to join their parents in the interior of Cuba. The war
between Spain and the Cubans is on, and the boys are detained at
Santiago de Cuba, but escape by crossing the bay at night. Many
adventures between the lines follow, and a good pen-picture of General
Garcia is given. The American lad, with others, is captured and cast
into a dungeon in Santiago; and then follows the never-to-be-forgotten
campaign in Cuba under General Shafter. How the hero finally escapes
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THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TITLES

The Children of Wilton Chase
Bashful Fifteen
Betty: A Schoolgirl

Four on an Island
Girls New and Old
Out of the Fashion

The Palace Beautiful
Polly, a New-Fashioned Girl
Red Rose and T