Home › With the American Submarines › With the American Submarines: Hello

With the American Submarines: Hello

The captain of the patrol cheerful My guide knocked at a door. Within his tidy little room, the captain who was to go out on patrol was packing the personal belongings he needed on the trip. "Hello!" he cried cheerily when he saw us; "come on in. I'm only doing a little packing up. What's it like outside?" "Raining same as ever, but I don't think it's blowing up any harder." Reading matter is in demand. "Hooray!" cried the young captain with heartfelt sincerity; "then I'll get out to-night. You know the captain told me that if it got any worse, he'd hold me till to-morrow morning. I told him I'd rather go out to-night. Perfect cinch once you get to the mouth of the bay; all you have to do is submerge and take it easy. What do you think of the news? Smithie thinks he saw a Hun yesterday. Got anything good to read? Somebody's pinched that magazine I was reading. Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen--that ought to be enough handkerchiefs. Hello, there goes the juice!"