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