Eight or ten men were grouped about the room, while in one of the
darkest corners cowered a little Japanese girl. One of the men came
close to Mazie and untied her bonds, also removing the gag. She was now
free to move and talk. She realized the utter uselessness of either. The
walls of the room appeared to be of steel. There was a strange
stuffiness about the air of the place; they must be either underground
or under water. She did not know what was to be the next move, or why
she was here. She realized only that she could do nothing.

Instinctively she moved toward the girl in the corner. Before she had
gone half the distance, a man uttered a low growl of disapproval, and
motioned her to a chair. She sat down unsteadily and, as she did so, she
realized that the place had a slightly rolling motion, like a ship on
the sea.




CHAPTER XIX

"I SEEN IT--A SUBMARINE!"


When Johnny realized that it was Jerry the Rat who was whispering at the
keyhole he admitted him at once.

"I seen it! I seen it; a submarine! A German submarine in the river!"
the Rat whispered excitedly. "I seen dose blokes wid me own eyes. Dey
wuz packin' a skirt thru de hatch. Den dey dropped in too. Den dey let