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Holt, grimly. "But folks 'round Dunhaven, I must say, don't think over an' above of him or his boat. They " "Oh, bother the folks around Dunhaven!" broke in Jack Benson, impatiently. "If the place is the best they know how to do in the way of a town, I don't care a heap about their ideas of boats. And but I beg your pardon, Mr. Holt. My tongue's running a bit ahead of my manners, I guess.
I hear ye're both slated for the launchin' of the 'Pollard' to-morrow, and that ye're to have a try as members of the crew. Well, ye won't be at the launching! Take it from me that, if ye ever git back to Dunhaven, 'twon't be for many a day yet. We've got a fine place to hide ye, near here. Nobody'll ever find ye, even if they take the trouble t'look.
The messenger took the money eagerly, then demanded, more respectfully: "Any answer, sir?" "Not at this moment, thank you," replied Mr. Farnum. "That is all; you may go, boy." Plainly the boy who had brought the telegram was disappointed over not getting some inkling of the secret. All Dunhaven, in fact, was wildly agog over any news that affected the Farnum yard.
Farnum didn't learn, for he closed the door on his departing caller, going, laughing, back to his desk, where he picked up a cigar and lighted it. "How poison runs through the blood of some families," mused the boatbuilder, blowing out several rings of smoke. On the morning appointed the three Naval officers arrived at Dunhaven.
Now, Dave and I both urge you to go where we know your hearts are into the Navy. And you will go with all our best wishes. The government needs you, now, to handle the boats that we build up at Dunhaven, and to train war-crews for those boats. There is only one objection to your entering the Navy, boys. You will have to pass upon our boats.
"Oh, I'll give up the money," promised Dan Jaggers, willingly. "Thank you," returned Jack, dryly. "However, we'll take it ourselves and right now," he added, as he finished tying the knots about Dan's wrists. The rifling of Jaggers's pockets brought to light all of Mr. Farnum's money except the five dollars Dan had spent in Dunhaven the night before.
"Which way were you headed when you happened along?" inquired Jack Benson. "Dunhaven way," responded Eph Somers. "Good enough. That's where we're going, too." "It's me for the submarine launching today," Eph remarked, rather ungrammatically. "I wouldn't miss that for the world." "Nor would we, either," added Hal. "Especially, as we've helped in the work on her. And, gracious, what time is it?"
And now, though George Melville and his son, preserved an air of great secrecy, the news leaked out that a new boatyard was added to the industries of Dunhaven, coupled with the further information that Mr. Melville was engaged in the manufacture of submarine torpedo boats.
Readers of the first volume in this series, “The Submarine Boys on Duty,” remember how Jack Benson and Hal Hastings strayed into the little seaport town of Dunhaven one hot summer day, and how they learned that it was here that the then unknown but much-talked-about Pollard submarine was being built.
Jack, looking up, saw Lieutenant Commander Mayhew leaning over the bridge rail. “Thank you, sir,” Jack acknowledged, saluting the naval officer. The parent vessel and her two submarine charges now lay at anchor in the harbor at Port Clovis, one of the towns down the coast from Dunhaven. This mooring overnight was to be repeated each day until Annapolis should be reached.
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