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He had hardly began to haul when the end came. A shell bigger than any yet
took the 'Maid of Sker' amidships. There was a fearful explosion, Ken felt
himself hurled forward, and next moment the chill waters of the
Dardanelles closed over his head.
CHAPTER XIV
G 2
Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above
water. Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the
survivor of the dinghy's crew. He swam hard towards him and managed to
reach him.
'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the
salt water from his eyes. 'Big shell got her. See, she's still afloat, but
sinking fast.'
Roy gave a groan. He seemed to be nearly at the end of his strength.
'The brutes!' he muttered.
'We must get hold of the dinghy again. It's our one chance,' said Ken.
'Here, let me help you with that chap.'
'Why, it's Gill,' he exclaimed, as he caught the man by the other arm, and
started paddling hard towards the dinghy, which, caught in the current,
was drifting steadily away southwards.
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