“I am Lady Mildred Gaunt,” she answered coldly.
“Take me to your cabin,” the admiral said gruffly to the captain, and did not speak again till they were alone.
“This is a pretty business, sir. Do you realize that you have forced my squadron to come to this diabolical spot? You deserve hanging,” the admiral said angrily.
Captain Armstrong did not answer, but there was a twinkle in his eye.
“You can tell me your story. You may as well start at the beginning.”
Now and then Armstrong was stopped to answer a question, but very quickly the admiral knew everything there was to be known.
“A mad adventure from the start, sir.”
“Has it succeeded, sir? We have had no news at all,” Armstrong asked eagerly.
“The Powers have taken over the Congo, if that’s what you want to know.”
“Hurrah! Pardon me, sir. I will be back in a minute,” Armstrong cried and hastened to Drake with the news.