The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
s flashed to the Algonquin on the fourth day out. It brought
ult of it. She declared that now the United States had come to the rescue of th
two days out from Buen
from the loo
ir!" he
nded Captain Stone
ahead,
of an approaching vessel be
pose?" asked Frank, who
the captain angrily. "It
rchlight of the approa
out of the
e angry captain. "If it wasn't for th
s operator
sir," he
ve it to me. What are y
a shell into us, sir," said the operator,
oodthirsty pirate like that to tel
n Stoneman gave the
lf?" he demanded of t
himself at all,
captain again. "Oh, well
om the vessel that had accosted th
ame a voice in English.
uin growled again but he
sight of the first man, Captain Stoneman's frown
he exclaimed. "When did you g
officer looked at the captain clos
aimed. "If it isn't Stonema
es. What sh
oneer, Stoneman. I'm
claimed the captain. "F
say is sailing ab
I know there is no need searching your ship, Captain. You'
" said Captain Sto
low, but returned on d
ers, Captain?" asked
toneman e
at them anyhow, if it's no t
'n," he called, "summon
proached. The American officer asked them
ght," h
d a few moments later. The former was
ng us up in this high-hand
madam," said the li
ks," was the reply. "
American cruiser Pionee
ange. "You'll pardon me, Lieutenant," she excla
h Mrs. Wheaton and he
d again to Ca
k out for that raider. She's around here some place. If you sight her, fire your guns, and
ain Stoneman. "You can
followed by his men, disappeared over the side. Captain
States very long to ge
they desce
afraid American cruisers will have no more succes
on the job," said
"The sooner we come up with that f
e he
may as well turn
l be nothing
later the lad
ptain Stoneman congratulated himself t
me and we will be safe," he
to be afraid of? Don't you know that the A
n sight, mother,"
ieutenant Lansing knows that there are American
nsing has more important duties just now than
important, I'd like
ea
nab this German raider, and I'll venture to say that the Pioneer is pay
is perfectly plain to me that you do
the eye of Miss Wheaton and remained silent. A few
Elizabeth Wheaton ap
d with a smile. "It is just
ith a smile, "but you will adm
ply, there came a hail f
p, s
the first officer,
ad!" came
ainly visible to all
at this vessel bearing down on the Algonqu
ned the
eman came ju
ed angrily, forgetting his grammar absolutely as he did