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Almost immediately there came the yell, in baffled rage: "Confound you, Don Melville! I'll settle with you for this!" "That's Mr. Farnum's voice!" throbbed the real Jack, all agog with wonder. Immediately there dashed between the trees a panting boy in a uniform identically like Benson's. "That you, Hal?" shouted the real Jack. "Yes," came a hoarse answer. "What's wrong?" "Run to Farnum quick!"
"Don't want a man that drinks. Office crowded with 'em already." Jeff held his ground. For five minutes the attention of Warren was focused on his work. Suddenly he snapped out, "Well?" He met Farnum's ingratiating smile. "You haven't told me yet what to start doing." "I told you I didn't want you." "But you do. I'm on the wagon." "For how long?" jeered the city editor. "For good."
"He's not been here since three o'clock yesterday," said his stenographer. "Out of town?" asked Jack. "I wish I knew." Jack called up Mr. Farnum's house and got his wife on the telephone. To his question she replied: "I got a note last night not to worry if he was late getting home. But he has not come in yet," and her voice had a catch in it. Jack and his chums were greatly worried.
But my chum is an unusually bright and quick young man." Seeing Jack and the young Russian woman so interested in their talk, the others had gradually strolled away from them. Hennessy had already succeeded in securing an invitation to return to Spruce Beach in Mr. Farnum's hired auto. Hal Hastings presently turned, as though to step over to Mlle.
"I'll pick him right up in my arms and carry him," proposed Andrews. "I'll take him to Mr. Farnum's office. Then I'll get a doctor. We don't want much noise about this, or folks will be telling all sorts of yarns against Jack Benson and his drinking habits, when the truth is he's about the finest, steadiest young fellow alive!"
That is all I can say. Jack, if you have anything to say to these ladies that will soften my words, then, in the name of mercy, say it." "Ladies," spoke Captain Jack Benson, looking mother and daughter full in the eye, in turn, "you have heard the extent of Mr. Farnum's promise. He is a man who lives by the rules of justice.
She resented the woman's incredulity, while she could not forget what she had said about the "unimpeachable honor and untarnished name" of the family. It had stung her keenly, though she did not suspect that it had been an intentional slur upon the shadow resting on her own. Mrs. Farnum's only reply was a look of increased astonishment, mingled with something of horror.
"Now, if I can only get the same chance at the 'Farnum's' engines!" he muttered, to himself. "If I can, I think Mr. Jack Benson will find himself out of favor with his company, for his company will be out of favor with the Navy Department at Washington!" "The submarine boats when out in the Bay will keep abreast of the 'Hudson, two hundred yards off on either beam.
Don, too, is quite young, but he has a great deal of capacity and has had a valuable lot of experience. As to a boy of sixteen however, your youth, Benson, may no doubt be retained aboard as a member of the crew, if Don likes him. And now, sir, it's two minutes of two." With another impatient frown Mr. Melville held his watch out before Mr. Farnum's eyes. That younger man hardly saw the dial.
"No, miss; they call her Virgie. Madam would have preferred the other name, but her husband wanted her called for his wife, of whom he is very fond." Sadie Farnum's face clouded at this. "I presume that delicate lady whom I see occasionally walking here in the corridor is La is Mrs. Heath?" she said, more to make the nurse talk than because she desired information on this point.
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