Chapter 21 No.21

Von Eckenstein's Surprise

The speaker was Charles Stirling, now lieutenant and Acting-commander of H.M.S. Crustacean.

Stirling had literally fallen on his feet after he had been rescued by H.M.S. Act?on. Owing to his intimate knowledge of the East Coast of Africa and the Mozambique Channel, and having more than a nodding acquaintance with the