"Exactly."
"But it's impossible," said Frank.
"Not at all," returned the German. "You may remember that German submarines made their way to the Dardanelles safely. The only difference will be that the Deutschland will go unarmed. She will carry a cargo of dyestuffs and other commodities of which the United States is in need."
"Well, she may try it, but I don't believe she'll get there," said
Harris.
"Nor I," declared Jack.
But Frank wasn't so sure. An American, he had not the strong prejudice of his two companions.
"It will be a great feat if she can accomplish it," the lad said.
"It will, indeed," said the German, "and she will accomplish it."
"One thing, though," said Frank, "she won't be able to carry a very valuable cargo. She's too small."
"She'll carry a cargo worth more than $2,000,000," said the German officer, "and in payment she will bring back gold and securities, and you may know that Germany is in need of cash."