Hal Maynard will be the hero, a bright, typical, dashing American boy. As Napoleon once said that every soldier of France carried in his knapsack a marshal’s baton, so every American boy has implanted in him the seeds of heroism, awaiting only the sunshine of opportunity for development. Thus Hal Maynard will be the representative of all American boys, and our readers, in following his adventures, will see done exactly what they would do themselves were they in the hero’s place. Young Americans will do well to keep their eyes on the STARRY FLAG WEEKLY. It will be in these columns they will find the best and most graphic stories of the war--stories that will be written by an author who enjoys the somewhat rare distinction of knowing what he is writing about. Mr. Wells will not quit the front so long as the fighting goes on. Who can describe so well as he the march of great events this summer? * * * * * STORIES BY A WAR CORRESPONDENT _IN CUBA_ MR. DOUGLAS WELLS TO WRITE A NEW SERIES FROM THE FRONT [Illustration: MR. DOUGLAS WELLS] A WELL-KNOWN AND POPULAR AUTHOR ENGAGED BY THE Starry Flag Weekly TO DESCRIBE THE ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN BOY IN CUBA. Young Americans will do well to keep their eyes on this publication. It will be in these columns they will find the best and most graphic stories of the war. The following stories will appear in the order given: TITLES. No. 1. Under Blanco’s Eye; or, Hal Maynard Among the Cuban Insurgents. No. 2. Gomez’s Yankee Scout; or, The Blow That Told for Cuba. No. 3. The First Gun; or, Lieut. Hal Maynard’s Secret Mission in Cuba. No. 4. Into Death’s Jaws; or, Defending the Stars and Stripes. * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes: Punctuation has been made consistent. Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected. The following change was made: p. 14: are inserted (they are not)