Part 28 (1/2)

But that fin over to port was the half-visible upper part of a s” on her slow, forward course

If he rang for speed ahead, Captain Jack knew it h to carry his boat and its human load ahead to safety

In any case, it nal--then destruction!

All this see commander's head as hein the way, young Benson flung hirasped a spoke of the steering wheel; his right hand signaled violently for speed astern

Would Hal respond in time to save them all?

CHAPTER XVIII

THE FINDINGS ON THE ”THOR”

It was a breathlessone hand on the wheel, gazed off at port side with fascinated stare

Al could be heard thatskipper, at thatsave that tiny fin-line out on the water

Then the speed ahead of the submarine boat stopped In anotherbackward

On ca id

On for the bow of the ”Hastings” ca them all to destruction?

It must have been by a hair's breath, but that fin-line crossed the bow of the subone on, beyond--har, Eph?” demanded Jack ”Oh, yes; you want to knohy I bowled you over in that fashi+on Because there wasn't tiear at work, and take us out of the path of that torpedo aimed for us”

”Torpedo?” demanded Eph Somers, thunderstruck

”Torpedo?” repeated Jacob Farnum, in bewilder forward ”See, its force is expended, and now it's floating on the water over there off the starboard bow”

Jacob Farnu

”I saw the thing coh not as soon as Benson did By the ti So I heldwould have mattered much--then!”

In a few more crisp, swift sentences; Danvers told the rest of it adding:

”It was Benson's quick coolness that saved us all fro skyward”