The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet

had been recharged and she was ready again for further diving upon a moment's notice. Lieutenant McClure climbed into the de

th powerful glasses. The wireless was snapping away exchanging messages with the allied fleet and getting a line on the

lieved from duty, went below to get some

n of the U.S.S. Chicago. A little later H.M.S. Congo, a "limey," was spoken. So

t of their calculations the course of the Dewey was altered. Headed due north, it was the aim of the submarine officers to in

sily discernible as the smoke of several vessels under forced draft. Very soon the head of the column loomed over the horizo

ll bet some of our ships are not very far away either," was Lieutenant McClu

bly the chap who nearly ran us down las

rd Jack, who had been watching the approaching German

ned the young seaman to cli

right by and act as m

now, but until furthe

ve each other as my a

we are about to close

sible during the

heard the sound of heavy cannonading across the water. It was certain now that a running fight w

ubmarine had run at right angles into the line of the Hun retreat. The Dewey held a strategic position. She viewed the approaching squadron as though looking d

ed below and the hatches sealed. Running on the surface, the oil engines were

Chief Gunner Mowrey how many torpedoes we

ded and two auxiliary Whiteheads in the racks. The Dewey's torpedo range was two miles

stern, powerful fourteen-inch pieces in twin turrets, were in action, firing huge salvos at his pursuers. The destroy

loose with a torpedo. The cruiser had pulled up now until it was nearly dead ahead of the Americ

pursuing warships that they had not noticed the sly

le light bulbs in bright red--one for each of the torpedo tubes in the bow bulkhead. When they were lighted thus it indicated that every chamber was loaded. As soon as a torpedo was discharged the bulb co

ower port toggle and released a torpedo. Again the jarring motion that indicated the discharge of the missile and the swirl of the compressed air

fficer Cleary as the mirror reflected t

er, for Commander McClure, knowing full well the German destroyer would sight the speeding torpedo and immediately turn its fire on the Yankee's periscop

he yelled in

the same picture. The torpedo had shot across the bow of the destroyer and leap

midships," called

ined eagerly how he had beheld the explosion of the torpedo just aft the m

ine," ejaculated Cleary as his command

sunk since the beginning of the war," added McClure seriously. Then turning to Jack Hammond he added: "I guess you are the good-luck c

heart beat high and he could scarce

ed gracefully out of range of the German destroyer. After traveling ahead f

cope projected again ou

o get a glimpse of

isting badly from the effect of the American submarine's unexpected sting and had turned far over on her side. A British dest

umn of warships--the remnants of the German raiding fleet in

took in the situation. "Might as well stand by this str

ary, as he swung the other periscope to scan t

Dewey ascended and ma

he decks of the latter

had been fished fr

h whitecaps. However, the men of the Dewey, armed with life preservers, steadied thems

scanning the sea, when their attention was diverted by the gesticula

st at the same moment Jack spied another

ea with the deadly implements of naval warfare, and the Dewey ha