"Ensign Clark Fitch" is a pseudonym used by Upton Sinclair.
A PRISONER OF MORRO
Or
In the Hands of the Enemy
by
ENSIGN CLARK FITCH, U. S. N.
Author of "Bound for Annapolis," "Cliff, the Naval Cadet," "The Fighting Squadron," etc.
[Illustration: A Prisoner of Morro by Ensign Clark Fitch, U. S. N.]
Street & Smith, Publishers 79-89 Seventh Ave., New York City
Copyright, 1898 By Street & Smith
A Prisoner of Morro
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. SIGHTING A PRIZE. 5 II. A LONG CHASE. 10 III. AN OLD ENEMY. 19 IV. IN COMMAND OF THE PRIZE. 28 V. A HAIL FROM THE DARKNESS. 32 VI. REPELLING BOARDERS. 39 VII. A DESPERATE CHASE. 46 VIII. A DASH FOR THE SHORE. 51 IX. THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY. 56 X. A STARTLING DISCOVERY. 63 XI. A RUNNING FIGHT. 67 XII. THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR. 72 XIII. IGNACIO'S PLOTS. 78 XIV. BESSIE STUART. 85 XV. IN MORRO CASTLE. 94 XVI. IN THE DUNGEON VAULTS. 99 XVII. OUT OF THE DUNGEON. 104 XVIII. CLIF FARADAY'S SACRIFICE. 112 XIX. A FAREWELL. 120 XX. AN UNEXPECTED PERIL. 127 XXI. RECAPTURED BY THE ENEMY. 133 XXII. CUTTING A CABLE. 139 XXIII. A PERILOUS DETAIL. 146 XXIV. THE CUBAN COURIER. 152 XXV. "IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY AND THE SAILORS OF THE MAINE!" 158 XXVI. A GAME OF BLUFF. 164 XXVII. IN WHICH CLIF MEETS WITH A SURPRISE. 170 XXVIII. A STRUGGLE AGAINST ODDS. 176 XXIX. CLIF'S SECOND EXPEDITION. 182 XXX. THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH. 187 XXXI. CAPTURED. 194 XXXII. CLIF FARADAY'S TEST. 201 XXXIII. THE MYSTERY OF THE UNEXPLODED SHELL. 208
A PRISONER OF MORRO
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- 1: A Prisoner of Morro by Upton Sinclair
- 2: The Uncas could not do much in such a battle
- 3: But so far Clif had not met him
- 4: Clif took the hint and went below
- 5: And Clif paced the deck impatiently
- 6: Those upon the Uncas discovered another shortly afterward
- 7: It was just what Clif Faraday liked
- 8: Clif studied the coast in front of them
- 9: They did not even touch the Uncas
- 10: Clif thought grimly to himself
- 11: The merchantman had evidently had enough
- 12: Clif heard the old boatswain remark
- 13: The rowboat was backed near and Clif
- 14: Clif heard one of them whisper under his breath
- 15: Clif turned to the captain of the vessel
- 16: But Clif had another use for them
- 17: The Uncas was still visible down the shore
- 18: For Clif had saved that fellow's life once
- 19: To a merchantship in war time such a signal is peremptory
- 20: There was of course nothing that Clif could do
- 21: But Clif did not care about that
- 22: Then suddenly Clif began again
- 23: Clif stopped for a moment and then he turned
- 24: Clif glanced out at them several times
- 25: Clif stared at the man in amazement
- 26: Clif had half braced himself for the shock
- 27: Clif took the risk of trusting the man
- 28: Keeping the frail craft straight
- 29: They stole up the sandy beach a short ways
- 30: And the instant they heard it Clif rose silently to his feet
- 31: The Americans thought that it was empty
- 32: Then suddenly Clif did a startling thing
- 33: Clif meanwhile had rushed to the window
- 34: And instantly Clif leaped forward
- 35: Then suddenly a new idea flashed over Clif
- 36: And Clif looked at the sailors
- 37: The Spanish cavalrymen rode along merrily
- 38: Clif could not see the man who yelled that
- 39: Clif watched anxiously for one thing
- 40: The soldier gazed at Ignacio in astonishment
- 41: And he tried to blow up the flagship
- 42: Ignacio suddenly bent forward and got close to him
- 43: And they lay watching Ignacio feverishly
- 44: Clif gazed about him as he walked
- 45: He turned toward the grinning Ignacio
- 46: Ignacio was fairly beside himself with triumph
- 47: And Ignacio gave a chuckle of glee
- 48: It was small wonder that Clif started back
- 49: Not only Clif Faraday was made wretched
- 50: And Clif realized it and sat perfectly silent
- 51: And Clif was going then under the guidance of Ignacio
- 52: And Ignacio danced about as he saw him
- 53: And Clif could not see one thing
- 54: And Ignacio never noticed any difference
- 55: Shadowy form rose up behind Ignacio
- 56: But the stranger stumbled on and Clif followed
- 57: Clif looked at him in surprise
- 58: Clif was mystified beyond expression
- 59: Bessie Stuart was clinging to Clif's arm and urging him on
- 60: And then came the horrible Ignacio
- 61: Lieutenant Hernandez had given his life for hers
- 62: And then Clif could not finish the thought
- 63: But Clif took her hands in his
- 64: We are only about four miles from Havana harbor
- 65: That you have worshiped this cadet
- 66: What else has any man for a traitor
- 67: Clif saw the girl's slender figure trembling
- 68: Clif set out in the direction of the sound
- 69: But Clif was an athlete and a sailor besides
- 70: And Clif seized the oars frantically
- 71: And the horrors of Morro were before them again
- 72: The man who had first spoke to Clif
- 73: For he could see that it was Lieutenant Hernandez after all
- 74: The first one to offer his services had been Clif Faraday
- 75: They could see plainly the outlines of the fortifications
- 76: Clif looked intently along the shore
- 77: Noticing that Clif momentarily paled
- 78: And with Clif closely following
- 79: Whispered Clif to the one nearest him
- 80: And as Clif turned his gaze in that direction
- 81: The fuse was burning and spluttering
- 82: And that brave hearts beat under the unpretentious mambisa
- 83: He therefore intimated as much to the courier
- 84: Clif decided to find out what it meant
- 85: Apparently satisfied with the capture of the solitary Cuban
- 86: This noisy charge had the effect Clif had reckoned upon
- 87: Clif felt that his bluff would now be called
- 88: And Clif was equal to the emergency
- 89: Clif yelled at his imaginary forces
- 90: In which clif meets with a surprise
- 91: And await the return of Clif and his crew
- 92: Should they succeed in eluding the enemy in the darkness
- 93: Like a flash Clif had released his hold upon the boat
- 94: But Clif did not pause to study the effects
- 95: Clif fought savagely and desperately
- 96: But still Clif was not entirely satisfied
- 97: Their capture of the Cuban courier was accidental
- 98: As with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship
- 99: Muttered Clif below his breath
- 100: Clif was panting from the exertion
- 101: Clif looked far out to sea for a moment
- 102: And when Clif sent up his signal
- 103: Attacked Clif furiously with the oar
- 104: Amid intense excitement of crew and officers
- 105: They also carried a message to Clif
- 106: Clif could not but admire this officer's pluck
- 107: The mystery of the unexploded shell
- 108: And then the papers that Clif held in his hand
- 109: Said the rear admiral when Clif had finished
- 110: There are the works of Horatio Alger
- 111: The All Around Athlete By Edward S
- 112: The Whaler By W
- 113: Henty 99 The Cruise of the Restless
- 114: Converse 48 Luke Bennett's Hide Out By Capt
- 115: Verdant Green By Cuthbert Bede
- 116: The stories are exceptionally bright
- 117: A Prisoner of Morro by Upton Sinclair
- 118: Bats and Bicycles By Ernest A
- 119: The exciting adventures of Jack Harkaway
- 120: Repled the courier was changed to replied the courier