Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat; Or, Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

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s Mr. Berg, Tom and Mr. Sharp entered the house, the lad having first made s

e newcomer, "I am at your s

o idea of sneaking into your workshop, but I had just arrived here, and seeing the doors open I went in.

d you," int

ployees?" asked Mr. Ber

son," replie

ss you did hear me, young man. I didn't intend to bark my shins the way

upulous men," said Mr. Swift, "and I suppose Tom t

asn't going to have any one steal the se

ting a craft to take part in the competitive prize tests of the United States Government, and they asked me to come and see you to learn when your ship would be ready. Ours is completed, but we recognize that it will be for

t ready. My craft needs a few finishing to

ood contest on your par

ged inventor, "I do

t?" exclaim

t. "You see, when I first got this idea for a submarine boat I had i

, too," interrupted

matters have come up, and I think, on the whole

"Why, the idea! You ought to compete. It is good for the trade. We think w

n Tom. "You have only seen the outside

re not going to compete for the prize, Mr. Swift. Very much surprised, indeed! You see, I came down from Philadelphia to arrange so that we could both enter our ships at the same time. I understand ther

t, "only we have changed our minds, tha

they are?" que

I don't believe we can tell you. They

e could contest together for the Government prize. It is worth trying for I assure you-fifty thousand dollars

cried Tom impetuously, and the moment he had

has offered a larger prize? If I had known that I would not have let my firm ente

s of my father and myself are such that we can't reveal them now. We are going to t

Eagert are capable of trying for any prizes that are o

eve so," repl

we do, please remember that we will s

rjected Mr. Sharp. "That's all we

nt coldly. "Is this anothe

inventor. "No, Mr. Berg, we won't compe

I am very much astonished, very much indeed, that you do not try for the prize. From what I have seen of your submarine you have a very good