CHAPTER XIV

The Way Out Sub-Lieutenant Fordyce and his two companions clung desperately to the motionless blades of the crippled propeller as they awaited what they were firmly convinced was the end. Although it seemed an interminable period before the expected explosion took place, only a few seconds actually elapsed before the detonation occurred. Through the lens of his helmet the Sub saw nothing of the nature of a flash. He heard the roar; it smote upon his temples like the blow of a club, as a rush of violently agitated …