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“Did you find out anything?” asked the eager Amos.
“I sure did,” he was told.
“And the cargo they’ve got hidden under the canvas tarpaulins, Jack?”
“Consists of guns and ammunition, as well as big shells, Amos! Fact is, we’re aboard a gun runner carrying arms to the Turks!”
CHAPTER III.
THE THREATENING PERIL.
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The importance of the news rather staggered Amos. He held his breath for nearly half a minute before venturing to say anything.
“That sounds pretty lively, take it from me, Jack. Guns and shells, you say, for the Turks on Gallipoli Peninsula?”
“Yes, and there’s much ammunition besides, powder and rifle cartridges. They must be using those up at a terribly rapid rate,” declared Jack.
“If a lighted match happened to be thrown carelessly under that lot of tarpaulins, an explosion would follow, eh, Jack?”
“I guess what’s passing through that rapid-fire brain of yours, Amos, but unless we’re attacked we really have no right to do anything as serious as that. You must remember that we’re neutral in this war.”