34 Chapters
THE LAST VOYAGE OF S.S. "ANDROMEDA" FOR nearly half a minute silence followed von Loringhoven's dramatic assertion. Only the ticking of a clock over the oak mantelpiece broke the still…
FARRAR'S FIRST BAG SUBLIEUTENANT NIGEL FARRAR had a very busy week following the return of H.M. armed merchant cruiser "Zenodorus" to Malta. With a celerity undreamt of in pre-war days…
THE STORM STRIKING the White Ensign and securing the guns the "Georgeos Nikolaos" awaited the expected breeze. It was not long in coming. Almost before the conflagration had burnt itself ou…
THE SINKING TRANSPORT HIS utter weariness deserting him on the receipt of this disconcerting intelligence, Sub-Lieutenant Farrar leapt from his bunk, pulled on his boots, and ran up the companion lad…
HOLCOMBE'S SURPRISE "S.O.S. MESSAGE through, sir," reported the yeoman of signals of H.M.S. "Antipas," saluting, as he handed Lieutenant-Commander Aubyn a signal pad. The ski…
A FIGHT TO A FINISH IT was two days later that the "Georgeos Nikolaos" ran under the stern of the "Andromeda," and the astute von Loringhoven had detected the raison d'être …
IN THE HANDS OF THE HUNS NIGEL FARRAR'S state of mind was far from being composed when he found himself under lock and key in the interior of the submerged U-boat. Apart from the physical pain a…
"A SECOND KOPENICK HOAX" SNOW was descending in large flakes upon the southern slopes of the rugged Riesen Gebirge, the lofty range of mountains forming part of the national and political b…
A SURPRISE HAVING refreshed, the fugitive gathered together a few portable articles that had belonged to the deceased Baron Eitel von Stopelfeld, including the portmanteau. Luggage, he decided, must …
COMRADES IN A STRANGE LAND "WHAT did you say, baron?" asked Major Karl Hoffer. The supposed von Stopelfeld pulled himself together. Giving the prisoner a swift glance that conveyed a warnin…