at hour of the night.
The stream of people led toward Eleventh and Pennsylvania avenue, where a
larger crowd was gathered in front of a bulletin board in the window of a
newspaper office.
"Big news of some kind," said Jack as they hurried along.
"And not good news, either," Frank declared. "There'd be some cheering if
it were."
"You're right," said Jack.
By main force they wormed their way through the crowd, until they were
close enough to read the bulletin board. Then Jack uttered an exclamation
of alarm.
"I knew it!" he cried.
For what he read was this:
"Navy Department announces sinking of two freight vessels off New Jersey
coast by German submarines."
"I knew it!" Jack said again.
CHAPTER XIII
THE SUBMARINES GROW BOLDER
The boys returned to their rooms.
"Now what?" asked Frank.
"I don't know," was Jack's reply. "I hate to sit here quietly when the
whole American navy, or what part of it is still here, is in chase of the
Germans, but what are we going to do about it?"
"Search me," replied Frank.
"Our instructions," Jack continued, "are to stay here pending further
orders."
"Maybe we'll get them soon," said Frank.
"Yes; and maybe we won't."
"Then we'll just have to sit tight."
"That's what worries me."
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Frank called.
A bell boy entered with a second cablegram.
Jack tore it open hastily.
"Hurray!" he cried.
"What's up?" demanded Frank.
He arose and peered over his chum's shoulder. What he read was this:
"Offer your services and the services of the Essex to the U.S. Navy
Department at once."
"Fine!" cried Frank. "Let's get busy."
It was the work of half an hour, however, to get Secretary Daniels on the
telephone. He had been aroused at the first news of the sinkings off the
coast and had been kept on the jump ever since. But he took time to talk
to Jack.
"I am authorized by the British Admiralty, sir," said Jack over the
'phone, "to offer the services of my sh
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