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Title: Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers

Author: H. Irving Hancock

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Dave Darrin
After The Mine Layers

OR

Hitting the Enemy a Hard
Naval Blow

By

H. IRVING HANCOCK

Author of "Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz," "Dave Darrin on
Mediterranean Service," "Dave Darrin's South American
Cruise," "Dave Darrin on the Asiatic
Station," "Dave Darrin and the
German Submarines,"
etc., etc.

Illustrated

P H I L A D E L P H I A
HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY
HOWARD E. ALTEMUS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I--WEIGHING ANCHOR FOR THE GREAT CRUISE 11
Dan is a business man. Sea orders in a jiffy. Anchors a-weigh. The
mine-sweepers at work. In the torpedo's path. The Hun that slipped
away. An indignant neutral skipper. "You vill do vat ve you
tell--yes!"

CHAPTER II--"THE ACCURSED POWER OF GOLD!" 30
Dave dares Fate. A new "boss." Secret of the after-hold. Dave is
disgusted. "Vat? Can't proof it you?" Sweeping for more evidence.
The prize crew. The vanishing periscope.

CHAPTER III--A FIGHT OF THE GOOD OLD KIND 41
A fair hit. Distant firing. A real sea fight. The "Grigsby" turns
tail. "Circle!" At deadly close quarters. Dan Dalzell scores. A
stern chase. With the wounded.

CHAPTER IV--WHAT A FLOATING MINE DID 55
The liner in trouble. The flash of a mine. True to his trust.
Seaman Streeter is busy. A deaf jacky. Not present or accounted
for. Rescue work. Dan protests. Dave sets the pace. Out for
sterner work.

CHAPTER V--EYES THAT LOOKED DOWN FROM THE AIR 63
Why the flash was seen. The "blimp" sighted. A que