Part 6 (2/2)
”Great Scott! You ht to blow up the derelict?”
”Isn't it usually the Navy, sir, that gets such jobs to do?”
”Yes, yes, Benson But the Navy Department always sends out a vessel fitted for such work”
”This is a submarine boat We have one loaded torpedo left on board
Don't you think we answer the description of a vessel fitted for destroying a derelict?” s of the itch, for revenge that we feel”
”It'll be a ticklish business,” htfully
”So is a lot of the Navy's work, isn't it?” persisted Captain Jack
”See here, lad, do you reallyup the derelict?”
”That's what I' the searchlight ”And over there, three hundred yards yonder, I can still make out, once in a while, that bit of mast What do you say, Lieutenant?”
”Why, if you boys have the grit to go ahead and tackle a job like that in the night, the Navy isn't going to feel chilled and run away,”
laughed Danvers, shortly ”Yet, ers of the undertaking?”
”I think I do,” nodded Captain Jack
”It's to be a duel between this sub off like this over here, and shoot at that ood”
”Yes, I know all that,” said Jack, eagerly
”Then what's your plan, Benson?”
”Why, sir, we've got, first of all, to sail as close as we dare to thatline to find out in which direction the hull of the sunken derelict lies Wegotten our figures, we'll have to glide back a little way, so as to give a right-angle broadside on at the hull of the derelict Before firing the torpedo we'll first have to go far enough beloater so that we'll knoe're in fair line with that sunken hull yonder, for we've got to ot the figures down all right,” nodded Lieutenant Danvers, thoughtfully ”The risky part is in trying to run over that derelict's sunken hull in order to locate it andplus' et an injury, from the stump of another mast, that may tear a real hole in our plates and send us all to the bottoame really worth the while,” assented Captain Jack Benson, coolly ”Do you feel then, Mr Danvers, that we should be satisfied to drive back to Dunhaven and content ourselves iring the Navy Department news of the derelict and of her present position?”
Lieutenant Danvers thoughtfully gazed at the young submarine commander's face
”No,” hefor a fellow like you, Jack Benson, will be to wade in and get your revenge! And ht, sir,” nodded Jack ”Thank you And noe'll see how complete a job we can make of it Mr Somers!”
”Aye, aye, sir,” answered Eph, fro to consult with your crehispered Danvers
”They're not the kind of felloho need consulting,” muttered Captain Jack ”All they want is their orders Mr So line”
”Aye, aye, sir”