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H.M.S. "POMPEY" A bugle-call rang out shrill and clear in the wintry air. "Thank goodness—at last," murmured Eric Greenwood. "That's an end to 'Action Stations…
THE RESULT OF THE LEADING STOKER'S CURIOSITY "Clear lower deck. Hands fall in to coal ship." The hoarse orders following the shrill trills of the bos'n's mates' pipes r…
GREENWOOD SENIOR'S DISCOVERY Early on the following afternoon a train in connection with the night express for King's Cross arrived at Auldhaig station from Edinburgh. Amongst the passenge…
THE SECRET PETROL-DEPÔT "No , I don't want to meet Max & Co.—at least, not just yet," soliloquised Mr. Greenwood as he hurriedly and silently descended to the floor of the tunnel. …
EXPLANATIONS "Pass the word for Mr. Greenwood," ordered the commander as Greenwood, Senior, found himself on the quarter-deck. The voyage, short as it had been, was a revelation to him. It…
AN EXCELLENT NIGHT'S WORK "There's the cottage, sir," whispered one of the guides, pointing to a dark object silhouetted against the starlit sky. The sub. halted his party and ca…
THE DAY FOLLOWING "Say, Snatcher, you're warned for D.B. party, ain't you?" inquired Stoker Jorkler. "D'ye mind if we change about?" Stoker Flanaghan, commonly kno…
SPY AND SUPER-SPY "She's torpedoed, sir!" exclaimed the coxswain as the "Pompey," after slowly recovering herself again, listed until her main for'ard-deck scuttles wer…
AN ADVENTURE ON THE HILLS "I wish to goodness that sister of mine wouldn't do such erratic things," remarked Eric Greenwood. "Oh!" rejoined Tressidar, with a veiled attempt …
THE FOILED RAID Before Tressidar could recover himself the second German gripped him by the throat, at the same time shouting to his prostrate comrade to bestir himself and find the pistol. Although…
