"Close the steel partition!" he yelled to Ted as he leaped for the
opening.
His chum, grasping the air lever, rolled shut the heavy curtain, but
in such precipitate haste that it caught Jack just above the knees
and pinned him fast. There he hung head down with the water pouring
in all around his body.
"Pull me through, Ted! Hurry! Pull me through!" gasped the young
executive officer, as he winced in pain from the smashing blow dealt
his limbs by the steel partition.
Grasping his chum under the armpits, with the water splashing in his
face, Ted braced himself against the side of the control chamber and
pulled with all his might. Inch by inch Jack's body was dragged
through the aperture, Navigating Officer Binns leaping to the assistance
of Ted and hauling away until finally Jack's limbs cleared the opening
and the steel partition closed entirely, shutting off the volume of
water above.
"Are you hurt, chum?" asked Ted.
"Yes, but don't mind me," came the reply, as Jack sprawled out with
both legs hanging limp and useless.
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