E-text prepared by Steven desJardins and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Transcriber's note: "Ensign Clark Fitch" is a pseudonym used by Upton Sinclair. A PRISONER OF MORRO Or In the Hands of the Enemy by ENSIGN CLARK FITCH, U. S. N. Author of "Bound for Annapolis," "Cliff, the Naval Cadet," "The Fighting Squadron," etc. [Illustration: A Prisoner of Morro by Ensign Clark Fitch, U. S. N.] Street & Smith, Publishers 79-89 Seventh Ave., New York City Copyright, 1898 By Street & Smith A Prisoner of Morro 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.