CHAPTER II.

THE JOURNEY TO PORT LA GLORIA

An Irritating Delay--Ashore at Nuevitas--Midnight Row at the Pier--Convivial Colonists Clash With Cubans--Ex-Soldier Takes an Involuntary Bath--The Cuban Police--Hon. Peter E. Park--The Start for La Gloria--Some Intending Colonists Back Out--The Man With the Long, Red Face--The Only Woman--The Fleet Anchors--"To-morrow, Four O'clock, Wind Right, Go!"--An Uncomfortable Night--Cuban Captain Falls Overboard--Port La Gloria Sighted 32