couple of signs that could keep -me out," he muttered, threateningly, and then, with one backward -glance to assure himself that no unfriendly policeman was watching -from the distance, the boy darted forward, taking refuge behind the -nearest heap of coal, lest an enemy should be lurking near at hand. - -Save for the hum of labour everywhere around, he heard nothing. No -guardian of the smutty premises appeared to forbid his entrance, and -after waiting a full minute to make certain it was safe to advance yet -farther, he left one place of partial concealment for the next in his -proposed line of march. - -So far as he could see, there was no other guardian of the yard save -the two signs at the entrance, and the only purpose they served was to -challenge him. - -Grown bolder as the moments passed without bringing to light an enemy, -the lad advanced more rapidly until he stood, partially concealed by -one of the pens, where it was possible to have a full view of all that -was being done in this place to which the public were not supposed to -be admitted. - -If the intruder had braved the unknown dangers of the yard simply in -order to gratify his curiosity, then had he paid a higher price than -the view warranted. - -The building, which from the street appeared to mark the end of the -enclosure, was a structure wherein puffing engines, grimy men, long -lengths of moving chains, and enormous iron cars or boxes were -sheltered from the sun or rain. In front of it a wooden wall extended -down into the water,--a pier perhaps it might be called,--and at this -pier, held fast by hemp and iron cables, lay a gigantic steamer built -of iron. - -The intruder gave no heed to the busy men and machinery within the -building. The vessel, so powerful, but lying there apparently -helpless, enchained his attention until he had made mental note of -every spar, or boat, or cable within his range of vision. - -Then, suddenly, from somewhere amid the chains, and cars, and puffing -steam, came the shrill blast of a whistle, and as if by magic all -activity ceased. - -The engines no longer breathed with a heavy clank; cars and chains -came to a standstill, and men moved quietly away here or there as if -having no more interest in the hurly-burly. - -One of the weary labourers, his face begrimed with coal-dust until it -was not possible to distinguish the colour of his skin, took from its -near-by hiding-place a dinner-pail, and came directly toward where the -small boy was overlooking the scene. - -Within two yards of the lad the dusty man sat down, brushed the ends -of his fingers on his trousers, rather from force of habit than with -any idea of cleansing them, and without further delay began to eat his -dinner. - -The boy eyed him hungrily, looked around quickly to make certain that -there were no others dangerously near, and stepped out from behind his -screen of coal. - -"You'd better keep an eye out for the watchman," the man said, -speaking indistinctly because of the bread in his mouth, and the boy -replied, defiantly: - -"I'd like to see the watchman 'round here that I'm 'fraid of, an' -besides, he couldn't catch me." - -"What'er you doin' here?" - -"Nothin'." - -"A boy of your size has got no business to be loafin' 'round doin' -nothin'." - -"I might be eatin' if I had a chance; but there hasn't been much of an -openin' for me in that line this quite a spell." - -"Hungry?" - -"Give me a piece of that bread an' I'll show yer." - -"Don't you do anything for a livin'?" the man asked passing the lad a -generous slice from the loaf. - -"Course I do." - -"What?" - -"Anything that pays. I've sold papers some since the Spaniards got so -funny; but it ain't any great snap, only once in awhile when the news -is humpin' itself. A feller gets stuck mighty often, an' I'm thinkin' -of tryin' somethin' else." - -"Where's your folks?" - -"I ain't got any to speak of now, since my father got giddy an' went -off to war." - -"Out for a soldier, eh?" - -"Not a bit of it! He shovels coal aboard one of them big steamers -that's down smashin' the life out'er Cuby, that's what he does, an' -he's nobody's slouch, dad ain't!" - -"What's your name?" - -"Teddy Dunlap." - -"Want more bread?" - -The boy leaned over in order to look into the dinner-pail, and then -said, promptly: - -"I've had enough." - -"Don't think you're robbin' me, 'cause you ain't. I believe in feedin' -well, an' this is only my first pail. There's another over there that -I'll tackle later." - -Teddy glanced in the direction pointed out by his new acquaintance, -and, seeing a pail half concealed by some loose boards, at once -stretched out his hand, as he said: - -"If you've got plenty, I don't care if I do have another piece of that -bread." - -"Can't you earn enough to keep you in food?" and the man gave to the -boy a most appetising sandwich. - -"Say, that's a dandy! It's half meat, too! Them you get down-town -don't have more'n the shadow of a ham bone inside the bread! Course I -make enough to buy food; but you don't think I'm blowin' it all in -jest for a spread, eh?" - -"Runnin' a bank?" - -"Well, it's kind'er like that; I'm puttin' it all away, so's to go -down to Cuby an' look after the old man. He allers did need me, an' I -can't see how he's been gettin' along alone." - -"Where's your mother?" - -"Died when I was a kid. Dad an' me boomed things in great shape till -he got set on goin' to war, an' that broke it all up." - -"Did he leave you behind to run wild?" - - [Illustration] - -"Not much he didn't, 'cause he knows I can take care of myself; but he -allowed to make money enough so's we could buy a place out in the -country, where we'd have an imitation farm, an' live high. Oh, I'm all -right, an' every time I catch a sucker like you there's jest so much -more saved toward goin' down to Cuby. You see I never did take much -stock in dad's kitin' 'round fightin' Spaniards, an' since he left it -seems as if I was mighty foolish to let him go, so I'm bound to be -where he is, when things come my way." - -"Look here, Teddy," and the dust-begrimed man spoke in a more kindly -tone to the boy, "If your father is a coal-passer in the navy, an' -that's what he seems to be, 'cordin' to your story, you couldn't see -very much of him, even though you was on board his vessel all the -time." - -"Don't yer s'pose I know that? I ain't sich a baby that I count on -bein' right under his nose; but I'm goin' to be somewhere near the old -man in case he needs me." - -"It seems as if you might get down to Cuba easier than earnin' the -money to pay your passage." - -"How?" and Teddy ceased eating for the instant to look at this new -friend who had made a suggestion which interested him more than -anything else could have done. - -"Why don't you try to work your passage? Now, here's this 'ere -steamer, loadin' with coal for the navy--perhaps goin' to the very -ship your father is on. If you could jolly the captain into takin' you -to do odd jobs, it would be a snap, alongside of payin' for a ticket -an' trustin' to luck after gettin' there." - -"Well, say! That would be a great racket if it could be worked! Is it -a dead sure thing that the steamer's bound for our war-vessels?" - -"That's what, though it ain't to be said that she'll be goin' to the -very craft your father's on. All I know is Uncle Sam has bought this -coal, an' it's bein' taken out to our navy somewhere 'round Cuba." - -"I don't reckon any but them what enlists can go aboard the steamer, -an' the snap can't be worked, for I've tried four times to get taken -on as a sailor." - -"But bless your heart, this 'ere craft is only a chartered collier." - -"A what?" - -"I mean she's only a freighter that Uncle Sam has hired to carry coal. -You won't find enlisted men aboard of her." - -"An' do you really think there's a chance for me?" - -"I can't say as to that, lad; but I'd make a try for a berth aboard if -my mind was set on goin' into that part of the world, which it ain't. -The captain went below not ten minutes before the noon-whistle -sounded, an' he's likely there this minute." - -Teddy gazed inquiringly at this new acquaintance for an instant, as if -suspicious that the man might be making sport of him, and then marched -resolutely toward the end of the pier, with the half-eaten sandwich -almost forgotten in his hand. - -After perhaps five minutes had passed, he returned, looking -disappointed, but not disheartened, and seating himself by the side of -the owner of the two dinner-pails, resumed operations upon the -sandwich. - -"See the captain?" - -"Yep." - -"Didn't want a boy, eh?" - -"Guess not; he said he'd give me two minutes to get out of the cabin, -an' I thought perhaps I'd better go." - -"Quite natural, lad, quite natural; I'd done the same thing myself. -There couldn't have been any very great harm worked, though, in askin' -the question." - -"It stirred him up considerable; but I guess he'll get over it without -any very bad spell," Teddy said, grimly, and after a brief pause, -added, reflectively, "It seems as though some men hated boys; I've -seen them as would take a good deal of trouble to kick a feller if he -stood the least little bit in the way, an' I never could understand -it." - -"Perhaps there's more'n you in the same box; a brute's a brute whether -he be old or young, an' age always makes 'em worse. It's a pity, -though, that you didn't strike one of the right kind, because if -you're set on gettin' down where the fightin' is goin' on, this 'ere -steamer would have been the safest way." - -"Do you know when she's likely to leave?" Teddy asked, after a long -pause, during which he had been gazing intently at the gilt letters, -_Merrimac_, on the vessel's rail. - -"Some time to-night, I reckon. We've been workin' night an' day at the -loadin', an' it's said that she'll leave the dock within an hour -after the last scoopful has been put aboard." - -"How long will it take her to get there?" - -"I can't say, lad, seein's I don't rightly know where she's bound; but -it shouldn't be a long voyage at the worst, for such as her." - - [Illustration] - -Again Teddy gazed at the gilt letters on the rail, as if in them he -saw something strange or wonderful, and when the owner of the -dinner-pails had come to an end of his meal, the boy said, abruptly: - -"Do you know the watchman here?" - -"Watchman! I haven't seen any yet, though I reckon likely there is one -around somewhere; but he ain't agitatin' himself with doin' much -watchin'." - -"Is the yard open all the time?" - -"I haven't seen the gates closed yet; but most likely that's because -the work has been pushed on so fast, there hasn't been time to shut -'em. Look here, lad!" and now the man sat bolt upright, staring as -intently at the boy as the latter had at the gilt letters, "Is it in -your head to stow away on that steamer?" - -"Sim Donovan did it aboard a English steamer, an' I've heard it said -he had a great time." - -"Yes, I reckon he did, if the captain was the usual sort," the -dust-begrimed man replied, grimly. - -"I could keep out of sight a whole week, if it was for the sake of -comin' across dad," the boy added, half to himself. - -"That's what you think now, lad; but it ain't the easy work you're -countin' on. As a general rule, stowaways get it mighty tough, an' I'd -sooner take my chances of swimmin', than to try any such plan." - -"If a feller kept under cover he couldn't get into much trouble." - -"But you can't stay in hidin' any great length of time, lad. You'd -have to come out for food or water after a spell." - -"Not if I took plenty with me," Teddy replied, in the tone of one who -has already arrived at a conclusion. - -"It looks easy enough while you're outside; but once shut in between -decks, or cooped up in some small hole, an' you'd sing a different -tune." - -"I wouldn't if it was a case of seein' dad when we got there." - -"But that's the trouble, my boy. You don't know where the steamer is -bound. She might be runnin' straight away from him, an' then what -would you do?" - -"You said she was goin' to carry the coal to our vessels, didn't you?" - -"Yes; but that don't mean she'll strike the very one your father is -workin' on." - -"I'll take the chances," and now Teddy spoke very decidedly. - -For an instant it was as if the owner of the two dinner-pails would -attempt to dissuade him from the hastily formed determination, and -then the man checked himself suddenly. - -"I like to see a boy show that he's got some backbone to him, an' it -may be you'll pull out all right. It'll be an experience you'll never -forget, though, an' perhaps it won't do any harm." - -"How can it?" Teddy asked, sharply. - -"Them as have tried it might be able to explain more'n I can; there's -no call for me to spend wind tryin' to tell what you won't listen to, -so I'll hold my tongue. I'm bound to say this much, though, which is -that you're certain to catch it rough when the time comes for showin' -yourself." - -"That'll be all right; I can stand a good deal for the sake of seein' -the old man once more." - -Having said this, Teddy turned his head away as if no longer inclined -for conversation, whereupon the owner of the two dinner-pails surveyed -him admiringly. - -"I wouldn't wonder if you had considerable sand in you, Teddy Dunlap," -he said, musingly. "An' even though it seems a queer thing for a grown -man to do, I'm minded to give you a lift along what's goin' to prove a -mighty hard road." - -"Meanin' that you're willin' to help me?" the lad asked, his face -brightening wonderfully. - -"It's little I can do, an' while I ought'er turn you over to the -police in order to prevent your makin' a fool of yourself, I'll see -the game out so far as I can. What have you got by way of an outfit?" - -"I don't need any." - -"You must have food and water." - -"I ain't broke, an' it won't be any great job to buy as much grub as -will keep me goin' for a spell." - -"That's the same as all stowaways figger, an' the consequence is that -they have to show themselves mighty soon after the ship sails. I ain't -advisin' you to try the game; but if you're set on it, I says, says I, -take all you'll need for a week, an' then perhaps there'll be a turn -in affairs that'll help you out of a bad hole. Here are my pails; -they're yours an' welcome. Fill 'em both with water, or perhaps cold -tea would be best; buy whatever will be most fillin', an' walk aboard -as bold as a lion within the next hour. Them as see you are bound to -think you're waitin' upon some of the workmen, an' not a word will be -said. The hidin' of yourself is easy enough; it's the comin' out -that'll be rough." - -"Say, you're what I call a dandy!" and Teddy laid his hand on the -man's knee approvingly. "I was mighty lucky to come across one of your -kind." - -"I ain't so certain about that. Before twenty-four hours have gone by -you may be wishin' you'd never seen me." - -"I'll risk that part of it, an' if you really mean for me to have the -pails, you'll see me go aboard the steamer mighty soon." - -"They're yours, my boy, an' I only hope you'll come out of the scrape -all right." - -"Don't worry 'bout that; it'll be a terrible spry captain that can -make me cry baby when I'm headin' toward where dad is. Be good to -yourself!" - -Teddy took up the pails, and as he turned to go out of the yard his -new acquaintance asked, solicitously: - -"Got money enough to buy what'll be needed? If you haven't there's -some odd change about my clothes that--" - -"I'm well fixed, an' that's a fact. Ever since the idea came to me of -huntin' dad up, I've kept myself in shape to leave town on a hustle. -You're mighty good, just the same." - -"I'm makin' an old fool of myself, that's what I'm doin'," the man -replied, angrily, and then turned resolutely away, muttering to -himself, "It's little less than sheer cruelty to let a lad like him -stow away on a collier. There ain't one chance in a thousand of his -findin' the father he's after, an' the odds are in favour of his -havin' a precious hard time before gettin' back to this town." - - [Illustration] - -Then a whistle sounded as a warning that the labourers must return -to their tasks, and a moment later the building was alive once more -with the hum and whir of machinery, the clanking of great chains, and -the voices of men. - -One of the steamer's hatches was already on and battened down. A -second was being fastened in place, and the final preparations being -made told that the enormous hold had been nearly filled with the black -fuel needed by the war-ships. - -Every man, whether a member of the vessel's crew, or one of the -labourers employed for the lading, was intent only on his own -business, and among all that throng it is probable that but one gave -any heed to a small boy who came rapidly down through the yard -carrying two tin pails in his hands, and a large paper parcel under -his arm. - -That single workman, who was giving heed to other than his own special -work, nodded in the most friendly fashion as the lad passed near where -he was standing, and whispered, gruffly: - -"God love you, lad!" - -The boy winked gravely, and then, setting his face seaward, marched -boldly up on the steamer's deck, glancing neither to the right nor the -left, lest it should be observed that he was not familiar with his -surroundings. - -The man, who a few moments previous had been the possessor of two -dinner-pails, watched carefully as the small lad walked rapidly -forward, and only when the latter was lost to view did he give heed to -his own work, saying half to himself as he took up the task once more: - -"I've half a mind to blow on the boy even now, for it's a cruel shame -to let him take the chances of stowin' away with but little hope of -ever findin' his father." - -As if in pursuance of this thought he took a step forward, and then -checked himself, adding, thoughtfully: - -"It would be more cruel to stop the little shaver just when he -believes he's workin' his plan so smooth. Better let him go his own -course, an' trust that them he comes across will remember the time -when they were lads." - - - - -CHAPTER II. - -KEEP IN. - - -Teddy Dunlap's father was formerly a coal-passer on a steam-tug, and -many times had the lad, while spending the day with his parent, seen -an ocean-going steamer at close range, while the small craft went -alongside the larger one for business purposes. - -At such times the boy seldom lost an opportunity of boarding the big -vessel, and thus it was that he had a general idea of where he might -the most readily find a hiding-place this day when he was venturing so -much in the hope of meeting his only relative. - -The dinner-pails and the parcel under his arm would have done much -toward warding off suspicion as to his purpose, had any one observed -him; but every person on deck, whether member of the crew or -temporarily employed to make the ship ready for sea, was so intent on -his duties as to have no thought for a lad who appeared to be -attending strictly to his own business. - -Even if any one aboard had observed Teddy particularly, the natural -thought would have been that he had come to deliver the parcel and -pails to one of the workmen, and so long as the boy had been permitted -to come over the rail, it was reasonable to suppose he had due -authority for being there. - -Teddy knew full well that his chances for successfully stowing away in -the vicinity of the main cabin, the engine-room, or the deck-houses, -were exceedingly slight, for such places were visited by many; but -down in the very eyes of the ship, where were located the quarters for -the seamen, was more than one dark, out-of-the-way hole into which he -could creep with but little fear of being discovered. - -Turning his head neither to the right nor the left, and moving rapidly -as if it was his desire to be ashore again as soon as possible, the -boy went into the forecastle--the sailors' parlour. - -The dark, ill-ventilated place, filled with noisome odours, had at -that moment no living occupants save the rats who had grown bold -through long tenancy. The crew were all on deck, for at this time, -when quick despatch was necessary, no skulking would be allowed, and -had Teddy's friend with the dinner-pails attended to the arrangements, -the boy could not have had a better opportunity. - -He might be even boisterously noisy, and there was little likelihood -any would come to learn the cause of the uproar until after the -steamer had left the coal-sheds to begin her long voyage straight -toward the enemy's islands. - -Being in a certain degree aware of this last fact, Teddy set about -making his arrangements for the ticketless voyage in a methodical -fashion, there being no reason why he should allow himself to be -hurried. - -The crew on board the good steamer _Merrimac_ had neither better nor -worse quarters than those to be found on any other craft of her class; -but to a lad whose experiences of seafaring life had been confined to -short excursions around the harbour, this "sea parlour" was by no -means inviting, and save for the incentive which urged him forward, -Teddy Dunlap might have allowed himself to become disheartened even -before it had been proven that he could take passage secretly. - -"It ain't so _awful_ tough," he said to himself, "an' daddy will be -all the more glad to see me after knowin' I've had a hard time gettin' -to him." - -This last thought was sufficient to strengthen his failing courage, -and straightway he set about searching for a hiding-place where he -might remain concealed until the steamer should come alongside -Commodore Schley's flag-ship, the _Brooklyn_, whereon was his father. - -Then--but there would be time enough to form plans for showing himself -when he had nothing better with which to occupy his attention. - -The forecastle was well filled with sea-chests, bedding, which as yet -had not been put in place, and such like goods as seamen would -naturally bring with them on a reasonably long voyage, therefore Teddy -found it difficult to judge as to what might be the general -arrangements for stowage after the steamer should be under way; but he -had good reason to believe it was necessary to find some place so -small that it could not well be utilised by the men. - -When, after some search, he came upon a narrow, dark, doorless -closet, partially filled with coils of rope, bolts of canvas, and what -appeared to be a general assortment of odds and ends, it seemed as if -he had indeed found that for which he was looking. - -There was little chance this small den would be required for other -than what it was then used, and he had only to fear that some of the -articles it contained might suddenly be needed, when he must of a -necessity be discovered by whosoever should be sent to overhaul the -goods. - - [Illustration] - -"I'll have to take the chances," Teddy said to himself, having -considered well this possibility of discovery. "It ain't likely -they'll want anything out of here till after the steamer is at sea, -an' then it'll be too late to send me ashore." - -Once having decided that this was to be his abiding-place during the -time he could remain in hiding on board the _Merrimac_, Teddy set -about making such bestowal of the goods as would best serve to his -comfort, arguing with himself that he might not have another -opportunity for putting the new quarters into decent shape. - -Understanding that once the steamer was at sea she would be tossed -about by the waves until it might be difficult for him to remain in -whatever place he pleased, the boy's first care was to make of the -rope and canvas a barricade to hold the remainder of the goods in -proper position, and, this done, there was little else possible, save -to unroll a bolt of the sail-cloth that it should serve as a bed. - -"It's a good deal snugger than I expected, an' the dark part of it -don't count," he said to himself, contentedly, as he wedged the two -tin pails filled with water, and his store of provisions, inside the -largest coil of rope. "When there ain't too much noise I can hear the -crew talkin', and that'll help out big if a feller happens to get -lonesome. Them signs on the coal-yard said 'keep out,' an' I come in; -now I ought'er put up one that says 'keep in,' an' perhaps I'll go out -quicker'n I'm countin' on. Anyhow it's a case of keepin' in mighty -snug, 'less I want to run up against that captain once more, an' I'm -thinkin' he'd be an ugly customer." - -Teddy Dunlap was well content. He believed his store of provisions and -water was sufficient to keep both hunger and thirst at a distance -during such time as it might be necessary for him to remain there in -hiding, and when the short term of imprisonment should come to an end, -he would be with his father. - -What more could any twelve-year-old boy ask for? - -It was while counting up his reasons for being thankful that the -stowaway fell asleep, the heat, the darkness, and the comparative -quiet all contributing to make his eyelids heavy, and he was yet -unconscious when two noisy, bustling little tugs, one either side of -the big vessel, towed her down the harbour. - -The voyage had begun, and, apparently, there was no suspicion in the -minds of the officers that the _Merrimac_ had on board other than her -regularly shipped crew. - -When Teddy awakened he felt comfortable both in mind and body; the -steamer was rising and falling on the ocean swell, but not to such a -degree as inconvenienced him in the slightest, and the many odours -with which his nostrils were assailed passed almost entirely -unnoticed. - -He believed, because of the pounding of the waves, that the _Merrimac_ -was rushing through the waters at a sharp pace, and this supposed fact -was in itself sufficient to counterbalance any defects he may have -discovered in his hiding-place, for the greater the speed the sooner -he might see his father. - -Not until after he had been awake several moments was it possible to -distinguish, amid the varied noises, the sound of human voices; but he -was finally able to do so, and became greatly cheered thereby. - -"Now, this ain't goin' to be so bad," he said to himself, contentedly. -"I'll know everything that's goin' on, 'cause it won't be a big job to -crawl out far enough to hear the men talk, an' a feller couldn't be -better fixed, not if he'd paid two prices for a ticket." - -Then the idea came to Teddy Dunlap that he was hungry, and he laughed -gently at the thought that it was only necessary to stretch out his -hand in order to satisfy the desire. - -"Talk 'bout your palace-cars! They ain't a marker 'longside this way -of travellin'. I don't have to wait for any tousled-headed nigger to -bring my order, 'cause here it is!" - -Straightway the boy began to satisfy his hunger, doing it in an -economical fashion, for he was not minded to exhaust his supply on the -first day of leaving port. - -He drank sparingly of the water, but yet taking sufficient to quench -his thirst, and when the meal was come to an end lay back on the -canvas bed luxuriously, congratulating himself again and again, upon -his determination to go in search of his father. - -The motion of the steamer grew more violent; but Teddy was proof -against such rolling as the _Merrimac_ was indulging in then. - -There remained the same buffeting of the waves which told of progress; -told that the distance between himself and his father was rapidly -being lessened, and this was sufficient for the stowaway. - -The plunging of the steamer was to Teddy Dunlap no more than the -violent rocking of a cradle would be to an infant; it prevented him -from remaining quiet as would have been pleasant, but did not drive -slumber from his eyelids. - -In less than ten minutes after having partaken of the meal he was -again wrapped in slumber, and during a full twenty-four hours he -alternately slept and ate; but at the end of that time was more than -ready for a change of programme. - -Then it was that his eyes refused to close; the folds of canvas, which -at first had seemed as soft as any fellow could have asked for, became -hard as iron, and he suddenly discovered that he was sore and lame -from having been flung about when the vessel rolled. - -The hardships of a stowaway's life suddenly became a reality, and -instead of congratulating himself upon being on board the _Merrimac_, -he began to speculate upon the probable length of the voyage. - -He hungered to hear the voices of the men more distinctly, and spent -full two hours gently moving the dunnage around so that he might crawl -out near the entrance to this seeming cave. - -When he had gotten so far into the forecastle that no more than two -coils of rope hid him from view of the watch below, and understood it -would be dangerous to advance any farther, he learned that it was -impossible to hear any more than such words as were spoken in the -loudest tone. There was little hope of being able to realise what -might be going on around him by such means. - -Then came a most dismal twenty-four hours, when the _Merrimac_, met -full in the teeth by a gale of wind, staggered, plunged, and rolled -her way along, every wave striking the iron hull with a force that -caused Teddy to wince, and then came that deathly sickness which -those who sail upon the sea are sometimes forced to endure. - -There were many hours when the stowaway believed the steamer was about -to go to the bottom, and he fancied death was the only relief from his -agony. He even ceased to think of his father, and considered no person -save himself, wondering why he had been so foolish as to believe it -might be wise to search for Commodore Schley's flag-ship. - -More than once while the malady had a firm hold upon him, did he -decide to throw himself upon the mercy of whosoever might chance to be -in view when he emerged from the hiding-place, and perhaps if the -sickness had been less severe, his adventures would have ended as do -the greater number of such exploits. - -Once having recovered, however, his heart became braver, even though -he learned that nearly all the water had been spilled while the -steamer was tossing about so wildly, and his store of provisions, -which had seemed so large when he came on board, was nearly exhausted. - -After this the hours passed more slowly, and each moment the -imprisonment seemed more irksome. - -It was only with difficulty he could force himself to remain screened -from view, and more than once did he venture dangerously near the -entrance to his floating cave in the hope of seeing a human face, but -yet he kept his secret forty-eight hours longer, when the provisions, -as well as the water, had come to an end. - -He had ceased to speculate upon the meeting with his father, but -thought only of how long he could endure the pangs of hunger and -thirst, and even the fear of the commander's possible brutality faded -away as he dwelt upon the pleasure of having sufficient to eat and -drink. - -And finally, as might have been expected, the moment arrived when he -could no longer hold his courage against the suffering, and he made -preparations to discover himself. - -How long he had been cooped up in that narrow place it was impossible -for him to so much as guess; he did not try to compute the number of -hours that had elapsed since he last tasted food or water; there was -only in his mind an intense desire to receive the punishment for -having stowed away, in order that he might the sooner satisfy the -cravings of his stomach. - -"It's no use to hold on any longer; the voyage ain't comin' to an end -for weeks an' weeks, an' I'll be dead in another day if I don't have -somethin' to eat. I'll go out this minute, an' take whatever they give -me in the way of a floggin', for waitin' won't make things any -better." - -Having arrived at this decision, Teddy Dunlap began to attack the -cordage which screened the entrance to his retreat as if each strand -of rope was a deadly enemy to be overcome without loss of time, and -when he had thrown down the last obstacle he stood blinking and -winking in the not overly strong light of the forecastle, confronted -by a short, round-faced sailor, who surveyed him in mingled fear and -astonishment. - -"Where--who--what--oh, a stowaway, eh?" the little man cried, after -having expressed on his glistening face, in rapid succession, fear, -astonishment, and bewilderment. "Well, I'll eat my hat if I ever heard -of a lad stowin' away on a collier what's out on an errand like ours!" - - [Illustration] - -"Yes, I'm a stowaway, an' I don't care who knows it!" Teddy cried, in -a tone of desperation. "I held in just as long as any feller could, -an' it seems as if I was next door to bein' dead, I'm so thirsty an' -hungry!" - -"You won't count triflin' things like that after you've come face to -face with the captain, lad," and the little man appeared as truly -sorrowful as any one of a like jolly countenance ever can, however -saddening the situation. - -"Will he let in to me pretty tough?" - -"I'm thinkin' that anything else you've had in that line will seem a -good deal like a joke, alongside of what he'll deal out, an' that -ain't the worst of it." - -"What else can he do?" and Teddy looked up timidly, absolutely -frightened out of his hunger. - -"This 'ere is the next thing to a government steamer, seein's we're on -naval service, an' the captain is like to turn you over to the first -cruiser we meet, for extra punishment. I don't know how Uncle Sam -treats them as stows away on his vessels, but I'll go bail it ain't -with any very tender hand." - -Teddy Dunlap looked around the forecastle, searching for some one to -whom he could appeal, for he believed this jolly-looking little sailor -was trying to play upon his fears; but the sea-parlour was empty. - -If he had waited forty-eight hours for an opportune time in which to -make his appearance, he could not have come at a better moment. - -"What's the use tryin' to scare a feller almost to death?" he asked, -piteously. "I've got to take the dose, of course; but there's no need -of your rubbin' it in." - -"I ain't comin' any game on you, lad, an' that's the solemn truth. -While I never saw the captain of this 'ere steamer till I came aboard, -I'll eat my hat if he ain't a tartar when you rub his fur the wrong -way, an' I'm tryin' to think if there ain't some way of gettin' you -out of the scrape." - -"I'd go back into my hole if I had somethin' to eat an' drink." - -"Where'd you come from?" - -Teddy pointed to his late place of concealment, and the jolly little -man said, quite cheerfully: - -"That's the very thing for you to do, my son. I don't want to see you -abused, an' it'll be hard lines if between us you can't be got off -this bloomin' steamer without everybody's knowin' that you've cheated -Uncle Sam out of a passage." - -"Can you get me somethin' to eat?" Teddy asked, imploringly. - -"I will if it takes every cent that's comin' to me in the way of -wages, to square the cook. Tell me what brought you here, sonny? You -can stand jest behind this dunnage, an' we'll be able to talk quite -comfortable." - -That the little man would be a real friend there could be no doubt, -and without hesitation Teddy told him the whole story, neither adding -to nor taking therefrom, and saying, by way of conclusion: - -"Of course it'll be all right when I come across daddy, for there -ain't no captain of a coal-steamer who'd dare give it to me very rough -while he was around." - -"An' your father is aboard the _Brooklyn_, eh?" - -"Yes; he shipped as coal-passer." - -"Well, I don't rightly know what he'll be able to do for you in case -we come across him, which is doubtful; but from what I've seen of -skippers since this war begun, I'm thinkin' our captain will swing a -pretty heavy hand, unless he meets some other feller who holds a -bigger commission." - -"You talk as if I couldn't find daddy," Teddy interrupted. "He's -aboard the flag-ship." - -"That's what I heard you say; but it ain't any proof we'll come across -him. This 'ere cargo of coal is goin' where it's most needed, an' we -may never find any of Schley's fleet." - -"But we're goin' right where the war-vessels are." - -"See here, my son, Commodore Schley's fleet ain't the only squadron in -this war by a long chalk, an' we might work at coalin' the navy from -now till we're gray-headed without comin' across him. I'm afraid the -chances of findin' your father are slim; but I'm bound to help you -out'er the snarl that bloomin' longshoreman got you into, if it so be -I can. Get back into the hole, an' I'll see what can be found in the -way of grub." - -Teddy, more disheartened because of the doubt expressed as to the -possibility of finding his father, obeyed the little man's order -without remonstrance, and once alone again, gave himself up to the -most disagreeable thoughts, absolutely forgetting for the moment that -he had supposed himself on the verge of starvation a short time -previous. - -As yet he had not absolutely divulged his secret, save to the little -sailor who had promised to be his friend, and it might be possible -that at some port he could slip on shore without the knowledge of any -save this one man. - -But all such counted for nothing at the moment, in view of the -possibility that he had, perhaps, made the venture in vain. - -There was another and yet more alarming view to be taken of the -situation. He might be forced to go ashore in a strange harbour, for -it was hardly within the range of probability that he could return in -the _Merrimac_ to the home port, and then there was the ugly chance -that possibly there would be great difficulty in finding his way back. - -"I've made the biggest kind of a fool of myself!" he wailed, very -softly; "but I won't let anybody know that I'm willin' to agree to it. -When a feller gets into a muss he's bound to crawl out of it an' keep -his upper lip stiff, else folks will have the laugh on him. It ain't -so certain but I'd better go straight on deck an' take my dose; the -captain won't be likely to kill me, an' the sooner it's over the -easier I'll feel." - -It is not certain but that Teddy Dunlap might have put this new -proposition into execution at once, had it not been for the coming of -the little sailor, who said, in a cheery tone: - -"Here you are, my hearty, salt horse an' tea! I reckon you can worry -along on that for a spell, an' meanwhile I'll keep my weather eye -liftin' for you. Things may not be more'n half as bad as they look, -an' even that'll be tough enough." - -"I've been thinkin' I'd better have it out with the captain now, an' -then I wouldn't be dreadin' it." - -"What's the sense of picklin' a rod for your own back when you may run -away from it? Hold on here for a spell, an' I'll get the lay of the -land before anything foolish is done." - -"You're mighty good to me," Teddy murmured, softly, as he took the -hook-pot of tea and strip of cold meat from the sailor's hands. -"What's your name?" - -"Bill Jones--Snippey, some of the hands call me when they want to be -funny. I reckon we'd best not do any more chinnin', for the port watch -will be in here precious soon, an' there's more'n one man who'd make -life hot for you if he had the chance. I know what sailors are, lad, -seein's I've been one myself, man an' boy, these thirty years, an' -their foolin' is pretty tough play for one like you. Lay low till I -give the word, an' if there don't seem to be any way out of this snarl -within the week, then it'll be time enough to let the old man have a -whack at your hide." - - - - -CHAPTER III. - -OFF SANTIAGO. - - -It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy -Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones. - -As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his -hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely -than before. He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, -but it no longer seemed painful. - -Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might -succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared -to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was -very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's -arms. - -He had come out from his hiding-place weak and despairing, choosing -the most severe punishment that could be inflicted rather than longer -endure the misery which had been his constant companion during so many -days, and now, even before partaking of the meat and tea, all was -forgotten in the belief that he would soon be with his father. - -It was as if some other boy had taken Teddy Dunlap's place, and this -second lad was strong where the other had been weak. - -He made a hearty meal, rearranged his bed so that he might be nearer -the entrance to the hiding-place in case the sailor found it necessary -to communicate with him hurriedly, and then indulged in more -refreshing sleep than had visited his eyelids during the past -forty-eight hours. - -When Teddy awakened, however, much of this new courage had vanished, -and again he allowed himself to look forward into the future, -searching for trouble. - -He had no means of knowing whether it was day or night, for the -sunlight never came into this hole; but, because of the silence in the -forecastle, it seemed probable the crew were on deck. - -The steamer rode on an even keel, save for a sluggish roll which told -she was sailing over calm seas, and the air had suddenly grown -stifling hot. - -Creeping so near the entrance that there was great danger of being -discovered by such of the men as might come that way, Teddy waited -with feverish impatience for some word from Bill Jones, and it seemed -as if a full day must have passed before the voice of the jolly little -sailor was heard. - -"Well, my hearty, you're in great luck, an' no mistake. I wouldn't -have believed things could have gone so nearly your way, if I hadn't -seen 'em with my own eyes." - -Before the sailor ceased speaking, Teddy had come out from his -hiding-place regardless of possible discovery, and appeared to be on -the point of rushing up the narrow companionway. - -"Hold on, you young rascal! Do you count on jumpin' right into the -captain's arms?" and Bill Jones seized the lad by the shirt collar, -pulling him backward with no gentle force. "Where was you headin' -for?" - -"Ain't it time for me to go on deck?" Teddy asked, speaking with -difficulty because of the sailor's firm clutch. - -"Time? I reckon not, unless you're achin' for a taste of the rope's -end. Our skipper ain't any very mild tempered man at the best of -times, an' this is one of his worst days, for everything has been -goin' wrong end foremost jest when he wants to see the ship in -apple-pie order." - -"I thought you said somethin' about my bein' in luck, an' the only -thing of the kind that could come to me, would be to know father was -on deck." - -"I don't reckon you'll see him aboard the _Merrimac_ for some time to -come, though you're nearer to him this minute than I ever allowed -you'd be in this part of the world." - -"What do you mean?" and Teddy literally trembled with the impatience -of anticipation. - -"Sampson's fleet is dead ahead. His vessels are the very ones we've -come to coal, an' if that ain't luck enough for a stowaway, I'd like -to know what you could call it?" - -"Is the _Brooklyn_ anywhere near?" and Teddy did his best to speak -calmly. - -"Dead ahead, I tell you." - -"Will we run right alongside of her?" - -"I don't allow you've any claim to count on luck like that; but we're -hard by Sampson's fleet, and it'll be strange if we can't find a -chance of lettin' your father know where you are." - -"Find a chance? Why, I'll go right on deck an' yell to him. He's bound -to come out when he hears me." - - [Illustration] - -There was in this remark something which struck Bill Jones as being so -comical that he burst into a hearty laugh, and then, realising that -his messmates on deck might come down to learn the cause of such -unusual mirth, he partially checked himself, gurgling and choking in -the efforts to suppress his merriment, until it appeared that he was -on the point of being strangled. - -"Go on deck an' yell to him," he muttered in the intervals between -what appeared to be spasms. "Say, lad, it's precious lucky the weather -is so hot that the crew have been driven out, else we'd had 'em all -down on us, for I can't hold in, no matter how hard I try. So you -think it's only a case of goin' on deck an' yellin', to bring your -father right over the rail!" - -"He'd come if he heard me," Teddy replied, sharply. - -"I ain't so certain 'bout that, for coal-passers don't have the choice -of promenading a battle-ship's deck. The officers generally have -somethin' to say about capers of that kind. Besides, you might yell -yourself black in the face, even if the _Merrimac_ was layin' close -alongside the _Brooklyn_, an' he'd never be any the wiser. You seem to -have the idee that one of Uncle Sam's vessels is built something after -the pattern of a tugboat." - -"But I've got to get at him somehow," Teddy said, in perplexity, the -new and great joy which had sprung up in his heart dying away very -suddenly. - -"True for you, lad; but it ain't to be done in the way you're -figgerin' on, an', besides, havin' come along so smooth this far, I'm -not countin' on lettin' you run your nose against such a thistle as -the captain is like to be. It ought'er be enough that we've struck -into the very fleet you wanted to find, an' a boy what can't wait a -spell after all the good fortune you've had, ain't fit to be scurryin' -'round here huntin' for his father." - -"I'll go right back into the hole, an' wait till you tell me to come -out," Teddy said, meekly, understanding full well what his plight -would be should this friendly sailor turn against him. - -"Now you're talkin' sense," Bill Jones said, approvingly. "I was -countin' on cheerin' you up a bit, by tellin' of where the _Merrimac_ -had fetched up, an' didn't allow to set you off like a wild Injun. Hot -down here, eh?" - -"It's kind'er warm, an' that's a fact." - -"So much the better, because the crew will stay on deck, an' you'll -have more of a chance to move around. It's only a case of layin' low -for three or four days, an' then we'll see what your father can do -toward gettin' you out." - -"How will you let him know where I am?" - -"There'll be plenty of show for that if we come alongside the -_Brooklyn_; I can manage to send him word, I reckon." - -The conversation was brought to an abrupt close by the appearance of a -sailor's feet as he descended from the deck, and Bill Jones turned -quickly away, pretending to be overhauling his sea-chest, while Teddy -made all haste to regain his "hole." - -Now it was that the stowaway had every reason to congratulate himself -upon the fair prospects which were his, when it had seemed positive -that much trouble would come before the venture was ended, and yet the -moments passed more slowly than at any time since he had voluntarily -become a prisoner. - -With each hour his impatience increased, until it was with difficulty -he could force himself to remain in hiding. - -While he believed his father was very far away, there appeared good -reason for remaining hidden; but now, with the _Brooklyn_ close at -hand, it seemed as if he must make his whereabouts known without loss -of time. - -Fear as to what terrible punishment the captain of the _Merrimac_ -might inflict, however, kept him in his proper place, and before many -hours passed Bill Jones brought him further intelligence. - -"The _New York_ is to take on the first of the coal," he said, leaning -over the barricade of rope, and whispering to the impatient prisoner. -"I'm thinkin' we'll get around to the _Brooklyn_ before all the cargo -is gone, an' then this game of hide will come to an end--if your -father is a smarter man than the average of us." - -The jolly little sailor had no time to say more, for one of the petty -officers interrupted the stolen interview by calling loudly for "Bill -Jones," and while obeying the summons the sailor muttered to himself, -"I wish the boy was well clear of this steamer; it seems as if he was -under my wing, so to speak, an' I can't make out how any man, lower in -rank than a full-fledged captain, can take him aboard one of Uncle -Sam's ships." - -Fortunately Teddy had no misgivings as to the future, after his father -had been made aware of his whereabouts. - -He believed it would be the most natural thing in the world for him to -step on board the _Brooklyn_ as a guest, and the possibility that a -coal-passer might not be allowed to invite his friends to visit him -never entered the lad's mind. - -Bill Jones, however, was seriously troubled as to the outcome of the -affair, as has been seen. - -He had promised to aid the stowaway, as he would have promised to aid -any other lad in trouble, for the jolly little sailor was one ever -ready to relieve the distress of others, no matter how great might be -the cost to himself; and now, having taken the case in hand, his -anxiety of mind was great, because he was by no means as certain of -his ability to carry it through successfully as he would have Teddy -believe. - -Within four hours after the sailor reported that the _Merrimac_ would -speedily begin to take out her cargo, the prisoner in the forecastle -became aware that the steamer was at a standstill. - -For the first time since leaving port the screw was motionless, and -the absence of that pounding which marked the revolutions of the shaft -caused a silence that for a few moments seemed almost painful. - -Shortly afterward, when Bill Jones came to bring a fresh supply of -provisions and water, he reported that the _New York_ was taking on -coal. - -"The other ships are certain to need a supply, an' we're bound to come -alongside the _Brooklyn_ sooner or later," he said, cheerily, and -Teddy replied, with a sigh: - -"It seems like a terribly long while to wait; but I s'pose I can stand -it." - -"I reckon it's a case of havin' to, lad, unless you're willin' to take -the captain's medicine, an' that's what I wouldn't like to tackle." - -"It's as if I'd been here a full month, an' accordin' to what you say -I'm mighty lucky if I have to stay only two or three days more." - -"You're lucky if you get out in a week, so don't go to countin' the -minutes, or time will be long in passin'." - -Twice during the next twenty-four hours did Teddy have an opportunity -of speaking with his friend, and then he knew that the _Merrimac_ was -alongside the _Massachusetts_. - -"You see we're goin' the rounds of the fleet, an' it's only a question -of the coal holdin' out, to finally bring us to the _Brooklyn_," Bill -Jones said, hurriedly, for there was no opportunity of lengthy -conversations while the crew were engaged in transferring the fuel. - -Another long time of waiting, and Bill Jones appeared at the entrance -to the hiding-place in a state of the greatest excitement. - -"Somethin's got to be done right away, lad, an' I'm clean beat as to -how we'll figger it out. This 'ere steamer is goin' to be sunk!" - -"Sunk!" Teddy cried in alarm, clutching Bill frantically by the arm, -as if believing the _Merrimac_ was even then on the point of going -down. - -"That's jest it, an' we're to be shifted to the other vessels, gettin' -a berth wherever one can be found." - -"What will make her sink?" - -"She's to be blowed up! Wrecked in the harbour of Santiago de Cuba, so -the Spaniards who are inside can't get out!" - -Teddy looked around him in bewilderment and alarm, understanding not -one word of the brief explanation. - - [Illustration] - -"You see the Spanish fleet is inside the harbour, and the mouth of -it ain't more'n three hundred feet wide. This steamer will be blowed -up right across the channel, an' there the Spaniards are, bottled up -tight till our fleet gets ready to knock 'em into splinters." - -"But what'll become of me? I'll have to face the captain after all!" - -"I reckon there's no help for it, lad, because it don't stand to -reason that you want to go down with the ship." - -"How long before you'll sink her?" - -"_We_ sha'n't have anything to do with it, lad. It's what you might -call a precious fine job, an' 'cordin' to the way everybody looks at -it, them who do the work ain't likely to come back again." - -"Why not?" - -"Look here, lad, if you was goin' on deck an' set off three or four -torpedoes under your very feet, what do you think would be the show of -gettin' ashore alive?" - -Teddy made no effort to weigh the chances; his own affairs were in -such a precarious condition that there was no room in his mind for -anything else. - -"I'd better have gone to the captain when I first made up my mind that -it had to be done, an' it would be over by this time," he said, with a -long-drawn sigh. - -"It wouldn't have been over till you got ashore, because pretty nigh -every sailor thinks it his bounden duty to make things lively for a -stowaway. You've saved yourself from bein' kicked an' thumped jest so -many days as I've been coddlin' you up, an' there's a good deal in -that." - -"Are we anywhere near the _Brooklyn_?" - -"She was five or six miles away when I saw her last--" - -"Five or six miles!" - -"Yes; did you allow she laid within hail?" - -"I thought from what you said that we was right among the fleet." - -"So we are, lad; but these big ships don't huddle very close together, -an' ten miles off is called bein' mighty near at hand. I can't stop -here chinnin' much longer, so listen sharp. When the time comes, an' -it's precious near at hand now, you'll have walk up to the -medicine-box like a little man, so kind'er be bracin' yourself for -what's sure to happen. I'll watch till the captain appears to be in -good humour, an' out you pop." - -Teddy nodded his head; there was too much sorrow and disappointment in -his heart to permit of speech, and Bill Jones was so pressed for time -that he failed to give due heed to the boy's mental condition. - -"Be ready when I come back next time!" the sailor whispered, -warningly, and then ran on deck, leaving the stowaway in a most -unenviable frame of mind. - -When Teddy's mouth was parched with thirst, and his stomach craving -for food, he had brought himself to believe that he could submit -without a murmur to whatever punishment the captain might see fit to -inflict; but now it seemed different. During a very long time he had -been cheering himself with the belief that before the close of this -hour or the next he would be with his father, and such a sudden and -startling change in affairs caused him deepest despair. - -Crawling into the narrow hiding-place, he gave full sway to the grief -which had come upon him like a torrent, for once Captain Miller knew -of his having stowed away, so he argued to himself, there would no -longer be any hope of communicating with his father. - -To his mind he had not only failed in the purpose set himself, but -would be more widely separated from his father than ever before, and -it is little wonder, with such belief in his heart, that the boy -ceased longer to battle against his sorrow. - -He was lying face downward upon the canvas when Bill Jones came to -announce that the moment had arrived when he should brave the ordeal -of facing Captain Miller, and the sailor was forced to speak several -times in a loud tone before the lad realised that his friend was near -at hand. - -"Come, Teddy," the little sailor said, soothingly, "it'll be over -after awhile, an' perhaps won't be so bad as we've figgered, for the -old man ain't tearin' 'round dreadful mad. Let's get on deck in a -hurry, so's not to think about it too long, an' I'll stand right by -your side till matters are settled one way or the other." - -"I might as well stay right here, an' be sunk when the steamer goes -down," the boy wailed. - -"Nonsense, lad; after havin' the pluck to come thus far in search of -your father, you mustn't lose heart now. Be a man, Teddy, an' count on -me for a friend so long as the trouble lasts." - -It was not possible for Bill Jones to arouse the boy to a proper show -of courage until after fully half an hour had passed, and then the two -came out into the sunlight, both looking much as if having just been -detected in the most heinous of crimes. - -The dazzling sunlight nearly blinded the boy, who had been shrouded in -darkness so many days, and forced him to cover his eyes; therefore he -failed to see the look of surprise and bewilderment on Bill Jones's -face immediately they came on deck. - -During several moments he was in such a daze as to be virtually -unconscious, and then he heard his companion ask: - -"Where is the _Merrimac's_ crew?" - -"They've been set aboard the _New York_ for a spell, seein's how this -ain't likely to be a very pleasant craft to sail in after we get -through with her," a strange voice replied, and Teddy opened his eyes. - -The deck of the collier appeared to be thronged with sailors in naval -costume, all of whom were apparently bent on doing the greatest amount -of destruction in the shortest possible space of time. - -Not far away to windward was a huge war-vessel, looking more like some -submarine monster than anything built by man, and in the distance -others of the same kind, cruising to and fro, or lying quietly upon -the ocean, rising and falling with the heavy swell. - -All this picture Teddy took in with a single glance, and then his -attention was diverted by Bill Jones, who said to the sailor with whom -he had first spoken: - -"Ain't we to take our dunnage out?" - -"I reckon that'll be done after a spell; but just now it's a case of -hurry, an' what a few old shellbacks like you may consider dunnage, -ain't taken into account." - -"Where is Captain Miller?" - -"I saw him goin' toward the flag-ship. It seems he's got the biggest -kind of a bee in his bonnet because Lieutenant Hobson is to be given -the chance of killin' himself an' his crew, when he claims the right -because of havin' been in command of this 'ere collier." - - [Illustration] - -Teddy was wholly at a loss to understand the meaning of the -conversation, and he looked at the little sailor, who now appeared -perplexed rather than jolly, until the latter said, speaking slowly, -as if in a maze of bewilderment and doubt: - -"I'm all at sea, lad, about this 'ere business; but it begins to look -as if you wouldn't have any very hard time with the old man to-day. -He's got somethin' else on his mind that's of more importance than a -worthless little stowaway like you." - -"He'll come back, won't he?" Teddy asked, yet unable to gather any -clear idea of the situation. - -"Unless he comes soon, there won't be anything left of the _Merrimac_, -an' that's a fact," Bill Jones replied, pointing here and there to -where a hundred men or more were busily at work, seemingly trying to -make a wreck of the collier. "I s'pose they're bent on gettin' out of -the old hooker all that's of any value, before sinkin' her, an' it -looks as if they'd finish the job in a jiffy." - -"Where's the _Brooklyn_?" - -"See here, my son, we've no time to bother our heads about her just -now. It's enough for you that we can't get speech with your father, -an' unless I'm way off my reckonin', here's the chance to pull out of -what promised to be a bad scrape for you." - -Teddy remained silent, for the very good reason that he was at a loss -for words, and after a short pause, Bill Jones exclaimed, as if a -happy thought had at that instant come into his mind: - -"Hark you, lad, our men have gone over to the _New York_, an' so long -as we don't follow them it'll be plain sailin'. We'll watch our -chance, go aboard the nearest ship, so it ain't the admiral's -flag-ship, as bold as lions, an' it'll be believed that you belong to -our crew. Unless Captain Miller shows himself, you'll be livin' on -the fat of the land." - -"But when he comes?" - -"We won't bother our heads about anything of the kind. It's enough for -us to know you've slipped out of the smallest kind of a hole without a -scratch, and we'll take all the enjoyment that comes our way, at Uncle -Sam's expense." - - - - -CHAPTER IV. - -THE MERRIMAC. - - -There was no good reason why, as Bill Jones had suggested, Teddy could -not successfully pose as one of the _Merrimac's_ crew. - -The undertaking in hand was so important, with such great advantages -to be derived from its accomplishment, that for the time being it was -as if every officer and man in the American squadron had no thought -save concerning the work upon the steamer to be sunk. - -That the situation may be made more plain, as it was to Teddy before -he had been on board the _Texas_ two hours, the following description -of the daring venture is quoted from an article written the very day -Bill Jones and his protégé sought shelter on the battle-ship:[1] - -"The mines in the narrow, tortuous channel, and the elevation of the -forts and batteries, which must increase the effectiveness of the -enemy's fire, and at the same time decrease that of our own, -reinforced by the guns of the Spanish fleet inside, make the harbour, -as it now appears, almost impregnable. Unless the entrance is -countermined it would be folly to attempt to force its passage with -our ships. - -"But the Spanish fleet is bottled up, and a plan is being considered -to drive in the cork. If that is done, the next news may be a -thrilling story of closing the harbour. It would release a part of our -fleet, and leave the Spaniards to starve and rot until they were ready -to hoist the white flag. - -"'To drive in the cork,' was the subject nearest Rear-Admiral -Sampson's heart, and he at once went into consultation with his -officers as to how it could best be done. One plan after another was -discussed and rejected, and then Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond -Pearson Hobson proposed that the big collier _Merrimac_, which then -had on board about six hundred tons of coal, be sunk across the -channel in such a manner as to completely block it. - -"The plan was a good one; but yet it seemed certain death for those -who should attempt to carry it out as proposed. Lieutenant Hobson, -however, claimed that, if the scheme was accepted, he should by right -be allowed to take command of the enterprise. - -"The end to be attained was so great that Admiral Sampson decided that -the lives of six or seven men could not be allowed to outweigh the -advantage to be gained, and Lieutenant Hobson was notified that his -services were accepted; the big steamer was at his disposal to do with -as he saw fit." - -This was the work which had been begun when Bill Jones brought Teddy -Dunlap on deck that he might confess to being a stowaway, and it is -little wonder that matters on board the collier were in seeming -confusion. - -On the night previous Lieutenant Hobson had received the notification -that his services were accepted, and at an early hour next morning the -work of making the _Merrimac_ ready for destruction had begun. - -A dozen boys would have attracted no attention just then, and the lad, -who had mentally nerved himself to meet the captain of the steamer, -failed in finding any one to hear his confession. - -Bill Jones, however, was quick to see the possible advantage to be -gained, and Teddy had not fully recovered from his bewilderment before -the little sailor was forcing him over the rail into one of the -_Texas's_ boats, which had just come alongside. - - [Illustration] - -"Turned out of house an' home, eh?" one of the sailors asked, with a -laugh, and there was no question but that the boy, as well as the man, -had a right to be taken aboard the battle-ship. - -The officers had all left the boat, therefore the two were not -subjected to any searching examination, and once on board the big -vessel, it was supposed, as a matter of course, that they had been -regularly detailed to that ship. - -Strange as it may seem, these two who had but just come from the -_Merrimac_ knew less regarding her proposed ending than any other, -and, therefore, were most deeply interested in such information as was -to be picked up from the crew. - -Before having been on board an hour they knew as much as has been set -down at the beginning of this chapter, and, for the time being at -least, they, like all around them, had little thought save for the -daring adventure which was to be made by Lieutenant Hobson and six -men. - -"It's a mighty brave thing to do," Bill Jones said confidentially to -Teddy as the two were on the gun-deck, having concluded a most -satisfactory repast; "but I wouldn't want a hand in it." - -"Why not?" Teddy asked, in surprise, for he had been turning the -matter over in his mind until having come almost to envy those who -were to brave death in the service of their country. - -"Because I ain't what might rightly be called a fightin' man; owin' to -my bein' undersized, most likely. I take real pride in the deeds of -others, but can't seem to get my own courage where it belongs. I'm -only what you might call a plain, every-day sailor, with no fightin' -timber in me, else I'd been in the navy long before this." - -"Do you think they will live to sink the _Merrimac_?" Teddy asked, -thoughtfully. - -"There's no doubt in my mind but that they'll hold on to life long -enough to do the work, but it's afterward that the trouble will begin. -Every Spanish gun within range will open fire on 'em, an' what chance -have they got of comin' out alive?" - -"When will they start?" - -"It'll be quite a spell before they get the steamer ready to make the -dive, 'cordin' to my way of thinkin'. In the first place, as I'm told, -there are to be plenty of torpedoes put in position inside the old -hooker, an' it'll take some time to made them ready. Anyway, you're -snug as a bug in a rug now--" - -"Until Captain Miller comes aboard," Teddy interrupted. - -"Have no fear of him," the little sailor said, as if the subject was -not worthy of consideration. "When he comes, if he ever does, it isn't -to this part of the ship that he'll pay a visit. Officers spend their -time aft, an' small blame to 'em. It may be, Teddy Dunlap, that he'll -see you; but the chances are dead against it, so take all the comfort -you can--" - -"I ought to be huntin' for daddy." - -"Well, you can't, leastways, not while we're aboard this craft, but -you can count on comin' across him before this little scrimmage is -ended off Santiago, an' then I warrant there'll be all the chance you -need." - -"But what am I to do on board here?" Teddy asked, anxiously. "It don't -stand to reason that we'll be allowed to loaf around as if we owned -the whole vessel." - -"That's the way you look at it; but my idees are different. Uncle Sam -will keep us for a spell, that's certain, an' until he gets tired of -the job we needn't worry our heads. You might live to be a thousand -years old without strikin' another job as soft as the one we've got on -our hands this blessed minute, so I say, make the most of it." - -"It's different with you; but I'm only a stowaway, an' stand a good -show of gettin' into a heap of trouble when the officers of this ship -find out that I've no business to be here." - -"I don't figger that way," Bill Jones replied, with a light and airy -manner. "It doesn't stand to reason you should have been left aboard -to go down with the steamer, eh?" - -"They might have set me ashore." - -"An' had a precious good job doin' it. Look ye, Teddy Dunlap, are you -countin' yourself of so much importance that a battle-ship is to leave -her station for no other reason than to put you ashore?" - -"I didn't mean it that way. You see they ought to do somethin' with -me--" - -"Then wait till they get ready, an' don't borrow trouble. This -crossin' of bridges before you come to 'em is likely to make life -mighty hard for a young chap like yourself, an' considerin' all you've -told me, I wonder at it." - -Teddy could say nothing more. It surely seemed reasonable Bill Jones -knew what it was proper he should do, and from that moment he resolved -to "take things easy," as his friend advised, rather than fret over -what couldn't be mended. - -Therefore it was he ceased to worry, although at the same time -keeping a sharp watch over the _Brooklyn_, and by such a course saw -very much of what happened off Santiago during those months of June -and July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. - -Surely the stowaway had no cause to complain of his treatment by the -crew of the _Texas_. - -Every man did his best to make these waifs from the doomed steamer -feel perfectly at home, and when Bill Jones brought his sea-chest -aboard, as he did the day following their abandonment of the -_Merrimac_, there was not a man on the battle-ship who did not suppose -Teddy's dunnage was in the same capacious receptacle. - -Rations were served to the stowaway the same as to any member of the -crew, and then he and Bill Jones were called upon for some trifling -duty, but as the latter said, there was no more work than was good for -them by way of exercise. - -In the most pleasant fashion possible the time passed until the -_Merrimac_ was made ready for her doom, and these two comrades, for it -can well be supposed they were become fast friends, saw all the -preparations without being obliged to do any of the disagreeable work. - -There was hardly an hour during these days of labour when the two did -not hear Lieutenant Hobson's plans discussed, and they knew to the -slightest detail all he proposed to do. - - [Illustration] - -"Here is the way he'll sink our craft, 'cordin' to all I've heard," -Bill Jones said to Teddy when the two were alone for a short time on -the afternoon after it had been reported on board the _Texas_ that -everything was ready for the desperate venture. "He'll run at about -ten-knot speed until four hundred yards or less past the Estrella -battery, or, in other words, till he's in the narrowest part of the -channel. Then he'll put the helm hard aport, stop the engines, drop -the anchors, open the sea connections, touch off the torpedoes, an' -leave the old hooker blockin' up the entrance to Santiago Harbour." - -"He can't do all that alone," Teddy suggested. - -"Of course he can't, else why is he takin' a crew with him? I'm told -that this is the exact way he counts on workin' it. There'll be four -men on deck besides himself, an' two in the engine-room; all of 'em -will be stripped down to their underclothes, an' with revolvers an' -ammunition strapped in water-tight packin' to their waists. One will -be forward with an axe to cut the lashings of the anchor when the word -is given. Of course Hobson signals the engineers to stop the engines, -then the fellow forward cuts the anchor loose; some one below smashes -the sea connections with a sledge-hammer when the machinery stops, and -all hands jump overboard, countin' on swimmin' to the boat that's -bein' towed astern. The lieutenant himself touches the button that -explodes the torpedoes, an' then over he goes; it's a case of every -man for himself once the work is begun. The steamer is bound to go -down athwart the channel, an' there you have the entrance to Santiago -Bay shut up as tight as Admiral Sampson can wish." - -Teddy did not venture any criticism. He had heard the subject -discussed so often that there was nothing new he could suggest, and it -seemed wisest to hold his tongue. - -On the close of this day word was passed among the crew of the _Texas_ -that the venture would be made during the coming night, and the two -visitors from the _Merrimac_ were on deck from sunset until sunrise. - -The work of preparing the big collier was continued throughout the -entire night, and just at daybreak she got under way, as if to begin -the voyage which it seemed certain could end only with the death of -all; but before the men on the battle-ship had time to give her a -parting cheer, she put back to her station, because, as some of the -men declared, the admiral had given positive orders for her to wait -until another night. - -Twenty-four hours of additional preparation; as many of speculation -and discussion among those who were refused an opportunity to offer -their lives as a sacrifice, and then came the moment when Teddy was -awakened from his sleep by Bill Jones, who said, as he shook the lad -roughly: - -"Get on deck, my hearty, get on deck! This time there'll be no mistake -as to the sailin', an' if you want to see the last of the _Merrimac_, -now's your chance!" - -The stowaway did not wait for a second invitation, and a moment later -he formed a small portion of the human fringe which overhung the -_Texas's_ rail, peering out across the waters where, by the pale light -of the moon, could be seen the doomed steamer. - -It was even possible to distinguish the forms of her crew as they -stood well forward, much as though taking a last look at the fleet, -and, near at hand, the tiny launch from the _New York_, which was to -follow the collier in with the hope of picking up some of her brave -crew when they leaped into the water. - -Among all that throng of men on the _Texas_ hardly a word was spoken -as the _Merrimac_ slowly got under way. Every one remained silent as -if under the spell cast by the bravery of those who were literally -taking their lives in their hands that the starry flag might wave -triumphant. - -Boldly the collier steamed in toward the coast, being lost to view -immediately she got under the shadow of the high hills at the entrance -of the bay, and a mile or more astern the tiny launch puffed her way -along as if conscious that this morning's work was of extreme -importance. - -Then both craft were swallowed up by the gloom, and yet that throng of -men overhanging the _Texas's_ rail remained motionless, waiting with -an anxiety that was most intense for some sign which would give token -of their shipmates' fate. - -During half an hour every man waited in keenest suspense, never one -venturing to so much as speak, and then from the heights at the -entrance of the harbour the flash of a gun streamed out. - -It came almost in the nature of a relief, for every one knew that the -_Merrimac_ was nearing her destination at last. - -The suspense was at an end, whatever might be the result, and even -Teddy Dunlap believed he could predict the close of that most -desperate venture. - -Within ten seconds after the first flash, another was seen, then a -third, and a fourth, until it was no longer possible to count them. - -The heights guarding the channel appeared to be ablaze; but yet not a -sound could be heard. - -The blockading squadron were so far away that the reports were lost in -the distance. - -Then the eager men found tongue, and it was as if each spoke at the -same instant, giving no heed as to whether his neighbour replied. - -During full twenty minutes these silent flashes could be seen in the -distance, and then they died away just as the gray light of the coming -dawn appeared in the eastern sky. - -"It's all over!" Bill Jones said, as he laid his hand on Teddy's -shoulder. "I reckon the old _Merrimac_ is layin' in the channel to -keep the Spaniards from sneakin' out; but them as carried her in so -bravely are past all troubles of this world's makin'. It's great to be -a hero; but the glory of it is soon over!" - -"Do you suppose they've all been killed?" Teddy asked in a whisper, -for it was much like speaking in the presence of the dead. - -"There's little doubt of it, lad. Think you a craft like the -_Merrimac_ could stand the storm of shot and shell that was poured on -her from the time we saw the first flash? Just bear in mind that every -puff of flame betokened a chunk of iron large enough to sink this 'ere -battle-ship, if it struck her fairly, an' you can have a fair idee of -how much chance those poor fellows stood." - - [Illustration] - -Among all the crew there was hardly one who did not share this opinion -with Bill Jones. To them, the heroes who went smilingly to their death -had left this world for ever, and yet the men continued to overhang -the rail, awaiting the return of the launch, with the idea that when -she arrived they might hear something of importance. - -Not until three hours later did the little craft show herself, and -then she came out from under the shadow of the land followed by a -shower of missiles from the big guns ashore. - -The men on the _Texas_ were forced to wait some time before learning -what information she brought, for the launch went directly to the _New -York_, as a matter of course, and several hours elapsed before the -crew heard all that could then be told. - -This was to the effect that the tiny boat followed the collier until -fire was opened upon the doomed steamer, and she was so enshrouded by -smoke as to be lost from view. Then the launch was headed in under the -batteries, where she remained until daylight on the lookout for a -swimmer. - -At five o'clock in the morning no sign of life had been seen, and the -little craft made for the fleet, followed by a rain of shot from the -shore batteries. - -While crossing the harbour entrance one spar of the _Merrimac_ was -seen sticking out of the water, and thus it was known that the little -band of braves had done their work faithfully, at whatever cost to -themselves. - -There was neither jest nor careless word among the crew of the -battle-ship during this forenoon; even Bill Jones remained almost -absolutely silent. It seemed that they stood in the presence of death, -and more than one acted as if believing he was taking part in the -funeral services of those who had so lately been among them. - -Teddy had seen every man who went to make up that devoted crew, and to -him it was as if his personal friends had met their death; but in such -a brave fashion that it would have been almost a crime to mourn their -taking off. - -Then, like a flash of lightning from a clear sky, came the joyful news -that every man among that band who had devoted themselves to death, -was yet among the living, and comparatively uninjured. - -It was almost incredible information, and yet, because of its source, -no one could doubt it. - -At two hours past noon, while the men of the _Texas_ were sheltering -themselves from the burning rays of the sun and discussing for the -hundredth time the last probable moments of their shipmates, a -steam-launch, carrying a white flag, put out from the harbour, making -directly for the flag-ship _New York_. - -At the time no one fancied for a single moment that the coming of this -craft could have any connection with those who had left the station to -wreck the _Merrimac_, but there were some who suggested that the -Spaniards were ready to surrender, and, in support of this theory, -cited the fact that the royal squadron was bottled up so tightly it -could never be used against the United States. - -Others declared that the Spanish admiral was about to make an offer of -compromise, and not a few believed the flag of truce had to do with -the capitulation of the city of Santiago de Cuba. - -Not a man was prepared for the news which floated from ship to ship, -no one could say exactly how; but in less than an hour from the time -the launch made fast alongside the _New York_, it was known that she -brought a message from Admiral Cervera, commander of the Spanish -fleet, to the effect that the crew of the _Merrimac_ had been -captured, and were held as prisoners of war. - - [Illustration] - -Lieutenant Hobson was uninjured, and only two of the party had been -wounded slightly. - -It seemed too good to be true, but when the men realised that this -information must be correct, that it had been sent by a generous -enemy, they spent a good five minutes cheering alternately for those -who had escaped after having gone down into the very jaws of death, -and for that gallant Spaniard who, recognising bravery even in his -foe, had taken the trouble to announce the safety of those who were -battling against him. - -"It's what I call a mighty fine thing for the old admiral to do," Bill -Jones said, as he held forth to a gun's crew with whom he and Teddy -messed. "It ain't every officer as would go out of his way to send -such news as that, an' if Admiral Cervera should ever fall into my -hands as a prisoner of war, he can count on bein' treated like a white -man." - -There was a roar from Bill's auditors at the intimation that the -commander of the Spanish fleet might ever be captured by that sailor, -for by this time all had come to know him as a "plain, every-day -sailor, with not a fightin' timber in him;" but not a man within sound -of his voice cared to contradict him. - -On that night, after the subject of the venture and its sequel had -been discussed until worn threadbare, the little sailor said to Teddy, -as if telling him some important truth: - -"You'll see great doin's now, lad, an' it wouldn't give me such a -terrible surprise to know that the war was ended within the next -twenty-four hours, for them bloomin' Spaniards in Santiago must -understand by this time that the sooner they give in whipped, the less -of a lickin' they're like to get." - -And Teddy, thinking more of his own condition than the glory of the -country, asked, with no slight distress of mind: - -"If it should come to a stop as soon as that, how could I ever get -word to father? Of course the _Brooklyn_ would go right home, an' I'd -be left here." - -"I'll take care of that, lad," Bill Jones replied, in a tone of -assurance. "Never you have a fear but that I'll see she don't leave -this station till you've had a chance to go on board long enough to -sort out the coal-passers." - -FOOTNOTE: - -[Footnote 1: "The Boys of '98."] - - - - -CHAPTER V. - -THE CHASE. - - -Bill Jones found time to change his opinion as to the speedy -termination of the war after the _Merrimac_ had been sunk at the -entrance of Santiago Bay. - -Instead of displaying any anxiety to surrender, the Spaniards on the -island appeared to be making every preparation for a stubborn defence, -and the fleet of war-vessels had little opportunity to do much more -than blockade duty. - -Teddy Dunlap, looked upon by the crew of the _Texas_ as a lad who had -every right to be among them, might have enjoyed this cruising to and -fro, keeping watch over the entrance to the harbour, now and then -overhauling a suspicious-looking vessel that ventured too near, and at -times throwing shells ashore from the big guns, but for the fact that -he burned with impatience to be with his father. - -The _Brooklyn_ remained in view nearly all the time, now so close at -hand that it seemed as if the two ships must immediately come within -hailing distance, and again so far away that she appeared only as a -tiny speck against the white sky, yet the stowaway was as completely -separated from his father as if they were thousands of miles apart. - -"If only the captains couldn't talk with those little flags, it might -be that the ships would come side by side!" he said, with a long-drawn -sigh, to Bill Jones. "There'll never be any need for them to sail -nearer than within sight, an' I won't get a chance to speak to -father,--perhaps not this year." - -"The prospect don't look very encouragin' just at the present time, -an' that's a fact," Bill said, thoughtfully, filling his pipe with -unusual care. "Two or three days ago it seemed as if the war was -mighty nigh at an end; but now there 'pears to be a good deal of fight -left in the Dagoes." - -"An' while we're loafin' 'round here, Captain Miller will come aboard -some fine day. Then where'll I be?" - -"Right here, my lad, an' there's no use lookin' ahead. He won't come -the sooner, or stay away any longer, no matter how much you fuss, so -why not save the wear an' tear of thinkin'?" - -"See here," and Teddy leaned forward to look the little sailor full in -the eyes, "do you believe I'll ever have a chance of lettin' daddy -know where I am?" - -"It stands to reason there must be a show for it in course of time." - -"When?" - -"Now you're askin' me a question I ain't in condition to answer. It -may be two or three weeks, or, then again, the show might come sudden, -within an hour. At sea you can't ever tell what's goin' to happen, -Teddy Dunlap, an' there's nothin' for it but to keep your ears an' -eyes open all the time, ready to jump on the first promisin' chance -that comes your way." - -There is no good reason why such a conversation as this should be set -down, save that it is similar to a hundred others which were held -between the two comrades during the weeks which followed the sinking -of the _Merrimac_, when Teddy Dunlap, without effort on his part, was -transformed from a stowaway to a lad apparently in the employ of Uncle -Sam. - -Never for a single moment did he lose sight of the possible fact that -either the _Brooklyn_ or the _Texas_ might be ordered away from this -particular station, in which case it was reasonable to suppose that -many months must elapse before he could inform his father of his -whereabouts. - -There was grave danger the two might be separated so widely that -months, perhaps years, would elapse before they could meet again, and -Teddy was never comfortable in mind, but, despite all the good advice -given by Bill Jones, continued to look out into the future, searching -for trouble. - -Meanwhile both he and the little sailor were kept at work on board the -_Texas_ exactly as if they had been regularly enlisted; but the duties -were so light among such a large number, that he who complained of the -work must indeed have been an indolent fellow. - -And while Teddy worried over his own seeming troubles, the two -nations continued at war, killing and wounding men at every -opportunity, and ever striving to strike some decisive blow. - -As a matter of course Teddy and Bill Jones took their small part in -the bombardment of the batteries at the entrance to Santiago Harbour -two days after the _Merrimac_ had been sunk. - -The _Texas_ was the third vessel in the first column, headed by the -_Brooklyn_, when, shortly after sunrise, the fleet steamed inshore and -opened fire with the heavy guns. - -It was to the boy as if he went into action almost by the side of his -father, and he worked with a will at whatsoever was set him to do, -although at times the terrific roar literally stunned him, while the -heat was so great that it seemed as if he was on the verge of -suffocation during every moment of the four hours the bombardment -continued. - -Then the squadron steamed back to its blockading station, and at no -time had the _Brooklyn_ and _Texas_ been so near each other as to have -rendered it possible for Teddy to see his father, even though the -latter had stood on the battle-ship's deck every moment. - -Again and again, as the days passed, did the _Texas_ go into action, -and at no time were the little stowaway and his small comrade remiss -in their duties. - -They did their full share of the work, despite Bill Jones's assertion -that he was only a "plain, every-day sailor with no fightin' timber -about him," and as the weeks wore on these two became more and more -closely identified with the battle-ship to which chance had sent them. - -When the ship was sent to bombard the works at Matamoras, and a -Spanish shell struck near the stern on the port side, passing through -the hull three feet below the main-deck line, and exploding on the -berth-deck, killing one man and wounding eight, Teddy's search for his -father nearly came to an end. - -A fragment of the shell passed within ten inches of the boy's head, -striking down a sailor just beyond him, and Teddy won the admiration -of every man on board by springing to the relief of the poor fellow -whose leg had been shattered, instead of taking flight, as might quite -naturally have been expected. - - [Illustration] - -Later, when the _Texas_ had withdrawn from the action, man after man -congratulated the lad upon his behaviour, predicting that he would in -time prove himself worthy of serving under such a commander as Captain -Philip, and otherwise bestowing so much praise that at the first -opportunity he said confidentially to Bill Jones: - -"It makes me ashamed to have them say so much about how I acted. It -wasn't different from what any other feller would have done, because -I forgot all about the danger when Baker fell." - -"I'm thinkin' you're out of your reckonin' there, lad, for accordin' -to my idee, there ain't a boy in a thousand who'd handled himself as -well as you did. Now I'm no fightin' man, as I've said before, but -your keepin' such a stiff upper lip, when there was precious good -chance of bein' killed, did me solid good. I knew you had sand, from -the first minute of settin' eyes on you, but never suspected there was -so much of it." - -"You're talkin' worse than the others, even when I'm tellin' the truth -about not knowin' there was any danger. I only saw poor Baker, an' -thought I might help him." - -"It ain't what you thought, lad, but what you did, that counts, an' -now if Captain Miller comes aboard I'm willin' to guarantee he won't -be allowed to kick up any row because of your stowin' away on the -_Merrimac_. The crew wouldn't allow any funny business with you, after -this day's work. Don't you see how much nearer your father we are than -we were this mornin'?" - -"What do you mean?" - -"Just what I say, lad. You've made for yourself a standin' on board -this ship, an' now when the time comes right I'm goin' to tell your -story to one of the petty officers, askin' him to see it reaches -Captain Philip's ears. Once that's been done, Teddy Dunlap, we'll be -hailin' the _Brooklyn_ with signals flyin' to tell the coal-passers -that one of 'em has got a son on board this craft." - -"Do you suppose any such plan might work?" Teddy asked, breathlessly. - -"There ain't a shadow of doubt about it in my mind." - -"Why don't you do it now? I've given up hopin' this war is pretty near -at an end, an' am hungry to see daddy." - -"Better wait awhile longer, my boy. It's a little too soon to show -ourselves very big, 'cause it ain't no ways certain the captain has -had time to hear of what you did. We'll hold off a spell, an' then, -when the signs come right, you'll see me put this business along in -great shape." - -Because of this promise, and also owing to the many words of praise -which were showered upon him by the men, Teddy Dunlap believed, as he -had several times before, that the hour was very near at hand when he -would be with his father once more; but, as in the past, he was doomed -to disappointment during more days than he cared to count. - -The "signs" never came so nearly right as to give Bill Jones courage -to take the responsibility of telling Teddy's story to those who would -repeat it to Captain Philip, and these two refugees from the -_Merrimac_ remained aboard the _Texas_, much to the satisfaction of -the crew. - -It was known to them, as to every one on the warships, that hot -fighting was going on ashore in the vicinity of Santiago, and at -frequent intervals the big vessels steamed toward the land, in this -direction or that, to shell the Spanish camps; but they were at such a -distance from the scene of action that such work had little the -appearance of warfare. - -In fact, the air of plain, every-day business about the operations -rendered it difficult to believe the huge shot and shell which were -hurled landward carried in their wake death and destruction to many. - -When one of the _Texas's_ big guns was discharged, Teddy could hear -the roar, and feel the concussion, as a matter of course; he could -also see the missile as it sped through the air; but he had no means -of knowing where it struck, neither did he have a view of the -desolation and ruin it caused, therefore, like many another man aboard -the battle-ship, he came to look upon this work of war as nothing more -than harmless practice. - -The day was near at hand, however, when the stowaway and his little -comrade were to have all too good a view of the butchery and -inhumanity of war. - -It was on Sunday morning, the third day of July. - -The crew of the _Texas_ had been mustered for religious services, and -while Bill Jones and Teddy waited in their proper places for the -coming of the chaplain, the sailor whispered: - -"To-morrow mornin' I'm goin' to start in on your business, lad. So far -as I can see, the fleet is likely to be here a year or more before the -Spaniards are ready to surrender Santiago, and if I don't bring you to -the captain's notice soon, all your good behaviour when the shot came -aboard will have been forgotten." - -"I'm afraid we've waited too long already," the lad replied, with a -sigh, for the hope had been so long deferred that his "heart was sick" -indeed for a sight of his father. - -"I reckon not, Teddy; but if I've made a mistake in holdin' off, it -was done through fear I might speak too soon." - -"Don't think I'm blamin' you," the boy replied, quickly, pressing his -comrade's arm in a friendly fashion. "If you never did anything more, -I'd feel as if you'd been mighty good to me, for I couldn't have run -across many sailors who'd lay themselves out to help a stowaway." - -"That part of it is--" - -Bill Jones was interrupted by a shout,--Teddy will never know who -uttered it, or what the words were,--and instantly, without the -slightest apparent cause, all was seeming confusion on board the ship. - -It was to the lad as if the very air bristled with excitement; he saw -men darting here and there, heard sharp, quick words of command, and -as if at the very same instant, the _Texas_ seemed to leap forward -with a bound, huge clouds of black smoke suddenly pouring out of her -stacks. - -"The Spaniards! The Spaniards!" Bill Jones yelled in the lad's ear, at -the same time pointing toward the entrance to the harbour, from out of -which could be seen the dark hull of an enemy's ship. - -It was as if in that small fraction of time very much took place. - -Teddy saw long lines of signal-flags run up to the _Brooklyn's_ -masthead; he heard the roar of a 6-pounder as the _Iowa_ fired the -first shot at the foe, and understood, rather than saw, that every -vessel in the squadron was under a full head of steam almost -immediately. - -At one instant the blockading squadron lay motionless and apparently -lifeless off the harbour, rocking lazily on the long swell, and then, -before one could speak, as it were, every listless hull was a war -machine, quivering with life, and pouring forth deadly shot and shell. - -The transformation was so sudden and complete that it is little wonder -Teddy and Bill Jones stood transfixed with astonishment until the -chase was well under way. - -One after another of the Spanish cruisers came at full speed out of -the harbour which it had been believed was closed by the hull of the -_Merrimac_, and as each ship rounded the point her guns were -discharged at the Yankee squadron. The dense smoke pouring out of -their stacks; the clouds of spray from their bows, glistening like -diamonds in the sunlight of that Sabbath morning as it was thrown aft -by the fierce impetus of the huge vessels to mingle with the smoke -that came from every gun; the roar and thunder of the discharges; the -shrieking of the missiles, and the spouting of water as the metal fell -short, made up a scene of war in its most terrific phase. - -On the other side, three battle-ships and an armoured cruiser dashing -forward at the full speed of their engines; the heavy reverberations -of guns; black clouds and white of smoke from coal and from burning -powder; men stripped to the waist and working at the pieces with a -fury, haste, and energy that could not have been increased had each -individual member of the crew been fighting against a personal foe, -and words of command, encouragement, or hope, which were heard on -every hand, thrilled the boy who had trembled before the supposed -wrath of a collier's captain, until each nerve was tingling with -excitement,--each pulse bounding with the hot blood that leaped in -feverish throbs from artery to artery. - -Teddy Dunlap was in the very midst of what but few had ever seen,--a -sea-battle with the mightiest ships in the world as combatants. - -It was while the lad and his elderly comrade stood like statues, -gazing at the wondrous, terrible sight around them, that the former -saw a huge shell leave the turret of the _Iowa_, rise on the arc of a -circle in the air, cleaving its way directly toward the _Teresa_, the -foremost of the fleeing ships. - -Teddy was still following the missile with his eyes when it struck the -Spaniard's hull, cutting its way through as if no resistance was -offered, and it seemed that the huge mass had but just disappeared -when great volumes of smoke and flame burst from the aperture made by -the shell, telling that the first of the enemy's fleet was already -vanquished. - -Then came a mighty yell from every man aboard the _Texas_ as well as -the _Iowa_, for the gun had been aimed with a precision worthy a -Yankee gunner whose forefathers, perhaps, had been forced to shoot -accurately in order to save their scalps from the lurking Indian. - -This cry of satisfaction had not yet died away when the _Maria Teresa_ -was headed for the beach, with smoke and flame enveloping all her -after part,--a wreck before she had more than cleared the harbour's -mouth. - -"There's one of 'em done for, an' in short order!" Bill Jones -screamed, dancing to and fro like a crazy person, and if he made any -further remark Teddy failed to hear it, because of the cheers of -triumph which came from every vessel in the American fleet. - -The enemy had counted on cutting his way through the blockading -squadron, but the first of his vessels had come to grief before the -chase was fairly begun. - -As the _Teresa_ swung round in order to gain shoal water before the -fire should completely envelop her, Teddy saw two small, swift, -low-lying steamers come out from behind her with a speed which seemed -like that of the wind, and the little sailor cried, in tones nearly -resembling fear: - -"There are the destroyers! The _Pluton_ and _Furor_! Our ships are not -speedy enough to keep out of their way! Now is the Spaniard's chance -to pay for the loss of the _Teresa_!" - -Teddy had heard of these torpedo-boats, and knew what it was possible -for them to do unless, perchance, they might be checked at long range, -and yet the commanders of the Yankee battle-ships apparently gave no -heed to the dangerous enemies which had been designed for the sole -purpose of destroying such as they. - -Straight toward the _Brooklyn_ these formidable craft were headed, and -the stowaway involuntarily cried aloud in terror, for was not his -father on board that vessel which appeared to be in such peril? - -Then, coming up swiftly, as a hawk darts out upon its prey, the lad -saw the little yacht _Gloucester_ swim directly inshore to meet these -mighty engines of destruction, when one well-directed shot from their -guns would have sent her to the bottom, crushed out of all semblance -of a vessel. - -At that moment Teddy and Bill Jones saw what much resembled the attack -of a fly upon two huge spiders. - -The tiny _Gloucester_ steamed straight down upon the destroyers, -cutting them off from their intended prey, and pelting them with -shells from her small 6-pounders, but doing the work with such -accuracy and precision of aim that it seemed as if the battle was no -more than begun before these two mighty machines turned toward the -shore to follow the _Teresa_, but sinking even while one could say -they were beaten. - -"Hurrah for Wainwright! Bully little _Gloucester_!" - -Two hundred voices rose high with shouts of triumph and exultation -that the Yankee gunners had not only done their work well, but with -bravery such as could not be excelled, and meanwhile the big ships -went tearing madly on lest the _Vizcaya_, the _Cristobal Colon_, and -the _Almirante Oquendo_, all that were left of the Spanish fleet, -should escape them. - -The _Iowa_ and the _Texas_ had selected the _Vizcaya_ as their prey, -and while the remainder of the fleet stretched away in pursuit of the -other ships, these two cut off the big Spaniard, forcing her to fight -whether she liked or not. - - [Illustration] - -Teddy and Bill Jones stood on the port side of the _Texas_, all -unconscious that they were exposed to any chance shot the Spaniard -might send aboard, and realising nothing save the fever of battle. The -odour of burning powder was in their nostrils, and life or death, -danger or safety were alike the same. - -The _Texas_ literally reeled under their feet as her big guns were -discharged full at the _Vizcaya_, which ship was hurling shot and -shell with reckless rapidity and inaccuracy of aim. - -The roar of the pieces was like the crashing of thunder; the -vibrations of the air smote one like veritable blows, and enormous -smoke clouds rolled here and there, now shutting off all view, and -again lifting to reveal the enemy in his desperate but ill-directed -flight. - -"Can we sink her?" Teddy asked once, when the two comrades were so -closely enveloped by the pungent vapour that it was impossible to -distinguish objects five feet away, and the little sailor cried, in a -delirium of excitement: - -"Sink her, lad? That's what we're bound to do!" - -"She is workin' her guns for all they are worth, an' I've heard it -said that even a ship like this would go down if a big shell struck -fairly." - -"Ay, lad, an' so she would, I reckon; but we'll have yonder Spaniard -under the water before her gunners can get the range. Every shot of -ours is hittin' its mark, an' they're not comin' within half a mile of -us! Sink her! We'll--" - -Even as Bill Jones spoke, the 12-inch gun in the _Texas's_ forward -turret was discharged. The smoke rolled aside at the same instant, and -the two watchers saw a huge shell dart forth, speeding directly toward -the ship that had so lately been a friendly visitor in the harbour of -New York. - -It struck its mark fairly, crashed through the iron plating as if -through paper, and then Teddy saw the mighty vessel reel under her -death-stroke when the shell exploded. - -Another howl of triumph; half naked men danced to and fro in their -excitement; the gunners rushed out from the turrets gasping for -breath, but yelling with savage joy, and the _Vizcaya's_ bow was -headed toward the shore! - -The fourth vessel of the enemy's fleet had been disabled, and there -only remained the two mighty ships in the distance, from the -smoke-stacks of which poured forth long rolls of black smoke, flecked -with sparks and burning brands, that told of the desperate efforts -being made to escape. - - - - -CHAPTER VI. - -TEDDY'S DADDY. - - -The _Maria Teresa_ and the _Vizcaya_ were in flames, heading for shoal -water that they might not carry down with their blackened hulks the -men who had defended them, although feebly, and there was no longer -any reason why the _Texas_ should remain in that vicinity. - -The _Iowa_ swung inshore to make certain the ruin was as complete as -it appeared from the distance, and when the royal ensign was hauled -down that a white flag might be hoisted on the _Vizcaya_, Captain -Philip gave the word which sent the _Texas_ ahead in chase after the -survivors of what had, less than half an hour previous, been a mighty -fleet. - -As one who witnessed the battle has already written concerning this -particular time and the wonderfully one-sided engagement, his words -had best be quoted: - -"Huge volumes of black smoke, edged with red flame, rolled from every -port and shot-hole of the _Vizcaya_, as from the _Teresa_. They were -both furnaces of glowing fire. Though they had come from the harbour -to certain battle, not a wooden bulkhead, not a partition in the -quarters either of officers or men had been taken out, nor had trunks -and chests been sent ashore. Neither had the wooden decks or any other -wooden fixtures been prepared to resist fire. Apparently the crew had -not even wet down the decks." - -It was the experience of a full lifetime, to witness the destruction -of these four fighting-machines, and yet Teddy Dunlap and his little -comrade almost forgot what they had seen in the excitement of the -race, as their ship leaped forward in that mad chase which was to end -only with the wrecking of all those vessels that had sailed out of the -harbour to make their way past the Yankee fleet. - -The two comrades were conscious of nothing save the throbbing and -quivering of their own ship, as, under press of every ounce of steam -that could be raised, the _Texas_ dashed onward, overhauling first -this Yankee vessel and then that, flinging the spray in showers over -her deck, and rolling from side to side in the heavy swell as she tore -onward at a rate of speed that probably she had never before equalled. - -It was a race to the death; now and then the hatches were opened that -some one of the engineer's crew, exhausted by almost superhuman -efforts and the excessive heat, might be brought up from those fiery -depths below, while others took the place of him who had fallen at the -post of duty, and the speed was never slackened. - -On, on, over the long swell, every man aboard in the highest possible -state of excitement, eager that the _Texas_ should be in at the death, -and ahead, straining every nerve as it were, fled the Spaniards, -knowing full well that there could be but one ending to such a race. - -"It's Yankee grit an' Yankee skill that's winnin' this fight!" Bill -Jones cried, excitedly, forgetting that he was only a "plain, -every-day sailor, with no fightin' timber about him," and at every -onward leap of the ship his body swayed forward as if he was eager for -a fray. - -But neither Bill Jones nor any man aboard the _Texas_, save those -brave souls in the very bowels of the gallant ship, had any -opportunity to display personal bravery. - -The fight ended when the chase did, for then nothing was left of those -mighty Spanish ships save blackened hulks. - -The _Oregon_ was sending 13-inch projectiles after the _Oquendo_ at -every fair opportunity, and the _Texas_, more than holding her own -with the other vessels, was coming up astern with a speed that -threatened to bring the long race to a speedy conclusion. - -Then, suddenly, although all had been expecting it, the _Almirante -Oquendo's_ bow was headed toward the shore,--she saw the uselessness -of further flight,--and all the pursuers, save the _Texas_, hauled off -in pursuit of the _Cristobal Colon_. - -Standing with a group of _Texas_ men, Teddy and Bill Jones saw the -Spaniard near the line of surf, and as their vessel's speed was -checked there came a roar mightier than when the battle was first -opened; the doomed ship rocked to and fro as if she had struck a -sunken reef, there was an uprending of the iron decks, and then came a -shower of fragments that told of the tremendous explosion within the -hull of the _Oquendo_. - -Now it was the Yankee crew burst once more into shouts of triumph; but -before the first cheer arose on the morning air Captain Philip cried: - -"Don't cheer; the poor devils are dying!" - -Then it was that every man realised what had, until this moment, been -absolutely forgotten: the game in which they were such decided victors -was one of death! While they were triumphantly happy, scores upon -scores of the enemy were dying,--mangled, scalded, drowning,--and on -the instant, like a flash of light, came the terrible fact that while -they rejoiced, others were suffering a last agony. - -"Don't cheer; the poor devils are dying!" - -At that instant Teddy Dunlap understood what might be the horror of -war, and forgetting the joy and exultation which had been his an -instant previous, the lad covered his eyes with his hand,--sick at -heart that he should have taken even a passive part in that game which -could be ended only by suffering and death. - -Later, after the men were sufficiently calm to be able to discuss -intelligently the doings of that day when the full Spanish fleet was -destroyed by Yankee vessels who throughout all the action and chase -sustained no injury whatsoever, it was learned that more than six -hundred human beings had been sent out of the world in less than four -hours, and nearly eighteen hundred men were taken prisoners by the -American vessels. - -Teddy Dunlap was like one in a daze from the instant he realised what -all this thrilling excitement meant, until Bill Jones, who had been -ordered to some duty below, came to his side in the greatest -excitement. - -"What do you think of that, lad?" he cried, shaking the boy vigorously -as he pointed seaward, and Teddy, looking in the direction indicated -by his outstretched finger, but without seeing anything, asked, -hesitatingly: - -"Is it the _Cristobal Colon_?" - -"Of course it isn't, my lad! That vessel is a wreck off Tarquino -Point, so we heard half an hour ago. Don't you see the ship here -almost alongside?" - -"Oh, yes, I see her," Teddy replied, with a sigh of relief. "There's -been so much that is terrible goin' on around us that it's like as if -I was dazed." - -"An' that's what you must be, lad, not to see that here's the -_Brooklyn_ nearer alongside than she's like to come again for a year -or more." - -"The _Brooklyn_!" Teddy cried, now aroused from the stupefaction of -horror which had come upon him with the knowledge of all the suffering -caused that day. "The _Brooklyn_!" - -"Ay, lad, an' her launch is alongside makin' ready to transfer some of -the prisoners. Now's our chance, when such as we don't amount to a -straw in view of the great things that have been done this day, to -slip over on a little visit to your daddy!" - -Probably at no other time could such a thing have been done by two -members of the crew; but just now, when every man and officer was -overwhelmed by the fever of victory, little heed was given to the -movements of any particular person. - -Therefore it was that Teddy Dunlap and the little sailor had no -difficulty in gaining the _Brooklyn's_ deck without question or check, -and the first person they saw on clambering aboard was a coal-passer, -stripped to the waist and grimy with dust and perspiration, who stared -with bulging eyes at the boy who followed close behind Bill Jones. - -"Teddy!" - -"Daddy!" - -"I reckon this is no place for me," Bill Jones muttered as he made his -way forward, and if the "plain, every-day sailor with no fightin' -timber about him" had sufficient delicacy to leave father and son -alone at such a time, surely we should show ourselves equally -considerate. - - * * * * * - -It is enough to say that Teddy's troubles were at an end after a short -visit with his father, and that he did not leave the _Texas_ -immediately. - -Captain Philip came to hear the boy's story, and an opportunity was -given him to enlist for so long a term as his father was bound to the -_Brooklyn_. - -Since the purpose of this little story was only to tell how the -stowaway found his father, there is no excuse for continuing an -account of Teddy's experience off Santiago with Sampson; but at some -future time, if the reader so chooses, all that befell him before -returning home shall be set down with careful fidelity to every -detail. - -THE END. - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Off Santiago with Sampson, by James Otis - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON *** - -***** This file should be named 43420-8.txt or 43420-8.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/4/3/4/2/43420/ - -Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions -will be renamed. - -Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no -one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation -(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without -permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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