CONTENTSCHAPTER I--The Admiral's SixpenceCHAPTER II--In Defiance of AuthorityCHAPTER III--The World PlotCHAPTER IV--ShadowedCHAPTER V--Dropping the PilotCHAPTER VI--Captain CrouchCHAPTER VII--In the HoldCHAPTER VIII--A False WitnessCHAPTER IX--The "Dresden"CHAPTER X--The Mysterious MessageCHAPTER XI--The Middle WatchCHAPTER XII--The U93CHAPTER XIII--To the Boats!CHAPTER XIV--The Doomed ShipCHAPTER XV--The Penitence of Captain CrouchCHAPTER XVI--At the "Goat and Compasses"CHAPTER XVII--Number 758CHAPTER XVIII--"Mr. Russell"CHAPTER XIX--A ClueCHAPTER XX--Commander FellsCHAPTER XXI--On Board a White Star LinerCHAPTER XXII--By the Dogger BankCHAPTER XXIII--The Loss of the "Kitty McQuaire"CHAPTER XXIV--The Tables TurnedCHAPTER XXV--Væ VictisCHAPTER XXVI--The TitansCHAPTER XXVII--The Battle of the Dogger BankCHAPTER XXVIII--The Wounded "Lion"CHAPTER XXIX--Conclusion————ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOURBy GEORGE SOPERTHE "MONDAVIA" SWUNG IN UPON HER VICTIM. . . . . . . . .FrontispieceTHE VERY FIRST PROJECTILE BURST DIRECTLY OVER THE BRIDGETitle-pageTHE BOY SPRANG ASIDE TOO LATE. HE WAS SEIZED ROUGHLY BY THE THROATTHE "HARLECH" HAD TAKEN A MARKED LIST TO PORT--NO ONE COULD LIVE UPON THE DECKLIKE AN EVIL EYE IN THE NIGHT THERE APPEARED AN ANSWERING LIGHT"YOU'RE HEADING THE WRONG WAY, MAN! PUT ABOUT AND STAND CLEAR WHILE THE TROUBLE'S ON"CROUCH SEIZED RUSSELL BY HIS LONG, FLOWING BEARD, WHICH HE TORE BODILY FROM THE OLD MAN'S WRINKLED FACEAS THEY SANK OUT OF THE RED GLARE OF A WINTER'S SUNSET THERE APPEARED THE THREATENING FORM OF THE U93SUBMARINE U93In the following story fact is blended with fiction. The account of the Battle of the North Sea, in which the "Blücher" was sunk, is as historically accurate as is possible with the details at present available. On the other hand, it would be well for the reader to know that the description of the pursuit of the "Dresden" in mid-Atlantic is wholly fictitious. The incident is introduced "for my story's sake," as Robert Louis Stevenson used to say, and also because it is illustrative of the character of the "Sea Affair" in the earlier days of the war.CHARLES GILSON.
CONTENTSCHAPTER I--The Admiral's SixpenceCHAPTER II--In Defiance of AuthorityCHAPTER III--The World PlotCHAPTER IV--ShadowedCHAPTER V--Dropping the PilotCHAPTER VI--Captain CrouchCHAPTER VII--In the HoldCHAPTER VIII--A False WitnessCHAPTER IX--The "Dresden"CHAPTER X--The Mysterious MessageCHAPTER XI--The Middle WatchCHAPTER XII--The U93CHAPTER XIII--To the Boats!CHAPTER XIV--The Doomed ShipCHAPTER XV--The Penitence of Captain CrouchCHAPTER XVI--At the "Goat and Compasses"CHAPTER XVII--Number 758CHAPTER XVIII--"Mr. Russell"CHAPTER XIX--A ClueCHAPTER XX--Commander FellsCHAPTER XXI--On Board a White Star LinerCHAPTER XXII--By the Dogger BankCHAPTER XXIII--The Loss of the "Kitty McQuaire"CHAPTER XXIV--The Tables TurnedCHAPTER XXV--Væ VictisCHAPTER XXVI--The TitansCHAPTER XXVII--The Battle of the Dogger BankCHAPTER XXVIII--The Wounded "Lion"CHAPTER XXIX--Conclusion
CHAPTER I--The Admiral's SixpenceCHAPTER II--In Defiance of AuthorityCHAPTER III--The World PlotCHAPTER IV--ShadowedCHAPTER V--Dropping the PilotCHAPTER VI--Captain CrouchCHAPTER VII--In the HoldCHAPTER VIII--A False WitnessCHAPTER IX--The "Dresden"CHAPTER X--The Mysterious MessageCHAPTER XI--The Middle WatchCHAPTER XII--The U93CHAPTER XIII--To the Boats!CHAPTER XIV--The Doomed ShipCHAPTER XV--The Penitence of Captain CrouchCHAPTER XVI--At the "Goat and Compasses"CHAPTER XVII--Number 758CHAPTER XVIII--"Mr. Russell"CHAPTER XIX--A ClueCHAPTER XX--Commander FellsCHAPTER XXI--On Board a White Star LinerCHAPTER XXII--By the Dogger BankCHAPTER XXIII--The Loss of the "Kitty McQuaire"CHAPTER XXIV--The Tables TurnedCHAPTER XXV--Væ VictisCHAPTER XXVI--The TitansCHAPTER XXVII--The Battle of the Dogger BankCHAPTER XXVIII--The Wounded "Lion"CHAPTER XXIX--Conclusion
CHAPTER I--The Admiral's Sixpence
CHAPTER II--In Defiance of Authority
CHAPTER III--The World Plot
CHAPTER IV--Shadowed
CHAPTER V--Dropping the Pilot
CHAPTER VI--Captain Crouch
CHAPTER VII--In the Hold
CHAPTER VIII--A False Witness
CHAPTER IX--The "Dresden"
CHAPTER X--The Mysterious Message
CHAPTER XI--The Middle Watch
CHAPTER XII--The U93
CHAPTER XIII--To the Boats!
CHAPTER XIV--The Doomed Ship
CHAPTER XV--The Penitence of Captain Crouch
CHAPTER XVI--At the "Goat and Compasses"
CHAPTER XVII--Number 758
CHAPTER XVIII--"Mr. Russell"
CHAPTER XIX--A Clue
CHAPTER XX--Commander Fells
CHAPTER XXI--On Board a White Star Liner
CHAPTER XXII--By the Dogger Bank
CHAPTER XXIII--The Loss of the "Kitty McQuaire"
CHAPTER XXIV--The Tables Turned
CHAPTER XXV--Væ Victis
CHAPTER XXVI--The Titans
CHAPTER XXVII--The Battle of the Dogger Bank
CHAPTER XXVIII--The Wounded "Lion"
CHAPTER XXIX--Conclusion
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ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
By GEORGE SOPER
By GEORGE SOPER
THE "MONDAVIA" SWUNG IN UPON HER VICTIM. . . . . . . . .FrontispieceTHE VERY FIRST PROJECTILE BURST DIRECTLY OVER THE BRIDGETitle-pageTHE BOY SPRANG ASIDE TOO LATE. HE WAS SEIZED ROUGHLY BY THE THROATTHE "HARLECH" HAD TAKEN A MARKED LIST TO PORT--NO ONE COULD LIVE UPON THE DECKLIKE AN EVIL EYE IN THE NIGHT THERE APPEARED AN ANSWERING LIGHT"YOU'RE HEADING THE WRONG WAY, MAN! PUT ABOUT AND STAND CLEAR WHILE THE TROUBLE'S ON"CROUCH SEIZED RUSSELL BY HIS LONG, FLOWING BEARD, WHICH HE TORE BODILY FROM THE OLD MAN'S WRINKLED FACEAS THEY SANK OUT OF THE RED GLARE OF A WINTER'S SUNSET THERE APPEARED THE THREATENING FORM OF THE U93
THE "MONDAVIA" SWUNG IN UPON HER VICTIM. . . . . . . . .Frontispiece
THE VERY FIRST PROJECTILE BURST DIRECTLY OVER THE BRIDGETitle-page
THE BOY SPRANG ASIDE TOO LATE. HE WAS SEIZED ROUGHLY BY THE THROAT
THE "HARLECH" HAD TAKEN A MARKED LIST TO PORT--NO ONE COULD LIVE UPON THE DECK
LIKE AN EVIL EYE IN THE NIGHT THERE APPEARED AN ANSWERING LIGHT
"YOU'RE HEADING THE WRONG WAY, MAN! PUT ABOUT AND STAND CLEAR WHILE THE TROUBLE'S ON"
CROUCH SEIZED RUSSELL BY HIS LONG, FLOWING BEARD, WHICH HE TORE BODILY FROM THE OLD MAN'S WRINKLED FACE
AS THEY SANK OUT OF THE RED GLARE OF A WINTER'S SUNSET THERE APPEARED THE THREATENING FORM OF THE U93
SUBMARINE U93
SUBMARINE U93
In the following story fact is blended with fiction. The account of the Battle of the North Sea, in which the "Blücher" was sunk, is as historically accurate as is possible with the details at present available. On the other hand, it would be well for the reader to know that the description of the pursuit of the "Dresden" in mid-Atlantic is wholly fictitious. The incident is introduced "for my story's sake," as Robert Louis Stevenson used to say, and also because it is illustrative of the character of the "Sea Affair" in the earlier days of the war.
CHARLES GILSON.
CHARLES GILSON.