AUTHOR OF
"A WATCH-DOG OF THE NORTH SEA"
"A SUB. OF THE R.N.R."
ETC. ETC.
S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO.
4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.1
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
First Published December, 1917
Reprinted 1928, 1929, 1930
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | |
| I. | ["YOUR BIRD!"] |
| II. | [A PRICE ON HIS HEAD] |
| III. | [CONCERNING PETER BARCROFT] |
| IV. | [WHEN THE ZEPPELIN WAS OUT] |
| V. | [AT LADYBIRD FOLD] |
| VI. | [KIDNAPPED] |
| VII. | [THE RAID] |
| VIII. | ['MIDST THE SCENE OF RED RUIN] |
| IX. | [BETTY] |
| X. | [THE SEAPLANE'S QUEST] |
| XI. | [THE TERRORS OF THE AIR] |
| XII. | [THE RAIDER'S RETURN] |
| XIII. | [EXIT SEAPLANE NO. 445B] |
| XIV. | [BUTTERFLY] |
| XV. | [RECALLED BY WIRE] |
| XVI. | [CAPTIVES IN A SUBMARINE] |
| XVII. | [THE MIDDLE WATCH] |
| XVIII. | [AN OCEAN DUEL] |
| XIX. | [HELD UP IN THE NORTH SEA] |
| XX. | [INVESTIGATIONS] |
| XXI. | [ON THE TRAIL] |
| XXII. | [THE STRUGGLE ON THE CLIFFS] |
| XXIII. | [ON THE ROCKS] |
| XXIV. | [ENTWISTLE'S DECISION] |
| XXV. | [THE BOMBING EXPEDITION] |
| XXVI. | [A FUTILE RESCUE] |
| XXVII. | [FUGITIVES] |
| XXVIII. | [TRACKED] |
| XXIX. | [GASSED] |
| XXX. | [THE BARN BY THE RIVER] |
| XXXI. | [THE FRONTIER] |
| XXXII. | [AN AVERTED CATASTROPHE] |
| XXXIII. | [VON EITELWURMER'S OPPORTUNITY] |
| XXXIV. | [KIRKWOOD'S WINDFALL] |
| XXXV. | [ONE CARTRIDGE LEFT] |
| XXXVI. | [THE ELUSIVE OBJECTIVE] |
| XXXVII. | ["THE GREAT STRAFE"] |
| XXXVIII. | [SNATCHED FROM HER PURSUERS] |
| XXXIX. | [AND LAST] |
PREFACE
THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 opened the floodgates of hatred between the nations which took part and this stirring story, written when feelings were at their highest, conveys a true impression of the attitude adopted towards our enemies. No epithet was considered too strong for a German and whilst the narrative thus conveys the real atmosphere and conditions under which the tragic event was fought out it should be borne in mind that the animosities engendered by war are now happily a thing of the past, Therefore, the reader, whilst enjoying to the full this thrilling tale, will do well to remember that old enmities have passed away and that we are now reconciled to the Central Powers who were opposed to us.