With barely steerage way the
launch moved noiselessly forward. There followed some moments of
breathless silence, while the three stared at the dull mysterious glow
which was now almost exactly ahead.
'It's a craft of some sort,' said Ken in a sharp whisper. 'The light's
moving.'
'You're right. Starboard a trifle, Morgan.'
Again a pause. Then Ken spoke again.
'It's a tug, father. She's towing a string of barges. She's going across
to Maidos.'
'Then I know what they're doing,' said Morgan.' They're taking stores
across from the Asiatic side. I heard they had started that game since our
submarines began to worry them in the Marmora.'
'I thought as much,' Captain Carrington answered quietly. 'Then it is up
to us to stop it.'
Ken glanced quickly at his father, but there was not light to see his
face. It was Morgan who voiced his thought.
'We shall bring the fire of all the batteries down on us,' he said.
'Of course,' Captain Carrington's voice was calm as ever. 'Starboard
another point, Morgan.
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