Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON THE "Stories of American History" Series. By JAMES OTIS, Author of "Toby Tyler," "Jenny Wren's Boarding House," etc. Each story complete in one volume; with 17 original illustrations by L. J. Bridgman. Small 12mo, neatly bound in extra cloth, 75 cents each. =1. When Dewey Came to Manila.= =2. Off Santiago with Sampson.= Two new volumes on the recent Spanish-American War, in the author's deservedly popular "Stories of American History" Series. =3. When Israel Putnam Served the King.= =4. The Signal Boys of '75=: A Tale of the Siege of Boston. =5. Under the Liberty Tree=: A Story of the Boston Massacre. =6. The Boys of 1745= at the Capture of Louisburg. =7. An Island Refuge=: Casco Bay in 1676. =8. Neal the Miller=: A Son of Liberty. =9. Ezra Jordan's Escape= from the Massacre at Fort Loyall. Dana Estes & Co., Publishers, Boston. [Illustration] OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON BY JAMES OTIS AUTHOR OF "JENNY WREN'S BOARDING-HOUSE," "JERRY'S FAMILY," "THE BOYS' REVOLT," "THE BOYS OF 1745," ETC. Illustrated BOSTON DANA ESTES & COMPANY 1899 Copyright, 1899 BY DANA ESTES & COMPANY Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston, U. S. A. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. "KEEP OUT" 11 II. KEEP IN 31 III. OFF SANTIAGO 48 IV. THE MERRIMAC 66 V. THE CHASE 86 VI. TEDDY'S DADDY 103 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE THE MARIA TERESA IN FLAMES _Frontispiece_ AT THE GATEWAY 12 TALKING WITH THE LONGSHOREMAN 17 THE MERRIMAC 22 TEDDY COMES ON BOARD THE MERRIMAC 27 SETTING THE HIDING-PLACE IN ORDER 34 TEDDY DISCLOSES HIMSELF 41 THE FLEET 51 "'THIS 'ERE STEAMER IS GOIN' TO BE SUNK'" 57 THE TEXAS 63 SAILORS FROM THE TEXAS 68 KEEPING WATCH OF THE BROOKLYN 73 THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMAC 79 THE SUNKEN MERRIMAC 83 TEDDY TRIES TO ASSIST THE WOUNDED SAILOR 90 THE TEXAS IN THE FIGHT 99 OFF SANTIAGO WITH SAMPSON. CHAPTER I. "KEEP OUT."