“Submarine, ahoy! What vessel is that?”
“Shall I tell them our name?” asked Ned anxiously.
“No,” urged Jimmie. “Don’t say ‘U-13’!”
“They’ve seen it on the side, anyhow!” scorned Frank.
“Don’t let them think we’re Germans. Don’t you see they’re English?” queried Jimmie.
“It doesn’t signify they’re English, even if they do speak the language,” returned Ned. “Can’t you answer?”
“Ahoy, there!” came an impatient voice.
“Steamer, ahoy!” replied Ned. “We’re a peaceful submarine manned by neutral noncombatants!”
“A likely yarn, indeed!” laughed the stranger. “Stand by to receive a boat. I shall send an officer aboard to investigate.”
“All right, Captain,” consented Ned. “Glad to meet you!”