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little stateroom aft. He had it to himself, the nurse having been put on
et. His clothes were hung neatly on nails against the wall. On
sounding unsteady. "Gracious! What could have happened?
e. He went on with his dressing. Finally, with his blouse buttoned as exactly as ever, and his c
hed the bottom of the short spiral stairway leading up into the conning tower. Up there, in the helmsman's seat, he esp
your captain, eh?" Jack called, in a
lated Hal, looking do
ton connecting with a
ere with you," J
ipper's side. True, Jack's head swam a bit dizzily as he climbed the stairs, but Eph's strong support ma
Hastings's next greeting, but Jack was looking
ly behind. About three hundred yards away, ab
e other side of the gun
a
Hal n
rew aboa
taken full possessi
this boat? Ju
rnum put Williamson, one of the machinists, aboard, also. You can se
t," nodded Jack, slowly
thing about the apparatus for submerging the boat or making it dive. But he doesn't need to. Now, Jack, old fellow, we're g
ed, with a laugh. "I'm ready, no
r more work than that. Jack, you're nothing but a fifth wheel. You're not needed; won't be al
ound myself moving along in regular formation with the United States Navy. I feel almost as if I were a Navy officer m
Hastings, his cheeks glow
new that we were practising on a boat like this as a
an't come true. Why, we haven't even a residence anywhere, fr
to be you. I wouldn't go, even as a cadet at Annapolis, and
er one of us ever will become an officer in the Navy. Let's not talk about it, Jack I've been contented enough, so far, but now it makes me almost blue, to think tha
eside his chum, for an hour. Then, disdaining aid, he crept down the stairs, stretching himself out on one of the cabin
ave a little look at the
x, an ho
You'll stay here in the engine room. Jack Be
look at him," protested Truax, moving toward the
by the sleeve of the oily jumper that
y about me?" demanded Eph,
do the
at, when I'm crossed in anything my mind's made up to, I can be tarnation ugly. I just told you I don't want the captain disturbed.
e. Yet, when he turned his head away, there was
on as Eph found him awake, that young man brought the captain a plate
cing the tray on the cabin table. "Wait a minute
ce for a fellow when he's
where your friends are," ca
warm food he felt his st
r all these hours," muttered Captain Jack, uneasily
to shift the wheel a little to port, or to starboard, just so as to keep the proper interval from the 'Dad' boat. Besides, I've been up there
, though he sa
calling the gunboat the 'Dad boat
und up Eph, glancing at his watch. "It's after half-past three at th
l, it was pleasant not to have any immediate duty, for his head th
ose?" wondered the boy. "I've had some enemies, in the past, but I don't know
worthy had come with a note from David Pollard, the inventor of
ugh he did not doze. At last, however, he heard the engine room bell sound for reduced s
rt, Hal?"
. "We'll be at anchor
slowly to the door
e shut off speed, take Truax above
rged Sam Truax. "I don't know anythi
rned Eph Somers, "if you're to
man up with you,"
und to face him with
ou heard the captain's o
of that," uttered S
t follow every order you get aboard this boat,
?" jee
first boat that
I'm on board by David P
ua
e's sole judge of everything here when this boat is cruising. If you were here by the orders of both own
mph
The signal be
skly. "I've got the engine to run
t later headway speed ahead was ordered. So on Eph went through the series of orders until the "Farnum" had been ma
w, there, to h
mson," directed Eph. "C
lliamson go,"
grily. "Hustle, too, er I'll report you to the captain for disobe
y brief battle within himself. T
ack shouted down. "We
the conning tower at the port side. A naval launch had
called briskly, "and make the
of the "Farnum," Hal sounded the engine room signals and steered until the boat had gotten close en
e "Hudson," which lay a short distance away. Jack, looking up,
k acknowledged, salut
her two submarine char
ovis, one of the town
overnight was to be r
should b
merchandise that it was hoped sailors would buy. Other boats "ran" for hotels, restaurants, drinking
sir," announced Sam Tr
a
he
ow
how l
n o'clock
replied. "If you're not, you'll fin
and put off in it. Eph watched the boat for a few
very badly about it if tha
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