In a few minutes Ted returned bringing with him the captive naval
officer. Then the American captain addressed himself to the German
leader.
"Captain Schmidt, you are probably aware of the fact that we have
driven into one of your submarine nets and are firmly entangled,"
began McClure slowly. His prisoner nodded assent.
"We do not intend to surrender, although the odds are against us,"
continued the Yankee skipper jauntily. "If we decide to remain down
here and take our medicine you and your men whom we rescued so kindly
from the mother sub are going to get the same medicine that we do."
He paused for a moment to let the import of his words sink home.
"But, Herr Schmidt, we do not propose to stay down here and wait for
death to claim us," he continued calmly. "Life is sweet to us just
as it is sweet to you. We are all here together, prisoners and
captors, and if we live you live; if we die you die.
"Now here is what I propose to do. This, as you see, is a former
U-boat of your navy that fell into our hands.
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