“Of course I deny it,” was the reply.
“And I suppose you will also deny sending a message to the commandant at Colon, threatening to blow up the city?”
“That is absurd,” was the reply.
Captain Ainslee motioned to Mabel, and she stepped forward.
“Do you recognize this young lady, captain?” demanded the commander of the Tennessee.
As the other’s eyes rested upon Mabel, he stepped back in surprise and a look of genuine alarm passed over his face. Then it grew dark. He was very angry.
“So,” he exclaimed, “this is the way you show your sympathy for Germany, eh?”
“What is Germany to me?” demanded Mabel hotly. “I’m no German.”
“But you said—”
“I said that because I was angry at the time. You have made trouble enough for us. I’m glad you have been captured.”