"You never can tell," he said. "I am guessing that 'Little Mack' has
another card up his sleeve."
Down in the turret of the submerged _Dewey_ an extraordinary scene was
being enacted. McClure, Cleary and Jack were standing together as the
vessel glided away under the water.
"It worked---it worked!" shouted the young lieutenant as he ordered
the submerging process discontinued and the _Dewey_ held on an even
keel.
"What worked?" gasped his dazed executive, who had yet to grasp the
significance of his commander's action in ordering members of the
crew overboard.
"Why, don't you see? Those Germans think they sank us. When they
saw our boys leaping into the water they took it for granted one of
their shots had landed and we were done for. They think the boys
leaped overboard to escape death in the hold of a mortally wounded
Yankee. And here we are, safe and sound, under the water!"
"But what about those fellows swimming around up there?" asked Jack
in startled tones.
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