| 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
CHAPTER I.
SIGHTING A PRIZE.
About noon of a day in May during the recent year the converted tug Uncas left Key West to join the blockading squadron off the northern coast of Cuba.
Her commander was Lieutenant Raymond, and her junior officer Naval Cadet Clifford Faraday. The regular junior officer was absent on sick leave, and Cadet Faraday had been assigned to his place in recognition of gallant conduct.
The ropes were cast off, and slowly the tug glided away from the dock and out toward the open sea.