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The lieutenant commander's present doubt of Jack Benson was likely to work to that young man's disadvantage later on. Others of the party left the auto. Hal and Mr. Farnum got into the tonneau, supporting Jack there between them. Thus they carried him to Mr. Farnum's office at the yard, Grant Andrews then going in the car after a doctor, while the others stretched Jack on the office sofa.
"I got word that you wanted to see me at once," said Broughton Emerson, dropping in upon Mr. Melville that afternoon at the hotel. "I certainly do," returned Mr. Melville, leading the way to an inner room. "Emerson, you remember my telling you that Farnum's crew are wholly willing to sell out their people if the price is big enough?" "Yes, certainly." "Would you like to see that proved?"
"It looks that way, doesn't it?" laughed the young skipper. "And you're the captain?" "Yes; but I can't undertake to handle Mr. Farnum's business for him." "You'll let me go aboard the craft to sleep for to-night, anyway?" coaxed Truax. "Why, that's just what I'm not at liberty to do," replied the young submarine captain. "No; I couldn't think of that, in the absence of Mr. Farnum's order."
"Jack," called out the boatbuilder, "see if young Melville has a long, white envelope anywhere about him. In the inside coat pocket, if I remember rightly." "Don't you dare!" challenged young Melville. But Jack glanced down at him with contempt, retorting: "I follow only Mr. Farnum's orders. People who follow your orders take too big a risk of having to go to jail."
Then he turned and stalked away, muttering under his breath. "Well, I swan!" remarked Jabez Holt again, now stepping out onto the porch. "I guess that sartain done Dan Jaggers some good. He needs some of that medicine, friends. An' say, here's Josh Owen coming up from Farnum's boatyard."
Almost at the same instant the butt of Farnum's revolver smashed down on his head; but the damage was already done. Bellamy and his friends swarmed out like bees. The outlaws were waiting irresolutely some mounted, others beside their horses. Among them were two pack horses. "Hands up!" ordered the mine owner sharply. The answer was a streak of fire from a rifle.
Below, both became cooler, for the task in hand must not be bungled. On one of the trucks they dragged a torpedo forward, fitting it in the tube. As he closed the after port behind the torpedo, Jack bent over to place Jacob Farnum's hand on the firing lever. "Stand there, sir, till you've done it!" quavered Captain Jack. "Will you signal the order?" "No, sir! You'll get it by voice."
Somers, ask Captain Benson and Hastings to come here. We'll talk this matter over." Twenty minutes later the few devoted friends of the "Pollard" boat were gathered around Mr. Farnum's desk. "Unless I'm in great error," said the young boatbuilder, "we're in for a lively rumpus, now. Melville is aroused over our refusal to let him in to this enterprise, and he's starting an opposition.
This story has got to come just like an explosion on James K. Farnum's supporters. We've got to sweep them right back to our bill. Now if we break the force of it by giving them warning that swarm of lobbyists will get busy and stay busy all night," Rawson added. Jim Dunn, the star reporter of the World, was hurriedly summoned by telephone.
The press of the country had been talking for some days of the new era that had dawned in submarine boat building. Grace Desmond was among the first to welcome the returning voyagers. She had promptly answered Farnum's telegram, and that boatbuilder had subsequently received from her two letters that he did not take the trouble to read fully to his companions.
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