The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep

ed M. Lemaire, halting

son, who looked

gratulations, sir. You certainly know how to insult your own

ire, his French accent asserting its

nowledge of boxing. Benson merely warded off the blow, at

is!" warned Jack, wheeling upon the chauffeur. "

r on. Raising the wrench, he rushed swiftly at the

xpected, Jack Benson wasn

ded under one of the chauffeur's ears. The fellow went to the ground. Swift as a f

around to face Mll

moiselle," Jack urged. "It would come fearfully hard

was something in Benson's eyes, at just that moment, whi

of himself. He at once resolved to play this game,

I am not be frightened by your ch

ad forced himself

even kill, if I found it nec

the young submarine captain. "It would get you into a f

dog,'" pursued M. Lema

is the gr-r-r

," proposed Benson, with

"That is admir-r-r-rable! Now, then, ten thousand dollars I have said you shall be paid fo

m afraid, as compared wi

ed Captain Jack, with h

your prospects with the company will continue just the same. They will never know t

ell what I'd, give you for a

renchman, solemnly. "There would b

ts very badly to know about the

really great fortune for such information

rted Captain Jack, w

anded the French

appen to represent,"

though I beg you to pa

in Be

er approached me with a view to finding out how the Pollard boat runs? You claim, to be a spy for som

r describe them to me," urged the Frenchman. "Then I woul

ttered Captain Jack. "I am young, perhaps,

ou will have ready the plans and descriptions, and that I, after I have looked

Benson, "then you've made it with yourself

ee, then?" ask

, shortly, turn

you going

o Spruc

fo

too well to suppose that yo

ft back to town," continued the Frenchman, smilingly, "for that would be ungallant. But Mlle. Nadiboff, who ha

that had failed so utterly with the submarine boy. "I shall feel most offended

that long walk back, when I ca

ng his steps and bowi

" proposed M. Lemaire,

nnot yet come to

uriosity tempted him to find how fa

sed Lemaire, "let us sa

e fifteen tho

ar my price, M. lemaire," laugh

et he spoke cheerily, for now he began to hope that this America

inted Jack Benson. "You were good enough t

d the Frenchman. "Captain Benson, I will make yo

e or four utterly mysterious words

ack glanced from one to the other,

" muttered Gaston, who had recovered fr

the construction of one of your submarine boats, and I will hand you, in exchange, the sum of twenty th

ty, Jack Benson pre

once," demanded M. Lemaire. "I

stiffly erect, looking the

You have been engaged so long in dishonest transactions that

ith a bitter smile, "to demand more than twenty tho

ger able even to play with this rascal. "Your offer is just as g

ing with me?" demanded M.

off, who had bent over, her hand toying with the sand, suddenly clutched a handfu

he half-blinded young captain dodged back, the chauffeur caught him around

ut the two men rolled him over, s

k! S

ts were handcuffed

d up, looking down g

mies. You deem it easy to laugh at us-to call us names! Bah! You will soon be glad to beg from us! Your hours of misery are now before you-perh

swiftly binding the ankles together. This done, Lemaire himself added

bore Captain Jack to

ng softly, covered him