The Submarine Boys for the Flag / Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam

sir," declared Captain

ne of you submarine boy

f, thou

"as though every one of us were sworn into the se

ine boy realized that this must have ha

. We have always acted just as though the Flag depended upon us for its protection. We have the desire, every minute

r Woodruff, reaching forward and cla

went on

mes get to thinking of the country's past glories, we wonder whether the boys of to-day are going to make such men as have carried the United States of America forward in the past? The thought makes us solemn and anxious. I

it open. The stern of the tug was visible. From the pole

, "before you feel all that it can ever make you feel. In your case, I believe the sight of the Flag is

e the Flag, Jack qui

ing his own cap. Then, closing the door, Major Woodruf

as been at work long, has compiled other notes in other written volumes. If so, then he has also made other charts of our coast defenses. For what other government has he thus marked a series of charts with our secrets? And has Millard

knew!" mut

e that spies of other governments are at work along our lines of national defenses, the first thing we

siderably excited, paused to light a

of a telegram in cipher. The War Department will order me to use all speed in catching Millard, and in finding out where he keeps his other stolen records. Men and mon

my friends ashore, th

fire'

l we have run Millard down. Yet we must have the appearance of being as busy as ever. The submarine will hover

illiamson, t

the engine

s any of u

rk. I'll also put aboard a guard of a sergeant and three or four soldiers of the engineer corps, and they'll guard that

now, sir, what is t

rd. He may be at one of

portant little port four

where in Radford, anywa

sked to locate Millard and have him arrested. If you run across Millard anywhere, turn him over to a policeman, then show my written authorization. On that the police authorities will hold the scoundrel and not

us to do is going to b

ain

ust remembered that Lieutenant Ridder, of the engineer corps, reported last night from a former station in the West. No one around here will know him. Goo

ascal down, sir," answe

les

what,

y long, Major Woodruff, but, from what little I've seen of the world, it has struck me that the cl

e major. "And now, to signal your boat. We'll run

rth over the water in seeming aimlessness. In response to sharp blasts from th

ff, when the two craft were within hailing distance of each oth

," Eph responde

orenoon both boats dock

Cra

announced the Major, when he had gathered the submarine boys toget

r a few days," Jack informed

hed the machinist. "Things are always happening, wh

er been on a military

as he led them u

considerable of Navy life, but this is

, do you," laughed the engineer offi

," Benson

y at the important cities beyond. That is," Woodruff continued, thoughtfully, in a low voice, "if the

d, past the plain, on one side, Major Woodruff pointed out the barracks of the Coast Artillery, of the Engineers soldiers, and of the Infantry. There were also

soon led his three young companions. Admitting the boys to hi

unced the major. "At the same time, I must advise Colonel Totten, who is commande

He arrived just after Lieutenant Ridder, who proved to be a

t Ridder was to take an automobile up to Radfo

till other hotels, perhaps to three different ones. At any moment when instructions

and signed authorization for them to call upon the police to seize Millard

will busy ourselves with the despatches that must be sent to Washington about this af

the Flag, sir," Captai

Ridder was given a three minutes' start. Then t

s distant from the post the

"I won't be selfish enough to say I hope to be the fellow to catch Millard. But, if he

l, coolly. "All that I'm particular about is to see this foreign agent n

ts of Radford. Jack held in his hand a list of the better gra

e we going to f

suddenly, sharply. "I know w

tain prodded the chauffeur lightly, twice, in th

uffeur ran the car s

t on the sidewalk, without any need having risen for w

hat for?" demanded Eph So

k back," r

y n

party would see y

ho

luck to see Millard goin

passed th

b him?" demanded So

that decision to good

ere, dogging Millard f

air just at

refrain from looking back. B