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You see, Rhinds, when I received your telegram, I hurried over to the Navy Department to say what I could for you. The Secretary told me that of course he didn't want you injured by any unjust suspicions." "Of course not," quivered Rhinds. "At the same time the Secretary made it plain to me that public sentiment demands that the whole case be brought past the suspicion stage.
"Now, would it be just right to say that?" asked Jack, slowly. "Mr. Rhinds has tried to be very pleasant to us to-night. So has Mr. Radwin. Probably they're both good fellows, in their own way. Only " "Well?" insisted Hal. "Why, to tell the truth," confessed Captain Benson, "Rhinds impresses me as being just a bit coarse, and Radwin a little too smooth and slick.
"Couldn't we offer the boys a bigger interest with us?" suggested Radwin, as he peered through the palms at the other submarine group. "No!" retorted Rhinds, sharply. "I know about that crowd. You don't. Listen to me." "I'm listening," said Fred Radwin. "We've got to make the acquaintance of that whole crowd, Fred. We've got to get personally acquainted with them all.
"Suppose you and I walk down there, then, Hastings?" suggested Radwin. "We can leave Benson here, to tell Somers where we are, if he comes back this way." "You wait here, Hal," suggested Jack. "There's a little matter I want to speak to Mr. Farnum about, anyway." So Hastings was left at the corner. He saw Jack and the Rhinds man go in through the hotel entrance.
The three Rhinds torpedo boats were seized, under court orders, and sold to satisfy the claims of creditors of the Rhinds Company. The chauffeur recovered twenty thousand dollars damages through the attachment of Radwin's funds and the subsequent civil suit. Besides which, after a few months, the chauffeur had practically recovered from his painful injuries.
"Still, there's the risk that John C. Rhinds may have something more up his sleeve. We'll know before long, anyway." By twenty minutes past four the "Benson" was almost close enough to the other submarine to throw a biscuit across the intervening space, had any on board the Pollard craft been inclined that way.
Rhinds, I may yet find a way that will insure our getting all the submarine orders!" "You're ingenious enough, I know, Fred," admitted the older man, in a worried voice. "I hope you'll win for us. It will be money enough in your pocket to satisfy even you, Fred. Still, I'm worried by the way your plans against Benson have already missed fire."
What has happened?" demanded John C. Rhinds, in a hoarse, croaking voice. None aboard the "Hastings" took the trouble even to look in the direction of the speaker. "Can't you hear, aboard the 'Hastings'?" insisted Rhinds. But he had no better result than from his first hail.
John C. Rhinds stood by the starboard rail of his own craft, regarding the rival with anxious eyes. But Jack knew the rascal to be so wily that the look of anxiety might be feigned. Up, nearer and nearer! Jack was moving to the starboard of the "Zelda," as the "Oakland" was on that same side of the course.
"I thought he had forgotten," laughed Jack. Then all three turned to greet Mr. Radwin. "How's this?" he asked. "Haven't Mr. Rhinds and your friends come out yet?" "They must be talking, yet, with the officers of the naval board," suggested Eph Somers. "They're sure to be out presently," nodded Radwin, after he had walked the submarine boys to the next corner. "At least, Mr.
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