DAN BEARD

NEW YORK AND LONDON

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

1902

COPYRIGHT, 1902,

By FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

Registered at Stationers' Hall, London

Printed in the United States

Published February, 1902

TO

F. C.

CONTENTS AND CARTOONS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. A Bombshell, 1

II. East Point, 14

III. Love and Combat, 34

IV. War and Business, 60

V. Slowburgh, 89

VI. Off for the Cubapines, 117

VII. The Battle of San Diego, 151

VIII. Among the Moritos, 185

IX. On Duty at Havilla, 216

X. A Great Military Exploit, 240

XI. A Dinner Party at Gin-Sin, 250

XII. The Great White Temple, 277

XIII. The War-Lord, 310

XIV. Home Again, 338

XV. Politics, 365

XVI. The End, 374

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

Captain Jinks, Hero, Frontispiece

"Sam was taken straddling a chair."

War's Demand, 6

"But what did he want of soldiers?"

The Manly Sport at East Point, 56

"Starkey stood off and gave him his 'coup de grace.'"

A Blood Brotherhood, 120

"A big company to grab everything.... The

Benevolent Assimilation Company, Limited."

Two of a Kind, 206

"There are four marks."

Consent of the Governed, 238

"What business have these people to talk about

equal rights?"

Winners of the Cross, 266

"He got the Victorious Cross in South Africa."

The Perfect Soldier, 324

"The Emperor gave an exclamation of surprise

and delight."

Harmless, 392

"He sits like that for hours."