of six bells, the lad had dropped his hand to his pock

rted moving," sa

p sharply. A moment later Lieutenant Blum dashed forward and jumped to the bridge. He

self. Here was fighting in

his track. The second man, Lieutenant Blum, touched the nearest machine gun. F

k. He leaped to the bridge an

are a dead man," he sa

the lad meant what he said. The

ank gazed in that direction. As he did so, the man at the wheel rose suddenly, snatched the r

ed limply t

ne gun, while the big vessel, with no hand t

and from Lord Hastings,

forward had developed considerable force and the Germans there realized that possession of the bridge by the Americans and Englishmen meant

his forces scattered-it wou

n them and the opposition amidships was the bridge. Now more men s

From their scattered positions about the deck, the allies returned the f

en!" shouted

ould be on deck in a few moments, and that if he could hold the dec

ll nigh impossible, for the allied sailors would be mowed down. For the same

aterland stagg

oners. The Germans in the forecastle were panic stricken at sight of these unexpected re-enforcements for the opp

ots rained upon them by the allies. Lord Hastings called his men to make a

for the use of the latter. Men emptied their revolvers in the very faces

forecastle rallied and dashed for the bridge. From behind t

ead, saw the men approaching him, picked up the revolver that lay near his hand and emptied i

e moment Frank staggered toward the machine guns. He

ine of fire and to have opened up with the rapid-firer w

nctively. He emptied the second revolver into the mass of

ermans wer

s gain control of the bridge, had urged his men to greater

ced their way through the struggling mass. The negro wreaked terrible havoc with his deadly pair of b

f his right fist and the man dropped back. The second made the

dge, Tom!"

the mass of the enemy and leaped safely to the

he volleys of the Germans who still stuck to the forecastle, the Americans and English threw themselves to t

who held the fo

s men to their feet to meet this situation. At command, th

ce discarded his empty automatics to favor of bare fists, and now he flung himself into the midst of the ba

ans gave

the big negro now dashed forward with wild crie

a dozen men. No shots were fired. All on the bridge had exhausted their

ized that the enemy was working back so that

no questions. Jack dashed

suh!" shout

ckles struck a man went down. Jack felled two men with as many blo

st three, and the Germans pr

toppled to the deck. Glancing around, the huge negro sa

d struck out viciously. T

t five men to

of the chin. Frank brought his revolver crashing down

by the arm, twisted sharply and sent him hurling into the sea. Then, with the rage of battle still in his heart and before

masters of the bridge. But along

st machine gun. Frank an