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Army and Navy Weekly
· November 20, 1897

This November 1897 issue of *Army and Navy*, a weekly publication for boys, contains several serials and complete stories. The featured piece is "Saving a King" by Ensign Clarke Fitch, U.S.N., which follows naval cadet Clif Faraday aboard the practice ship *Monongahela* in Lisbon. When visiting Englishman J. Cheshire-Cheshire Cate meets Clif and the beautiful Juanita Windom—daughter of a pearl collector—his behavior grows suspicious upon learning the Portuguese king will board the vessel. Additional serials include "Mark Mallory's Escape" by Frederick Garrison, U.S.A.; "In Forbidden Nepaul" by William Murray Graydon; "A Young Breadwinner" by Matthew White Jr.; and "Tom Fenwick's Fortune" by Frank H. Converse. The issue concludes with Academy regulations, athletics coverage, correspondence, and an editorial humor section, plus a $25 prize contest for reader criticism of the featured stories.
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