We won't
leave a single boatful to starve. We will destroy every
human-being on the transport and the convoys. I think we will
meet a sister U-boat here this morning, and we will have a real
good time.'
"Beany saw I had dumped the stuff in the coffee pot, and he just
hung his head and walked off, the Captain looking after him and
sneering.
"Gee, I was in a cold chill! I didn't know but the coffee would
taste queer, and then they wouldn't drink it, and would kill us
besides, before we had a chance to report to anybody. And I
didn't dare taste it, for fear it was an instantaneous actor, and
would do for me first. So I just passed the cups, and filled
them up, and trusted to luck. And every man put his down without
a word until it came to the Captain and, he said, 'It was worth
keeping you for a little while. You make real German coffee,
best in the world.' Everybody wanted two cups, and it took all
there was; and the Captain thought that was a scream because
there wasn't any left for Beany and me.
"Well, then, we commenced to wait to see what happened. And
nothing happened. Nothing! The whole shooting match acted
peppy. Beany whispered to me, 'Was it the wrong bottle?' And I
didn't know what to think.
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