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THE FIGHTING MERMAID
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"Just scare 'em stiff," laughed Carl Baldwin.
"The Alfonso XIX. lay in a glow of diffused light that seemed to come from beneath her very keel."
By the time darkness had settled over the scene the entire Spanish fleet was fully aroused. News of the mysterious happenings in the harbour had even spread to all parts of the city, and General Moranza realised that his powerful friends were already at work.
Some two hours later, while the officers and crew of the Alfonso XIX. were still discussing with bated breath the recent supernatural appearance of the Cuban emblem, they were startled by again seeing it floating on the sur-
