"No," he muttered, at last. "I think the best thing for a fellow like
you, Jack Benson, will be to wade in and get your revenge! And make
it as complete as you can!"
"All right, sir," nodded Jack. "Thank you. And now, we'll see how
complete a job we can make of it. Mr. Somers!"
"Aye, aye, sir," answered Eph, from below.
"Are you going to consult with your crew?" whispered Danvers.
"They're not the kind of fellows who need consulting," muttered Captain
Jack. "All they want is their orders. Mr. Somers, bring up the
sounding line."
"Aye, aye, sir."
In a moment more young Somers was in the conning tower, and Jack,
sounding line in hand, was out on the platform deck, where Lieutenant
Danvers followed him.
Eph knew, by this time, what was wanted of him. Hal, in the engine
room, was, as yet, ignorant of the game, but all Hal had to do was to
obey engine room signals promptly.
Sending the submarine craft ahead at very slow speed, Eph steered as
close to the bobbing masthead as the young captain deemed safe. Jack
shouted his orders back as he and Lieutenant Danvers crouched over the
nose of the boat.
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