Completely surrounded
and outnumbered ten to one, the party of isolated Germans threw down
their arms and surrendered. From his vantage point behind the conning
tower of the captured U-boat Jack kept tabs on the struggle until all
firing had ceased and he was sure the Germans had been completely
subjugated. The cheering of his rescuers apprised him of the defeat
of the enemy. Walking out on the deck of the U-boat, he pulled off
his hat and welcomed his deliverers with a lusty yell.
His sudden appearance from behind the conning tower of the U-boat
completely nonplussed his friends for a moment. The bluejackets
wheeled at the sound of his voice and a dozen rifles were trained on
him in an instant.
"Don't fire!" yelled Jack. "I'm Jack Hammond of the U.S.S. _Dewey_."
For a moment the blue jackets paused---and then pandemonium broke
loose.
"Hurrah, hurrah for Jack Hammond!" they shouted. Hastily a gangplank
was thrown out to the captive U-boat and Jack ran ashore only to be
surrounded by his fellow-countrymen and fairly lifted off his feet.
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