“Which reminds me,” said Frank, “that we still have the German prisoner aboard.”
“By Jove!” exclaimed Lord Hastings. “Do you know I had forgotten all about him?”
“What do you intend to do with him?” asked Frank.
“Well,” said Lord Hastings slowly, “I had intended giving him his liberty at the first opportunity. So far none has presented itself. If something doesn’t turn up soon, I fear I shall have to turn him over to the Dover military authorities as a prisoner of war.”
Jack gave vent to an expressive whistle.
“After what you have told him,” he said, “that will make it rather hard.”
“So it will,” admitted his commander, “but if half a chance turns up I shall see that he is set free. For had it not been for him, Frank, you would probably be imprisoned in Berlin right now.”
“That is undoubtedly true,” said Frank, “and I am properly grateful.”
“We’ll see,” said Lord Hastings, and this put an end, for the time being, to the subject.
Still running at full speed upon the surface, the D-16 was making rapid headway toward the British coast.