stion out of the
air. New help. The sea hornet. A narrow squeak. "Laid an egg in
your path." Blimp and limp. Seaman Hedgeby enjoys himself.
"British hot air," and Dave gets a pal's share indeed. The story
of a capture. In deadly peril.

CHAPTER VI--IN THE TEETH OF THE CHANNEL GALE 78
Dave turns real helper. "I thought we were goners!" Making the
grapple again. The day's work of a mine-sweeper. In a boiling sea.
Life lines up. "Commanding officer overboard!"

CHAPTER VII--IN THE HOUR OF DESPAIR 84
The vanishing destroyer. Hope, then despair. The meeting of
searchlights. Fighting pluck. The rope from somewhere. Looped!
"Ugh!" The big sleep. The "Rigsdak." A cowboy Dane.

CHAPTER VIII--DAVE MEETS THE FATE OF THE SEA 95
From the pages of the Arabian Nights. Mr. and Mrs. Launce. The
shattering jar. To the boats! No enemy in sight. The gray tower.
The hail and a bad time of it. Dave stands revealed. A German
prisoner at last!

CHAPTER IX--THREATS TO A PRISONER 103
What the Danes "got." The chorus of terror. The ober-lieutenant
talks. The inquisition. Talk of courtesy. Dave turns stiff. "Where
have I heard that name before?" "Things will go badly with you
when you arrive in Germany!"

CHAPTER X--LIKE THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH 109
Captain Kennor is polite. A look-in at the periscope. "Yankee
meat." Dave is tricky. Shots and a threatened ramming. "You
idiot!" Dave plays for his own finish.

CHAPTER XI--A VICTIM OF COURTESY 115
What of the woman? Mrs. Launce speaks for herself. The game of
cross-bluff. An invitation bluntly refused. The turn of the
prisoners. On the surface. "You are eager for death." The mystery
of the Launces. "You are the Countess of Denby!" "Save your
denials for use before a German court." Dave invited on deck. "You
are a good boaster." Something to interest him.

CHAPTER XII--GERMAN BRUTALITY AT ITS WORST 126
Radio direct to Germany. Could any woman love this fellow? Dave
expresses thanks to the enemy. "My card." The same as confession.
"A pleasant evening for four!" The wild brutes of the sea.

CHAPTER XIII--FACING THE PLANNED DEATH 135
The