Dan held on steadily, his motto “Win or sink!”
[CHAPTER XIX—A GERMAN VIEW OF SUBMARINES]
Suddenly the Hun craft, as indicated by the trail of bubbles in her wake, made an oblique turn, going off to Dan’s port. But Dan kept on, shouting down to the spar deck:
“Stand by the port guns! Not a shot unless ordered!”
A moment or two and the submersible, as indicated by the bubbles on the water, had turned head-on again coming close to the surface. She was now in position to deliver two torpedoes.
It was the moment for which Dan had waited.
“Let go with all three guns, port battery!” he yelled. “Rapid fire.”
Three jets of smoke and flame shot out from as many muzzles. The gun crews rushed to reload.
“One hit!” shouted Dan. “Again!”
“Two hits—and she’s done for!” yelled Dan, joyously, as he scanned the water. “Good work, men!”