This war, so barbarously carried on, has now come to an end; and, under the guiding hand of Uncle Sam, let us trust that Cuba and her people will speedily take their rightful place among the small but well-beloved nations of the world—or, if not this, that she may join the ever-increasing sisterhood of our own States.

Once more thanking my numerous young friends for their kind reception of my previous works, I place this volume in their hands, trusting that from it they may derive much pleasure and profit.

Captain Ralph Bonehill.

January 1, 1899.

CONTENTS.

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I.Off for the Interior[1]
II.The Escape from the Gunboat[8]
III.In the Wilds of the Island[15]
IV.In a Novel Prison[22]
V.Lost among the Hills[30]
VI.From One Difficulty to Another[37]
VII.Fooling the Spanish Guerrillas[45]
VIII.Andres[52]
IX.Across the Canefields[59]
X.A Council of the Enemy[66]
XI.A Wild Ride on Horseback[74]
XII.A Daring Leap[81]
XIII.Friends in Need[87]
XIV.General Calixto Garcia[95]
XV.A Prisoner of War[102]
XVI.A Rescue under Difficulties[108]
XVII.A Treacherous Stream to Cross[116]
XVIII.Alone[123]
XIX.The Cave in the Mountain[130]
XX.Señor Guerez[137]
XXI.The Attack on the Old Convent[145]
XXII.The Routing of the Enemy[154]
XXIII.On the Trail of My Father[161]
XXIV.In the Belt of the Firebrands[168]
XXV.Escaping the Flames[176]
XXVI.A Disheartening Discovery[184]
XXVII.Gilbert Burnham[191]
XXVIII.A Battle on Land and Water[198]
XXIX.Looking for my Cuban Chum[205]
XXX.Once More among the Hills[212]
XXXI.The Battle at the Railroad Embankment[220]
XXXII.A Leap in the Dark[229]
XXXIII.Captain Guerez Makes a Discovery[238]
XXXIV.The Dogs of Cuban Warfare[244]
XXXV.The Last of the Bloodhounds[252]
XXXVI.Cast into a Santiago Dungeon[261]
XXXVII.The Fall of the Spanish Stronghold[271]

WHEN SANTIAGO FELL.