The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines

th away rode a second small boat; and standing forward were two m

pping his rifle and suiting the action to the

sir," agre

tom of the boat with a clatter

lease keep your hands where they are." He turned to his co

d and soon the t

d their captor, still keeping them covered. "One

pe for it, so he obeyed withou

orward there," comm

soners

ow, Fritz, ro

rboat, at which Frank and Edwards had so recently fired. There the first capt

ow!" he c

et there was the sound of a shot and the lad felt a

. "He almost picked me off that time." He raised his voice in a

otorboat and this time there was no shot. Frank felt su

quickly over the side and t

shouting to?

h a slight shrug of his shoulders. "He's out th

s he doing

oing when you found us. T

res, eh. It's lucky we put off before you got so close

h?" said Frank. "I didn't think you co

to this, but turned

y from here at once, F

inker with the engine. Frank took a quick step forward and seemed about to leap upo

I were you,"

steppe

right,"

motorboat b

r raised

ranz!" h

and after a moment h

men, I fear you are wastin

xclaimed

cessary for us to shoot them before

slowly. "Well, I shall have more

its pace; and then, as the man raised his head to look at Frank, he perce

hem in the

!" he

his feet, revolver in hand. He raised it quickly, and pointing it a

have been impossible and Jack would probably

ssed the trigger and the bullet went wild. With a muttered imprecation, the German w

deck without a g

illiams in the chest as he and Edwards dashed toward

h the man, the latter dodged and Edwards went staggering by. Before he could re

lmost quicker than it takes to tell it. There remai

ly to face him. Both fired at the same moment and both stepped aside as they did so. Jack felt a bulle

helmsman, having disposed of Edwards, took a snap shot at h

ed the first German in a powerful embrace, the man's pistol hand goin

struck the latter's revolver on the barrel and the for

twist sent the revolver spinning across the deck,

of the deck before the latter could brace himself. There Jack's eye caught the glea

a hard job on his hands to dispose of him alone, to say nothing of

orce-a blow that would have ended the battle right there had it landed, but the German ducked and c

as he and Jack struggled abo

huge fist he raised, and would have brought it down on Jack's head had not th

low m

helmsman a blow in the face as he swooped past;

ack from a heavy blow in the face. Blood streamed fro

is head and stepped forward angrily. He had no mind t

ks with a cry of pain. Jack followed up this advantage with a right-handed blow to the abdomen

d back and crump

o meet the rush of the helmsman, who had now recovered from

nd one huge arm warded off Jack's first short jab for the face. Instead of attempting t

orward. The helmsman stepped aside and st

d have ended right there; fortunately, however, his haste

it staggered the lad. Apparently believing that this one blow woul

, his hand caught the rail of the boat, w

h a smile on his face.

d upon Jack that all that was necessary to dispose of this great brute was a

e the right ear as he passed. The man turned quickly and just in time to catch a second powerful b

vain the German struck out and sought to clinch. Jack dodged his blows and evad

lashed out quickly and then the lad stepped back. His fist had found its mar