A Prisoner of Morro; Or, In the Hands of the Enemy

by Upton Sinclair

"And thus," he said gravely, "perished one of Spain's real heroes."

[THE END.]

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[Transcriber's Note: In the original edition, the following advertisements appeared at the beginning of the book, before the title page.]

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To be Published During April
357—Jack Harkaway Among the Pirates	By Bracebridge Hemyng
356—Frank Merriwell's Baseball Victories	By Burt L. Standish
355—Tracked Through the Wilds	By Edward S. Ellis
354—A Thoroughly Good Story	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
353—A Prisoner of Morro	By Ensign Clark Fitch, U. S. N.
To be Published During March
352—Frank Merriwell's Double Shot	By Burt L. Standish
351—The Boys of Grand Pré School	By James De Mille
350—A Thoroughly Good Story	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
349—The Two Scouts	By Edward S. Ellis
To be Published During February
348—Frank Merriwell's Duel	By Burt L. Standish
347—Jack Harkaway Afloat and Ashore	By Bracebridge Hemyng
346—A Thoroughly Good Story	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
345—The B. O. W. C.	By James De Mille
To be Published During January
344—Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards	By Burt L. Standish
343—Among the Redskins	By Edward S. Ellis
342—A Thoroughly Good Story	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
341—The Fighting Squadron	By Ensign Clark Fitch, U. S. N.
340—Frank Merriwell in England	By Burt L. Standish
339—In School and Out	By Oliver Optic
338—A Cousin's Conspiracy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
337—Jack Harkaway After Schooldays	By Bracebridge Hemyng
336—Frank Merriwell's Great Scheme	By Burt L. Standish
335—The Haunted Hunter	By Edward S. Ellis
334—Tony, the Tramp	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
333—Rich and Humble	By Oliver Optic
332—Frank Merriwell's Stage Hit	By Burt L. Standish
331—The Hidden City	By Walter MacDougall
330—Bob Burton	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
329—Masterman Ready	By Capt. Marryat
328—Frank Merriwell's Prosperity	By Burt L. Standish
327—Jack Harkaway's Friends	By Bracebridge Hemyng
326—The Tin Box	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
325—The Young Franc-Tireurs	By G. A. Henty
324—Frank Merriwell's New Comedian	By Burt L. Standish
323—The Sheik's White Slave	By Raymond Raife
322—Helping Himself	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
321—Snarleyyow, The Dog Fiend	By Capt. Marryat
320—Frank Merriwell's Fortune	By Burt L. Standish
319—By Right of Conquest	By G. A. Henty
318—Jed, the Poorhouse Boy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
317—Jack Harkaway's Schooldays	By Bracebridge Hemyng
316—Frank Merriwell's Problem	By Burt L. Standish
315—The Diamond Seeker of Brazil	By Leon Lewis
314—Andy Gordon	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
313—The Phantom Ship	By Capt. Marryat
312—Frank Merriwell's College Chums	By Burt L. Standish
311—Whistler	By Walter Aimwell
310—Making His Way	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
309—Three Years at Wolverton	By A Wolvertonian
308—Frank Merriwell's Fame	By Burt L. Standish
307—The Boy Crusoes	By Jeffreys Taylor
306—Chester Rand	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
305—Japhet in Search of a Father	By Capt. Marryat
304—Frank Merriwell's Own Company	By Burt L. Standish
303—The Prairie	By J. Fenimore Cooper
302—The Young Salesman	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
301—A Battle and a Boy	By Blanche Willis Howard
300—Frank Merriwell on the Road	By Burt L. Standish
299—Mart Satterlee Among the Indians	By William O. Stoddard
298—Andy Grant's Pluck	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
297—Newton Forster	By Capt. Marryat
296—Frank Merriwell's Protege	By Burt L. Standish
295—Cris Rock	By Capt. Mayne Reid
294—Sam's Chance	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
293—My Plucky Boy Tom	By Edward S. Ellis
292—Frank Merriwell's Hard Luck	By Burt L. Standish
291—By Pike and Dyke	By G. A. Henty
290—Shifting For Himself	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
289—The Pirate and the Three Cutters	By Capt. Marryat
288—Frank Merriwell's Opportunity	By Burt L. Standish
287—Kit Carson's Last Trail	By Leon Lewis
286—Jack's Ward	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
285—Jack Darcy, the All Around Athlete	By Edward S. Ellis
284—Frank Merriwell's First Job	By Burt L. Standish
283—Wild Adventures Round the Pole	By Gordon Stables
282—Herbert Carter's Legacy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
281—Rattlin, the Reefer	By Capt. Marryat
280—Frank Merriwell's Struggle	By Burt L. Standish
279—Mark Dale's Stage Venture	By Arthur M. Winfield
278—In Times of Peril	By G. A. Henty
277—In a New World	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
276—Frank Merriwell in Maine	By Burt L. Standish
275—The King of the Island	By Henry Harrison Lewis
274—Beach Boy Joe	By Lieut. James K. Orton
273—Jacob Faithful	By Capt. Marryat
184—Frank Merriwell's Trip West	By Burt L. Standish
183—The Diamond Hunters	By James Grant
182—The Camp in the Snow	By William Murray Graydon
181—Brave and Bold	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
180—One of the 28th	By G. A. Henty
178—Frank Merriwell's Foes	By Burt L. Standish
177—The White Elephant	By William Dalton
176—By England's Aid	By G. A. Henty
175—Strive and Succeed	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
173—Life at Sea	By Gordon Stables
172—The Young Midshipman	By G. A. Henty
171—Erling the Bold	By R. M. Ballantyne
170—Strong and Steady	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
169—Peter, the Whaler	By W. H. G. Kingston
168—Among Malay Pirates	By G. A. Henty
167—Frank Merriwell's Chums	By Burt L. Standish
166—Try and Trust	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
165—The Secret Chart	By Lieut. James K. Orton
164—The Cornet of Horse	By G. A. Henty
163—Slow and Sure	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
162—The Pioneers	By J. F. Cooper
161—Reuben Green's Adventures at Yale	By James Otis
160—Little by Little	By Oliver Optic
159—Phil, the Fiddler	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
158—With Lee in Virginia	By G. A. Henty
157—Randy, the Pilot	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
156—The Pathfinder	By J. F. Cooper
155—The Young Voyagers	By Capt. Mayne Reid
154—Paul, the Peddler	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
153—Bonnie Prince Charlie	By G. A. Henty
152—The Last of the Mohicans	By J. Fenimore Cooper
151—The Flag of Distress	By Capt. Mayne Reid
150—Frank Merriwell's School Days	By Burt L. Standish
149—With Wolfe in Canada	By G. A. Henty
148—The Deerslayer	By J. F. Cooper
147—The Cliff Climbers	By Capt. Mayne Reid
146—Uncle Nat	By A. Oldfellow
145—Friends Though Divided	By G. A. Henty
144—The Boy Tar	By Capt. Mayne Reid
143—Hendricks, the Hunter	By W. H. G. Kingston
142—The Young Explorer	By Gordon Stables
141—The Ocean Waifs	By Capt. Mayne Reid
140—The Young Buglers	By G. A. Henty
139—Shore and Ocean	By W. H. G. Kingston
138—Striving for Fortune	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
137—The Bush Boys	By Capt. Mayne Reid
136—From Pole to Pole	By Gordon Stables
135—Dick Cheveley	By W. H. G. Kingston
134—Orange and Green	By G. A. Henty
133—The Young Yagers	By Capt. Mayne Reid
132—The Adventures of Rob Roy	By James Grant
131—The Boy Slaves	By Capt. Mayne Reid
130—From Canal Boy to President	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
129—Ran Away to Sea	By Capt. Mayne Reid
128—For Name and Fame	By G. A. Henty
127—The Forest Exiles	By Capt. Mayne Reid
126—From Powder Monkey to Admiral	By W. H. G. Kingston
125—The Plant Hunters	By Capt. Mayne Reid
124—St. George for England	By G. A. Henty
123—The Giraffe Hunters	By Capt. Mayne Reid
122—Tom Brace	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
121—Peter Trawl	By W. H. G. Kingston
120—In the Wilds of New Mexico	By G. Manville Fenn
119—A Final Reckoning	By G. A. Henty
118—Ned Newton	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
117—James Braithwaite, The Supercargo	By W. H. G. Kingston
116—Happy-Go-Lucky Jack	By Frank H. Converse
115—Adventures of a Young Athlete	By Matthew White, Jr.
114—The Old Man of the Mountains	By George H. Coomer
113—The Bravest of the Brave	By G. A. Henty
112—20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	By Jules Verne
111—The Midshipman, Marmaduke Merry	By W. H. G. Kingston
110—Around the World in Eighty Days	By Jules Verne
109—A Dash to the Pole	By Herbert D. Ward
108—Texar's Revenge	By Jules Verne
107—Van; or, In Search of an Unknown Race	By Frank H. Converse
106—The Boy Knight	By George A. Henty
105—The Young Actor	By Gayle Winterton
104—Heir to a Million	By Frank H. Converse
103—The Adventures of Rex Staunton	By Mary A. Denison
102—Clearing His Name	By Matthew White, Jr.
101—The Lone Ranch	By Capt. Mayne Reid
100—Maori and Settler	By George A. Henty
99—The Cruise of the Restless; or, On Inland Waterways	By James Otis
98—The Grand Chaco	By George Manville Fenn
97—The Giant Islanders	By Brooks McCormick
96—An Unprovoked Mutiny	By James Otis
95—By Sheer Pluck	By G. A. Henty
94—Oscar; or, The Boy Who Had His Own Way	By Walter Aimwell
93—A New York Boy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
92—Spectre Gold	By Headon Hill
91—The Crusoes of Guiana	By Louis Boussenard
90—Out on the Pampas	By G. A. Henty
89—Clinton; or, Boy Life in the Country	By Walter Aimwell
88—My Mysterious Fortune	By Matthew White, Jr.
87—The Five Hundred Dollar Check	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
86—Catmur's Cave	By Richard Dowling
85—Facing Death	By G. A. Henty
84—The Butcher of Cawnpore	By William Murray Graydon
83—The Tiger Prince	By William Dalton
82—The Young Editor	By Matthew White, Jr.
81—Arthur Helmuth, of the H. & N. C. Railway	By Edward S. Ellis
80—Afloat in the Forest	By Capt. Mayne Reid
79—The Rival Battalions	By Brooks McCormick
78—Both Sides of the Continent	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
77—Perils of the Jungle	By Edward S. Ellis
76—The War Tiger; or, The Conquest of China	By William Dalton
75—Boys in the Forecastle	By George H. Coomer
74—The Dingo Boys	By George Manville Fenn
73—The Wolf Boy of China	By William Dalton
72—The Way to Success; or, Tom Randall	By Alfred Oldfellow
71—Mark Seaworth's Voyage on the Indian Ocean	By William H. G. Kingston
70—The New and Amusing History of Sandford and Merton	By F. C. Burnand
69—Pirate Island	By Harry Collingwood
68—Smuggler's Cave	By Annie Ashmore
67—Tom Brown's School Days	By Thomas Hughes
66—A Young Vagabond	By Z. R. Bennett
65—That Treasure	By Frank H. Converse
64—The Tour of a Private Car	By Matthew White, Jr.
63—In the Sunk Lands	By Walter F. Bruns
62—How He Won	By Brooks McCormick
61—The Erie Train Boy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
60—The Mountain Cave	By George H. Coomer
59—The Rajah's Fortress	By William Murray Graydon
58—Gilbert, The Trapper	By Capt. C. B. Ashley
57—The Gold of Flat Top Mountain	By Frank H. Converse
56—Nature's Young Noblemen	By Brooks McCormick
55—A Voyage to the Gold Coast	By Frank H. Converse
54—Joe Nichols; or, Difficulties Overcome	By Alfred Oldfellow
53—The Adventures of a New York Telegraph Boy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
52—From Farm Boy to Senator	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
51—Tom Tracy	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
50—Dean Dunham	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
49—The Mystery of a Diamond	By Frank H. Converse
48—Luke Bennett's Hide-Out	By Capt. C. B. Ashley, U.S. Scout
47—Eric Dane	By Matthew White, Jr.
46—Poor and Proud	By Oliver Optic
45—Jack Wheeler; A Western Story	By Capt. David Southwick
44—The Golden Magnet	By George Manville Fenn
43—In Southern Seas	By Frank H. Converse
42—The Young Acrobat	By Horatio Alger, Jr.
41—Check 2134	By Edward S. Ellis
40—Canoe and Campfire	By St. George Rathborne
39—With Boer and Britisher in the Transvaal	By William Murray Graydon
38—Gay Dashleigh's Academy Days	By Arthur Sewall
37—Commodore Junk	By George Manville Fenn
36—In Barracks and Wigwam	By William Murray Graydon
35—In the Reign of Terror	By G. A. Henty
34—The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green	By Cuthbert Bede, B. A.
33—Jud and Joe, Printers and Publishers	By Gilbert Patten
32—The Curse of Carnes' Hold	By G. A. Henty
31—The Cruise of the Snow Bird	By Gordon Stables
30—Peter Simple	By Captain Marryat
29—True to the Old Flag	By G. A. Henty
28—The Boy Boomers	By Gilbert Patten
27—Centre-Board Jim	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
26—The Cryptogram	By William Murray Graydon
25—Through the Fray	By G. A. Henty
24—The Boy From the West	By Gilbert Patten
23—The Dragon and the Raven	By G. A. Henty
22—From Lake to Wilderness	By William Murray Graydon
21—Won at West Point	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
20—Wheeling for Fortune	By James Otis
19—Jack Archer	By G. A. Henty
18—The Silver Ship	By Leon Lewis
17—Ensign Merrill	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
16—The White King of Africa	By William Murray Graydon
15—Midshipman Merrill	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
14—The Young Colonists	By G. A. Henty
13—Up the Ladder	By Lieut. Murray
12—Don Kirk's Mine	By Gilbert Patten
11—From Tent to White House	By Edward S. Ellis
10—Don Kirk, the Boy Cattle King	By Gilbert Patten
9—Try Again	By Oliver Optic
8—Kit Carey's Protégé	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
7—Chased Through Norway	By James Otis
6—Captain Carey of the Gallant Seventh	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
5—Now or Never	By Oliver Optic
4—Lieutenant Carey's Luck	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
3—All Aboard	By Oliver Optic
2—Cadet Kit Carey	By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
1—The Boat Club	By Oliver Optic