The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip / Making Good" as Young Experts"

imple, revolution in the handling of submar

submarine boats had found, for one reason or another, that they could not raise their craft from the

the bottom of the little harbor at Dunhaven, the young captain had crawled i

ntering the boat. When a torpedo is placed in the tube for firing, the outer or forward port is opened automatically just at the instant of discharging the torpedo. Enough compressed air is turned into the tube to force the torpedo out, after which the torpedo goes on its deadly

he rear port. This port was then closed. Hal Hastings simultaneously opened the outer port and discharged compressed air into th

awled into the tube, where the presence of air still kept the water out. As he knocked heavily at the rear port with both hands, Hal swiftly turned in a moderate discharge of compre

d Mr. Farnum, as they walked that night in the

t of water there," suggested the builder.

r I could do it," repli

ter depth than

s," answered the young captain. "At a depth of a hundred feet, say, the pressure

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, for that matter. And we have the splendid little 'Pollard' under such perfect control that we can

the boatbuilder. "Jack, yo

s to be worked out, in connection

e the pr

tion or approach of a hostile battleship, it might b

es

a very considerable u

ural

ies of compressed air. For, when a submarine is below, you must always have reserve tanks of compressed air to be used in brin

usy thinking, Jack," spok

t all, sir," was Benson

talking it all

ou performed the seemingly wonderful feat of leav

ing to tell

too offish with them. They are able to control the investment of a good deal of money, and that money I

ht. To many it would have seemed that, with a wife so rich, the inventor would not have to look far to find abundant capital. Jacob Farnum, however, knew the hazards that surround even the best conducted business concerns, a

a telegram from his friend. Things were now about in shape for

is desk, Pollard taking a chair close by. Lawyer Demarest, with a pile of impressive looking documents before him, sat at a l

d so far, you and I, Mr. Farnum, only in general terms. We will now come to the definite proposition under w

Mr. Farnum. "I will say, however, that I have in mind a proposi

," nodded Mr. M

ard, with all its equipment, and including the ownership of the

. "That figure is in accordance with the

with a capital stock of three hundred thousand dollars. Then the six hundred and fifty thousand dollars that you and your associates are to advance, Mr. Melville, may be secured by an issue of bonds, which the company will secure authority to issue. These bonds will bear

tal?" inquired Mr. Melville, easily. "The proposition amounts to this: That you p

me valuable knowledge and ideas that cannot be appraised in dollars. So, though our amount of material capital is l

ville, pleasantly. "Yet there is m

n who contribute the money expect the control of the business; the men who contribute t

ps, knew that George Melville did not intend to go into the enterprise on any

est tones and with his friendliest air. "But I have no doubt at all, Mr. Farnum,

e found himself wishing that something else would come into the conversation,

, and then the faces of Jack and Hal appeared close t

er problems have come up in that connection. So I sent word to the young men, asking them to step over to the office as soon as convenient. I guess t

for which Mr. Melvill

rary, will you be good enough to ask them to step in here? There

ose, Jacob Farnum steppe

uested. "Mr. Melville wishes

suspicion that a blow might be about to fall. So they stepped inside, halt

ared his throat

ively represent our group. My son, Don, will have charge and knowledge of the boat, its successors, and of all new ideas tried aboard, and he will safeguard, so far as may be neces