In order
to make as small a target as possible of the _Monitor_ the tail of
the sub was turned to the destroyer and in that position she glided
away into the depths. In two minutes she was submerged, only the
tips of her periscopes showing.
"They have their aft guns trained on us and are firing away as fast as
they can load and reload," said Jack as he gazed into the tube.
"Well, they'll never get us now," exclaimed McClure as the _Monitor_
took in another three hundred pounds of water ballast and dived down
out of sight of the German warship.
There was danger now of running into another net and the officers of
the sub were fully cognizant of their peril. As a precaution McClure
stopped the engines entirely and then gave orders to submerge to one
hundred feet. Slowly but steadily the vessel dropped away into the
fathoms and was soon beyond the range of guns, depth bombs or other
menacing projectiles. When at last the depth dial showed the desired
depth the _Monitor_ was headed straight out to the open sea and
started ahead at eight knots an hour.
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