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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"'Oh, Luke! See the Stars and Stripes!'" Frontispiece
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"'It ain't the Cubans I'm talking about now'" 44
"'Don't!' gasped the boy. 'Oh, you villain! Don't!'" 95
"The boatswain opened fire with the shotgun" 130
"The life-preserver floated but a short distance away" 152
"The boat lay on her side, half in and half out of the water" 174
"'Commodore, it's jest come into my mind to ask ye a favor'" 215
"'Don't fire! Don't fire!'" 263

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