to rise. Lord Ha
was all
commotion in the café. Officers jumped quickly to their feet. Several
! Spies!"
the officers. "Tell m
German. "My papers! The charts
others. "You must be mistaken.
ted response. "See here! and here!" a
em in your rooms," s
with me. I had the
danced with Mlle. Dulcé. Could she have taken them? You danced with her several ti
!" cried Lieutenant
re Marie Dulcé stood smiling. It was at that mo
" he cried. "Shoot the fi
the word, and the two la
colonel. The commander of the D-17 fired point-blank a
ped quickly backward and reached upward on the wall. There her hand found what she knew it wou
quickly forward. Keeping close to the wall, she made her way toward the front
hes lighted up the darkn
o bear, an outstretched arm sent it spinning from his hand. Lord Hastings growled and struck out w
ot one
hough he could not see what was going on, realized
are you
eply. "A man has m
nk to guard their rear, he stepped quickl
, or the enemy, sir
German," wa
felt a face. Then he drew back his l
Lord Hastings. "Yo
closed in, but Jack disposed of him quickly.
warm, sir.
then," s
shed open. A moment later all three were in the
after them, and the crack of revolvers
Hastings. "They'll have the whole
water front c
ried Lord Hastin
ere he had left it, but at that moment a figure blocked the way. It was
he said
s stopped in
ow back there?" d
ave replied, but Jack
gauged the distance accurately, and the two went to the ground violently. The sentr
ack!" cried Lord Hastings. "
ead in his two hands, then b
ising, "that'll kee
e others, who had j
re-quick!" comman
just as Jack
r. All here,"
aid Lord
slowly at first, the
the water's edge, the boat was beyond revolv
Hastings, as a bull
hers o
ter us, sir!"
f they want to catch us,
is it?" asked
emanded
fore nine o'clock we might just as well stay ashore.
atch he struck, Jac
hen," he said. "It's three
ucky," sa
tings dryly. "Look back and
," replied Frank, after a
cannon," said Lord Hastings. "All we need is to g
ut the motorboat, one occasionally striking
t the place," sa
more," respond
stings shut off the en
k, we'll have to run for it," said th
mething has gone wrong
one to sleep,"
. "We can't remain here many minutes
y seconds, then, if there is not some sign of the D-17
gs was ready to open the engine, the waters of the sea parte
on deck. The submarine was perhaps fifty yards away, and
re, Price!
right
with you, and be ready to sub
aye,
disapp
the three clambered over the side as fast as they could amid a v
quick!" shoute
Hastings right behind them. Down the ladder they went with a r
nd quickly, Mr. Templeton!"
D-17 to submerge, the while the occupants of the motorboats witho
torpedo at them,
ings shoo
're here, and the quicker we get out the better. They'll have every German submarine in these waters on the hunt for us. Fortunately, we h
ck, "how about the other
manded Lor
r two, sir,
n. Shape your course due north for two mile
o Frank and
te," he said quietly. "You may p
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