The Submarine Boys for the Flag / Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam

equipped with a telephone, the young Army man was in touch both with Fort Craven and w

nd Ridder, for the boy had felt i

s quickly as this?" asked the young lieut

ew things," repli

et us hear what

nt Ridder, when he heard the news, was

rmy officer. "No policeman in sight! No

ropped from the automob

ly a glance, and his

etch again, jump on

followed him, he might lead me to the place where he kept his maps and his other stol

y to get Major Woodruff

. "He may have so

ome. He heard the message a

yet, and do our best to find Millard, either in his own garments,

e other boys here," mu

t was Hal, reporting, and inquiring wh

you'll do well to get here as qui

word-" began

atter had received his orders, and his next concern was to o

adventure with Millard, Eph Somers came in. He stood in the background

o the fellow?" asked Lieutena

"and I guess I have been enjoying

nded the Army

I'll bet a cookie," gr

anded Lieutenant

for her-carried it

ied Jack Benson,

on second thought, tha

Lieutenant Ridder. "Tal

orted Eph, with a slight flash of his eyes, "

on Ridder that Army briskne

tell?" demanded the youn

maybe, I was eight blocks or so away from here. I

hotel, anyway, after yo

oke in the A

to ran along slowly, and we heard no row behind, so we guessed that maybe Jack had been wrong in his guess. At least, Ha

nodded

fast, to your latest adventu

nued Eph, placidly. "You asked

eting the woman in a

er," ret

see through

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you know it

ll as Millard. Besides, this one had rather a long foot, and wore r

eet her-or him

I picked up 'her' dress suit case. It struck me that the one I supposed to be a woman was on the point of speaking to me when he-she-seemed to see my uniform and then get a look at my face. Then the party, whether it was he or she, made signs to show that he, or she, was deaf and dumb. The suit case wa

ady'?" asked the Lieutenant Ridd

cks," re

ou lef

ind her again. And I guess it's

ck. "And we can'

er, he saw that these submarine boys were used to acting swiftly, and he began to belie

ll hope to have a r

straight to the hotel desk, Jack asking, bluntly, whether any very ta

the clerk, v

he "woman" having stepped inside the hotel. She r

a driver, got into his cab, and

he driver, did

the porter. "You didn't thi

same "woman" whom Eph had so gallantly assisted. They were equally

whose cab she engaged?" Jack asked,

" was the quick answer.

ied out, transferring t

driver, after Jack Benson had slipped him, also,

eried Jac

t there was something peculiar about it. I wondered, at the

ou to take her," Jack

rnam S

her to any a

my pipe, and I saw the woman, if woman it was,

o do," hinted Jack, "suppose yo

re gazing out of a cab window upon the square.

u say, that took your last 'far

has a regular stand here. It

n that particular drive

it here in you

ng, as well as drivin

er if it would not be better to give up this present clue to th

w and his rig, coming b

, "drive us over alongside. Don't say

n the sidewalk, talking earnest

t," guessed Jack, noting the

nodded the

taking the tall woma

it 'somewhere'? I'd

was it?"

emanded the Jehu, looking with su

same place that you took the w

llars. I wouldn't go over tha

ome money. "More than that, if you play right fair with us, we'll put an

young gentlemen right,

fellows, and t

I took that last party?" ques

note pays you for is asking no questions," re

teen minutes to rest and wa

dded Jack. "And now, Medwa

onded the first driver, t

tioned Jack, while the new driver got

ast. Know where the Cobt

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cupied by fishermen, and some ain't. There's three or four coves down that way fishing craft

re to any particular

tow

, in sight o' Cobtown, an' wal

of a 'gri

rownish s

he one,"

s team, the submarine boys drew asid

g to be too late," g

ou think so?"

g, reckless lot of fellows. They'd take a craft anywhere, in any kind of weather, for mon

chase any smack on the Atlantic

ch craft to overhaul, and

e matter with the people a

got through the red tape, and got started, any smart smack, in a

long drive, then?" asked Hal

mptly. "Hal, old fellow, any tra

n, now, gents, if ye wa

to meet whatever might be before them in Cobt

ne of us po