presented to King George, who had thanked them for their bravery
and loyalty and raised them to the rank of Fourth Lieutenant.

Lord Hastings had been ill, but his illness had been of short
duration; and so it was not long before the two lads once more
found themselves pacing the deck of the Sylph, going they knew
not where; nor did they care much, so long as it took them where
there was fighting to be done.

It was on the very day that the Sylph lifted anchor for her
second cruise, that London heard of the prowess of the German
cruiser Emden, a swift raider which later caused so much damage
to British shipping as to gain the name "Terror of the Sea." The
news received on the day in question told of the sinking of an
English liner by this powerful enemy.

When Frank and Jack sought to learn the destination of the Sylph
from Lord Hastings, he had put them off with a laugh.

"You'll know soon enough," he said with a wave of his hand.

"Are we likely to see action soon?" asked Jack.

"If we are fortunate," was the reply.

"Well, that's all we wanted to know," said Frank. "Don't worry,"
replied His Lordship. "You will see all the action you want
before this cruise is over, or I am very badly mistaken."

And with this the boys were forced to be content.