Produced by Al Haines [Illustration: Cover art] [Frontispiece: "FLOATING SERENELY ON THE SURFACE WAS A SUBMARINE; ONE OF THE MOST MODERN OF THE GERMAN _UNTERSEEBOOTEN_"] The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula BY PERCY F. WESTERMAN Author of "The Dispatch-Riders" "The Sea-girt Fortress" "When East Meets West" "Captured at Tripoli" &c. &c. _Illustrated by W. E. Wigfull_ BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY Contents CHAP. I. Under Sealed Orders II. Cleared for Action III. The Demolition Party IV. Trapped in The Magazine V. A Dash up The Narrows VI. To The Rescue VII. The "Hammerer's" Whaler VIII. A Prisoner of War IX. In Captivity X. A Bid for Freedom XI. A Modern Odyssey XII. The German Submarine XIII. Torpedoed XIV. Through Unseen Perils XV. Disabled XVI. A Daring Stroke XVII. Within Sight of Constantinople XVIII. A Midnight Encounter XIX. The Sub to the Rescue XX. Saving the Old "Hammerer" Illustrations "Floating serenely on the surface was a submarine; one of the most modern of the German _Unterseebooten_ . . . _Frontispiece_ "The '_Calder_' held grimly and swiftly on her way" "With a well-directed blow Dick planted his clenched fist squarely upon the point of the Major's chin" "Before the Turkish irregulars could penetrate the deception the two British officers were through" "The two seamen hauled him into safety" THE FIGHT FOR CONSTANTINOPLE CHAPTER I Under Sealed Orders "Dick, my boy, here are your marching orders," announced Colonel Crosthwaite, holding up a telegram for his son's inspection. "Marching orders, eh?" queried Sub-lieutenant Richard Crosthwaite with a breezy laugh. "Hope it's something good." "Can't get out of the old routine, Dick. I suppose I ought to call it your appointment. It's to the _Hammerer_. Why, my boy, you don't look very happy about it: what's up?" "Nothing much, pater," replied the Sub, as he strove to conceal the shade of disappointment that flitted over his features. "I must take whatever is given me without demur----" "Of course," promptly interposed his parent. "That's duty all the world over." "But at the same time I had hoped to get something, well--something not altogether approaching the scrap-iron stage." "Yes, the _Hammerer_ is a fairly old craft, I'll admit," said Colonel Crosthwaite. "I've just looked her up in Brassey's----"