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The boys saluted and went on deck, where they awaited Lord Hastings. It was several hours later before they returned aboard the Sylph. No sooner were they aboard, however, than Lord Hastings ordered that the vessel be put under way immediately. "I have wasted time enough here," he told the lads. "I must get on the trail of the Emden at once."
Her hair was untidy; for she was not allowed a hairdresser. "Kusai! Kusai! The war even was used to bait Asako. Every German success was greeted with acclamation. The exploits of the Emden were loudly praised; and the tragedy of Coronel was gloated over with satisfaction. "The Germans will win because they are brave," said Sadako.
"What do you make it, sir?" asked Frank of Lord Hastings. "I should say it is one of the Cocos Islands group," was the reply. The Emden headed straight for it. Two hours later she landed, and the Sylph stood off. "Do you suppose Captain von Mueller will desert the ship or sink her?" asked Jack. "Not without a fight," replied Lord Hastings positively.
Both lads were disappointed, for they had felt certain, that when the Emden was brought to bay they would have a hand in putting an end to her. "Well," said Jack, "we can at least see the battle." "Right," said Frank, and fortifying themselves with glasses, they took posts of vantage. Now the Emden steamed forward to meet the Sydney, and the Sylph hove to.
Esther was very proud of her success, but instead of being satisfied with what she had done, she desired more fervently every day to possess the science in its entirety, as she supposed I possessed it. It soon became known that St. Germain had gone by Emden and had embarked for England, where he had arrived in safety.
We now return to the exploits of the Emden, its mysterious disappearance and the narrative of its heroes a great epic of the sea.
The train crept like a snail from station to station. I might, so a fellow-passenger told me, have waited three hours at Rheine for an express which would have brought me to Amsterdam at about the same time; or, if I had chosen to break the journey farther back, two hours at either Emden or Leer would still have enabled me to catch the said express at Rheine.
There was no question but that she outranged the Emden slightly, but the German cruiser was steaming rapidly forward to overcome this disadvantage as quickly as possible. Now there was a puff of smoke from the bow of the Sydney. "Boom!" came the sound of a big gun. The Sydney, within range at last, had opened the battle.
"No," replied both lads, and Jack added: "Will you tell us what you know of her?" "Well," began Lord Hastings, "the Emden is commanded by Captain Karl von Mueller, a courteous gentleman and a competent officer also, by the way, in times of peace, a friend of mine." "Then you know him well?" asked Frank. "Very well," returned Lord Hastings.
That naval commander was instructed to enter the Thames at once, if strong enough. If not, he was to winter in the Scotch port which he was supposed to have captured. Meantime Farnese would build a new fleet at Emden, and in the spring the two dukes would proceed to accomplish the great purpose.
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