The ropes strained and creaked, and Ted at once sent for the chains. These were placed about the unfortunate doctor, and, just as they were made secure, and he had been lifted up to be carried to his cabin, the two old Germans came running from their rooms. They were greatly excited.
[CHAPTER XXVI]
ENTANGLED
Dr. Klauss, seeing his two friends, called to them something in the language he and they used between them. It seemed to be an appeal for help.
“Look out for them!” cried Mr. Sheldon, who had gone on ahead. He had an iron bar for a weapon.
“Don’t you two interfere!” yelled Ted. “If you do it will be worse for you.”
“What is it; we don’t understand,” said one of the men in German.
“We have had to subdue Dr. Klauss,” answered Jerry, who could manage to speak a little of the language of the Fatherland. “He has threatened to take us down to the bottom of the sea at a depth that would kill us all.
“We are doing this as a precautionary measure,” went on Jerry, struggling with the German language. “We intend to turn the ship about, and land ourselves. Then we will give Dr. Klauss his liberty, and he can do as he pleases. But we will not let you interfere with our plans now!”