Just now
we aren't taking any, and he hasn't any desire, I suppose, to get
possession of the unexposed reels. But when we begin to make pictures of
our boys in the trenches, and perhaps of some engagements, we'll have to
see that the reels are well guarded."
"We will," agreed Blake. "What was going on up here? We heard a racket,
and Labenstein rushed up half dressed."
"Lifeboat spilled--no harm done," explained Charlie. "Well, I might as
well take this camera below if we're not going to use it."
"Come on, Blake," urged Joe. "They're going to have gun drill. Let's
watch."
The vessel carried four quick-firing guns for use against submarines,
one each in the bow and stern, and one on either beam. The gunners were
from Uncle Sam's navy and were expert marksmen, as had been evidenced
in practice.
"Are we in the danger zone yet?" asked one of the two young women whose
acquaintance Blake and Joe had made through the courtesy of Captain
Merceau.
"Oh, yes," Blake answered. "We have been for some time."
"But I thought when we got there we would be protected by warships or
torpedo-boat destroyers," said Miss Hanson.
"We're supposed to be," replied Joe. "I've been looking for a sight of
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