Sea-hounds . se to describe the call of a ship indistress—of a steamer that had been torpedoed. Butthe sails turned out to be friends in every case, whileboth of the ships reported sinking were too far awayfor us to be of any use to them. Early in the after-noon a suspiciously cruising craft, which provedpresently to be a friend, got a high-explosive shellunder her nose as a consequence of her deliberationin revealing that fact. The smartness with which themen tumbled to quarters, and the almost uncannyspeed with which the forecastle gun was served, bodedwell for developments in case the real
Sea-hounds . se to describe the call of a ship indistress—of a steamer that had been torpedoed. Butthe sails turned out to be friends in every case, whileboth of the ships reported sinking were too far awayfor us to be of any use to them. Early in the after-noon a suspiciously cruising craft, which provedpresently to be a friend, got a high-explosive shellunder her nose as a consequence of her deliberationin revealing that fact. The smartness with which themen tumbled to quarters, and the almost uncannyspeed with which the forecastle gun was served, bodedwell for developments in case the real thing turnedup. Do you always fire a blank across their bowswhen you dont quite like the look of em ? I askedthe captain innocently, as he gazed dejectedly throughhis glass at certain unmistakable evidences provingthat he had been cheated of his quarry. Blank ! —indignation and half the look that sits on the faceof a terrier who discovers that he has cornered hisown familys Tabby instead of the neighbours. 73U «^3 u Xit >s 8 c •ft, « J3 X! CD o C U Hunting 97 Tom—blank! Did 5^ou ever see a blank* X-point-X that threw up a spout as high as amasthead, and all black with smoke ? That was theworst punisher we have in our lockers; and, whatsmore, it was meant to be a hit. And the next onewould have been, he added. You cant afford towaste any time where five or ten seconds may makeall the difference between bagging and losing a Hun. But how about bagging something that isnt aHun? I protested. I told you, I think, that I hadarranged to go out next week on patrol in one of theAmerican submarines; but after what Ive justseen The burden of proof is up to the craft undersuspicion, cut in the captain, and they ought tohave no trouble in supplying it if they have their witsabout them. Then, with a grin, But if yourereally going out on submarine patrol next week, why—Ill promise to look twice before turning loose oneof those—those blanks. How he kept his word isanother story
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