Chapter XLIII - The Battle of the Sand Belt

CHAPTER XLIII.
THE BATTLE OF THE SAND BELT

IN Merlin's Cave -- Clarence and I and fifty-two
fresh, bright, well-educated, clean-minded young
British boys. At dawn I sent an order to the factories
and to all our great works to stop operations and re-
move all life to a safe distance, as everything was
going to be blown up by secret mines, "AND NO TELLING
AT WHAT MOMENT -- THEREFORE, VACATE AT ONCE." These
people knew me, and had confidence in my word.
They would clear out without waiting to part their
hair, and I could take my own time about dating the

 
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