"No; we'll take him with us," Jack decided.
As the destroyer began to forge ahead, the Cutlip boy grew alarmed and hurried to Jack's side.
"You are not taking me away, are you, sir?" he asked fearfully.
"No," replied Jack, and outlined the situation as fully as he deemed wise.
Young Cutlip was plainly eager to help in the capture of the German submarine crew.
"And you feel sure they will come back to-night?" Jack questioned.
"Yes, sir. They must be very hungry. If you could have seen those three men devour what little food I gave them! They seemed to be half starved."
"Strange, too," Jack muttered, "considering the number of ships they have sunk in these waters recently. They should have replenished their stores."
"It may be that this was one of the less fortunate submarines," said Frank. "The sinkings may have been done by other U-Boats."
"That's true, too," said Jack. "I hadn't thought of that. I guess that must be the answer."