The Boy Allies under Two Flags

m! B

forward guns on the

, Lord Hasti

on in the pilot house, had watched the pr

citement so great that he forgot t

oom! Boo

ut, and now poured a b

he water, came the sound of many guns. The German

up the water in mighty geysers, as if it were a typhoon that surrounde

ther. Now, as the little scout cruiser rose on a huge swell,

pled; a second later and the faint sound of a

cried J

, and the gunners, well pleased with their marksman

ge!" came the command, and Jack h

eton?" demanded the commander of the Sylph. "I

ee that the wreckage has already been cleared a

mander. The first lieutenant of th

ong for us, sir. You will ha

well

e little scout cruiser began

ned to the

ng about for?" demanded Fr

e enemy is too strong for

no reason to

that Lord Hastings does. I guess h

but I don't like t

or

here was a. hail

n the port

onality?" bellow

sir," was

u make

ment and then called back. "Yes

ngs. "Lieutenant Hethering

to port, could now be seen the faint outline of the approaching British battle cruiser, sailing swift

ph's commander, and the little craft leaped for

than her sister ship, crashed into the very mouth of

and bleeding. Others dropped over dead. An offi

His Lordship grimly. "Give her

re his eyes only a moment before, th

oo

s all watched the ef

," said Lord Hastings calml

y guns began to breathe defiance to the Germans. But the Breslau and the Go

to communication with the captai

s the order that was f

soon outdistanced the Gloucester. The Sylph, however, continued the chase and was gradually gaining, although, now that the battle was over for the time being,

stings on the bridge. The latter

nt for the manner in which they escaped the blockade at Libau. They were supposed

ently gone wrong,"

erin

ruse of some kind," said Jack

ght, although he d

British squadron by the simple maneuver of reversing their lights, putting their bow lights aft and vice vers

ed in putting our mark on them,

agreed Lieutena

ylph was unable to come up with her quarry, and the two

he at last realized that the Germans had escaped. "Mr.

nant did a

stings, "you might as wel

n a much needed rest and the Sylph continues to speed on her course, it will be a go