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Updated: July 1, 2025
That proposition came like a torpedo itself; it struck, too, below the water-line of John Rhinds's hard-won composure. "Why do you ?" he stammered. Then the wretch forced himself to be cool again. "No, my young friend, I am sorry to say that that would not be practicable. You see, a submarine craft is full of secrets.
So John Rhinds's question was destined to have a prompt answer, even if of a kind different from what he had expected. On the platform deck of the "Thor," as the cutter approached, stood several men whose faces expressed the utmost astonishment. And again Rhinds inquired, this time with a little tremor in his voice: "What's wrong gentlemen? What has happened?"
"We're coming aboard," retorted Captain Magowan. "Have your men stand by to catch our lines." John Rhinds submitted, in silence, while the members of the board, the corporal's file of marine rifles and Lieutenant Danvers boarded the "Thor." But when Jack started to bring up the rear Rhinds's voice rose in angry protest.
Twice he had been on the point of a sale, but each time the government had decided upon a Pollard boat, instead. John C. Rhinds loved money. He was resolved, at any cost, to make the government buy several of his boats. And he was utterly unscrupulous. As he stood behind the palms, looking toward the group of new arrivals, Rhinds's little eyes seemed to grow smaller.
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