“Any lives lost?”
“We don’t know.”
“We lost two men.”
“Condolence,” signalled the rearmost rear-guard craft.
“Any naval vessels lost?” Dave inquired.
“None that we know about.”
“How many enemy submarines sunk?”
“Several; don’t know the number,” replied the other destroyer.
“Now you may cheer in earnest, if you want to,” Darrin shouted down from the bridge as the news was passed around.
And right royally did those jackies cheer. The rescued soldiers were now permitted on the “Logan’s” deck, and contributed their own quota of cheers.