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Frank realized that this was neither time nor place to settle his grievance with Davis, so he took the simplest way out. His hand flashed to his belt and his revolver came to a level. "That's enough," he said sharply. "One step forward and I'll shoot, so surely as my name is Frank Chadwick." There was no mistaking the menace in the lad's tones, and growling to himself, Davis dropped his hands.
"Certainly," replied Jack, "I'm the commander of this ship, Captain Templeton. This is Mr. Chadwick, my first officer. What is your name, sir?" "Hetherton, sir, second officer of the Brigadier." "Very good, Lieutenant. You shall stay on here as second officer until further notice. Now below with you." Lieutenant Hetherton disappeared. "I guess he won't ask many more questions," said Frank grimly.
When Lord Chadwick absented himself he explained his enforced absence from the table; and Agnes noticed that while Lord Chadwick addressed her mother openly as Olive, Mr. Moulton did so surreptitiously, in a whisper, or when none but their intimate friends were present.
In spite of the fact that Captain Glenn, a man of proven experience, was aboard and that Jack had ranked above Frank on the Albatross, the pirate chief still held to Frank for his first officer. "Chadwick," he said, "I shall leave the handling of the craft to you when we go into action. I shall be busy with the torpedoes. Your friend Templeton I will post at the periscope to get the range."
Fancy his wishing to send such a girl to his uncle and being sure that old Chadwick wouldn't misunderstand! Gracie cast a new light upon Peter Champneys, and a very likable one. Vandervelde had seen in the uncle something of that same unworldliness that the nephew displayed, and it had established the human equation between Peter and the shrewd old man.
They look rather young for such important posts." He gazed closely at Frank. "Surely," he said finally, "surely you are an American." "Yes, sir," said Frank. "Born in Massachusetts, sir." "Chadwick," mused the President. "Not, by any chance, related to Dr. Chadwick, of Woburn." "He is my father, sir." The President seemed surprised.
It'll amuse me for a spell, maybe, and if it don't, I've got money enough to break away and do as I'm a mind to." The last evening was a pleasant, friendly one, every Carey doing his or her best to avoid risky subjects and to be as agreeable as possible. Cousin Ann Chadwick left next day, and Mrs.
I won't be satisfied with anything less than a book." "But if I wrote a book about Professors Parker, Chadwick, Hadley, and the others I could find nothing different to say about them; they are all alike. Neither their lives nor their music offer opportunities for variations."
"I fear there is reason to think that John Hiram's will is not carried out to the letter, Mr. Harding, and I have been asked to see into it." "Very well, I've no objection on earth; and now we need not say another word about it." "Only one word more, Mr. Harding. Chadwick has referred me to lawyers. In what I do I may appear to be interfering with you, and I hope you will forgive me for doing so."
"Well, then I'll try to explain to you, in simple language, the general principles of radio telephony," said Mr. Chadwick. "In the first place you know, of course, from your wireless studies, that an electric wave sent into the air will travel till it strikes something, such as an aërial."
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