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and well, but they are not safe." "What do you mean?" "In the first place tell me if Miss Juanita reached you in safety?" "Yes, thank God, and she has told me much of what the boys have risked for her and me. That is why I am here." "Yes, and there is not another man with a price upon his head who would place it in the lion's mouth as you are doing. Why did you come here alone? You can do no good single handed." O'Connor leaned forward and whispered: "But I am not alone. There are twelve picked men with me." "Where are they?" "Pardon me the liberty, but they are out there in your garden." "How did you get here?" "By methods known only to Indians and Cubans." "Humph," said Mr. Wyman, somewhat annoyed, "I may not get clear of this affair without getting shot myself. But what can twelve men do?" "Twelve such men as those can do much. But tell me, please, so that I may act with proper dispatch, just what the situation is in regard to the boys." The men drew their chairs closer together and in a low tone Mr. Wyman began to tell in sequence the events that had transpired since he had been involved in the affair. "So," said O'Connor, when Mr. Wyman had finished, "then I am not much too soon. Now, let us consider what is the best way to proceed. I shall probably have to ask you for a trifle of aid." "But I must be off to Weyler. I have not a minute to waste if I wish to reach him in time." "In time for what?" asked O'Connor, in surprise. "In time to secure a reprieve." "Nonsense, man." "May I ask what is nonsense, Captain Dynamite?" said Mr. Wyman, whose dignity was injured. "In the first place, it is nonsense to expect any aid from Weyler, who always staunchly supports his lieutenants, whether right or wrong, and in the second place, we do not want a reprieve. We've got to get them clean away from here before they will be safe--clean off the blooming island. I'll take them back to the old _Mariella_--that's the safest place for them. I wish to goodness they had never left her." "But how, my good sir--how under the sun are you going to get them to the _Mariella_ when they are locked up in a Spanish jail?" "No jail is impregnable." "But you cannot storm it in the face of a garrison of men with a handful of twelve." "There are more than fifty times twelve almost within gunshot, but I still think the twelve will be sufficient for my purpose." "Do you mean that the city is
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