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THE FLAG OF CUBA. “We shall have a race, Don Manada—a battle royal. The new United States cruiser America has just steamed out of the bay ahead of us and we shall soon be abreast of her.” “A race, Se…
THE FLAG OF CASTILE. “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba. Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will …
AN AFFRONT AND AN APOLOGY. The Semiramis rests stationary upon the surface of the water, but there are scenes of activity in the engine-room. The columns of smoke from her stacks grow into thick blac…
A SPANISH BILL OF FARE. “I want some soft-boiled eggs, but I don’t suppose you know a soft-boiled egg from a gas stove, eh?” The waiter at the hotel Royal, in Santiago, regards Jack Ashley with an ex…
A CAFE QUARREL. “I suppose this is the Madison Square of Santiago,” remarks Jack Ashley, as he notes approvingly the brilliant spectacle which the plaza affords, now that the tropic night is atoning …
JUANITA. The sun is creeping up the range of hills when Ashley and Navarro leave the Hotel Royal and set forth at a smart pace for the meeting with Capt. Raymon Huerta. Ashley is in his usual good sp…
ONE WAY TO GET TO CUBA. “Whew!” For the nineteenth time John Barker gives utterance to the expressive exclamation, as he mops his perspiring forehead. The detective is seated in the parlor car of the…
A SOLDIER OF CASTILE. “Heavens! They have just sized up my condition and sent an ambulance,” Barker grunts, as his eyes rest for the first time on that marvel of vehicular construction, a Cuban volan…
ASHLEY TAKES THE FIELD. The big, white moon that rolls through “heaven’s ebon vault” and pales the glow of the southern cross looks down upon two young people on the veranda of El Quinta de Quesada. …
THE APPEARANCE OF THE SERPENT. Half a dozen hours from the time that Jack Ashley mounts his newly acquired Rozinante and rides forth from Santiago on his journey into the west, a visitor arrives at L…
