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The Boy Allies in the Baltic

Chapter 2 WITHIN THE FORTRESS.

Word Count: 1735    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

ck," said Fran

e?" asked Lord Has

e depth, sir,"

k at the chart,"

im and the three pored ov

d Frank, at last, placin

tings' comment. "Submerge anoth

der and then ret

and proceeded at a snail's pace. Jack

ine ceased. Then Jack made his way aft to wh

said Lord Hastings, "we should now be able t

man warship will send us to the

his commander. "We must make it a poin

o up now they are sure to see us-and they won

ings smil

s watch and noted that it was half past five. "It'll be

he commander of the D-17 went to

with its coming Lord Hastings emerged from his cabin, a

n your German uniforms," he said

and and soon were attired in the full regalia of Ger

d I am sure of it now-both of you would make first-class Germans

fortifications of Heligoland, the greatest German military fortresses,

om the conning tower to the bridge-open now that the submarine was above water. A fourth figure followed t

ut off and on no account will you come to the surface again until 9 o'clock to-morrow night. Th

r," replied Pr

en launch

rank were proceeding rapidly shoreward, the engine of the small motor-boat

ms of some of the most powerful of the Kaiser's formidable sea figh

at any moment,"

n't seem possible that so many of these great craf

, you must remember there are more and still more form

wish they would try it, though. I don

which is the reason they haven't tried it,"

er a moment. "We are close to the shor

boat came to a long pier, whi

. Guess we might as well do the same," he said. "We may need it. Fortunately, at my sugge

on the pier and the

now, sir?"

ittle prowling," s

ut to move off when t

goes

ng about quickly and looking into the h

y satisfied that they were all they seemed, he brought hi

you ask me," said Frank, wh

t they feel perfectly secure. Evidently they have no

ventured within our

aid Lord Hastings. "They all believe they can d

do," decl

at his chum

ou mean by that

ng of the Lusitania, a

fferent,"

tinued t

o a brilliantly

was a regular city,"

Hastings, "although there are

ng, "those are restaurants and café

wever, I suppose it is because the garrison has to have some form of entertainment.

ng the brilliantly lighted doorway, pa

e fatal. Walk as if you owned the

his line, and they followed Lord Hastin

that lined the four walls of the room. With them, or some o

here were four singers-two men and two women-or rather one young

and with many bows ushered them to a table in a distant corn

aw a young German lieutenant, who apparently had been drinking, approach the youthful singer. Apparently he asked her to dance, for he indicate

nce aware of his scrutiny, the girl's eyes also flashed in his directi

n who had so recently been refused by the girl, had followed the directio

smile soon cha

in asked her to dance. He met a second refusal and this time words ensued. The

s of this scene, as had

cause he wears a German uniform he thinks he own

stings quietly. "Remember where w

ied Frank. "But I don't

about the pretty singer. I notice you h

face g

k like a German

, she must be or she wouldn't be here.

nd you are not Germ

suddenly drawn again to the girl, who now see

to you," said Jack, n

nk and smiled. Then she motioned him to come t

robably wants you to da

In the first place it would be impolite to refuse, and

ed, hesitated a moment;

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