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"I hope you do," rejoined the Lieutenant. "However, my belief is that the government will order some of your company's boats, and some of the Rhinds craft. About the only question, really, is who gets the larger order and how much larger." Jacob Farnum had come from his stateroom, and had listened to this talk in silence. "How do you feel about it, Mr. Farnum?" asked the naval officer.
"Then don't do it," returned Mr. Rhinds, sympathetically. "Just wait until we get alongside, and you'll see your young men popping out of the conning tower, rested and as bright as new buttons." A moment later the shore boat rounded in alongside. Then, quite suddenly, the three submarine boys projected themselves through the manhole, and stood in full view on the platform deck. "Eh?
But Farnum had kept his party on the "Benson" and the "Hastings." "Fred, I wonder whether we are going to have any more tests," demanded Mr. Rhinds, as he and his secretary lingered over their breakfast at the Somerset. "I wish I knew," sighed Radwin. "We've been beaten, a few points, by that Pollard crowd," muttered Rhinds, his face lowering. "But we're not altogether walloped, Fred.
"There goes the Rhinds boats" called Mr Farnum, as one of the other submarines left her moorings, making for sea in the wake of the "Chelsea," which gunboat was to act as the starter's boat for that day. "What's the name of that particular Rhinds boat?" asked Jack. "The 'Zelda'," replied Lieutenant Danvers. "Nice, lady-like name for a fighting boat," mocked Jack.
So I have already begun with some telegrams to the Senators and Congressmen of our state Oh, you mustn't feel that you always have advance information on all I'm doing, young man," chuckled Rhinds, noting the look of surprise in his companion's face. "I've started with our state's members in Congress, and soon I shall begin to go at 'em harder.
Nor do I believe any of us had better go ashore, without his express permission, old fellow," Benson replied. Three gentlemen who did go ashore almost immediately after arrival were the members of the naval board. Soon after, an order came for the removal of all torpedoes from the Rhinds boats. After that the corporal's guard was relieved from duty aboard the "Thor."
John C. Rhinds began to feel great waves of chill passing up and down his spine. Hang this smiling, boyish reporter! Rhinds began to feel that he hated this young man next to Jack Benson! "No!" shouted the interviewed one, hoarsely, angrily. "We have no such hiding place on board. We have no place that could be used for hiding an extra torpedo."
No newspapermen could have been fairer than had the chroniclers of this exciting submarine news. There were no accusations against Rhinds or his associates nothing but the fair, unbiased telling of facts. And yet, in almost any reader's mind the opinion would be quick to form that only from the "Thor" could the treacherous torpedo have been fired.
"He's saying hard things about us, for cutting in on his course and getting the derelict away from him." Danvers laughed. "The old fellow is swearing a blue streak, and threatening himself with an apoplectic stroke every instant." "You don't seem to love Mr. Rhinds very noticeably," grimaced the naval officer. "If I don't," voiced Jack, "neither do any of our crowd.
We shall be in competition with five other types of submarine boats the Rhinds, the Seawold, the Griffith, and the Blackson and Day. We shall have to meet and I hope, vanquish all the recognized types of submarine boats made in the United States." "And we will beat them, too!" glowed Jack Benson, his eyes flashing and his fists clenching. "By the way, Jack," continued Mr.
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