“Who was the commander of this outfit?” Dalzell inquired, in English, of course.
“I was, and am,” replied a scowling German officer.
“Your name?”
“Sparnheim!”
“Then, Sparnheim, all I have to say to you is that you may have been commander, but now you’ll take orders, instead of giving them. Do you feel any shame for what you did to that steamship?”
“I don’t,” was the frowning answer. “I attacked enemies of Germany and of the Kaiser!”
“What did the women in the boats yonder do to Germany, or the Kaiser?” Dan demanded.
“They sailed the sea, at least,” retorted Sparnheim.
“Is that a crime?”
“But the German government had warned all passengers from the sea!”