Jack shrugged.
"I was just offering the opportunity," he said.
The officer was removed and one of the men brought in. Jack quizzed him with no better results. One after another the unwounded men were questioned, but none would reveal the location of the submarine.
"Looks like we would have to find it ourselves," said Jack at length. "There is no use questioning any of the others. They won't tell."
Assistance came from an unexpected source.
"Maybe I can help out a bit," said the elder Cutlip quietly.
Jack, Frank and Lieutenant Hetherton looked at him in surprise.
"You mean that you know and will tell?" asked Frank.
"I do. You have made my duty plain to me. No longer am I afraid of the Germans."
"How do you come to know this hiding place?" asked Jack.