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That boy laying right over there. 'Where's your dad? says I; that's exactly what I said. 'Dead, says he. 'Dead! says I, surprised-like. 'Dead, says he, 'for many years. 'Where's the new superintendent? says I. 'I'm the new superintendent, says he. Well, sir, you could have blowed me over with a air-hose. 'Go 'way, I says.
There are no life-lines nor air-hose to bother with in these diving suits." "They certainly are a success," conceded Mr. Sharp. "Bless my topknot!" cried Mr. Damon. "I'll try it next time. I've always wanted to be a diver, and now I have the chance."
After motioning Jack and Frank to remain at the break in the side of the ship, Ned clambered up and, being careful to protect his air-hose and line from the jagged edges of the wound, crept inside. His electric flashlight revealed the interior only a short distance ahead of him, but at the very outset he saw that some of the air-tight compartments remained intact.
By this time a torrent of expletives was coming through the helmet opening where the air-hose had entered. The prisoner rolled about on the floor, trying to get to his feet. "Whoo-pee!" shouted the boy. "Look what one can catch out of the ocean!" A roar of rage was the only answer. "Take off that helmet!" commanded the boy. A muffled challenge came from the interior.
All of which is done by the power of compressed air, working through a series of pipes and air-hose beneath the cars. George Westinghouse's father was superintendent of the Schenectady Agricultural Works, and it was there that the boy found his vocation.
Then an anchor was sent out, to prevent any possible drifting, and Ned, Frank and Jack put on their helmets again. The lines used for signaling and the air-hose had both been spliced, and it was figured that any part of the wreck could now be visited. The drop lines were also longer, and the machinery for hauling the divers up on signal was made ready for use.
And after the new engine had been backed champing down, and harnessed to its long string of vestibuled sleepers; after the air-hose had been connected and examined; after the engineer had swung out of his cab, filled his cups, and swung in again; after the fireman and his helper had disposed of their slice-bar and shovel and given the tender a final sprinkle, and after the conductor had walked leisurely forward, compared time with the engineer, and cried, "All Abo-o-o-ard!" then, as your coach moved slowly ahead, you might notice, under the receding catalpas, the little girl waving a parasol or a handkerchief at the outgoing train.
His first care should be to find the exact location of the hostile submarine and then see that no air-hose reached from her to the Sea Lion. The three boys passed out of the wreck and came to the stern of the once fine ship. She had gone down prow first, and the stern was a little above the level sand floor of the sea.
At last the helmets were adjusted, the cords and air-hose attached, and then Ned motioned to the boys, watching with grinning eyes through the plate glass panel, to turn on the air. The first sensation on receiving the air was one of exhilaration, but this soon passed off.
First he disconnected the air-hose between the car and the engine, tying the ends up with a stout cord so that the connection would not seem to be broken. Next he crawled under the Naught-seven and deliberately bled the air-tank, setting the cock open a mere hair's-breadth so that it would leak slowly but surely until the pressure was entirely gone.
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