d moved on out to intercept her. He signaled that
he had a passenger to put aboard. The steamship lay to, lowering a
side gangway, and the "Benson" ran neatly in. The transfer was made.

Just as she was helped over the side Mlle. Nadiboff placed her hand in
Jack's.

"Good-bye, my Captain," she said, sadly.

"Good-bye, Mademoiselle," answered the submarine boy. "And remember that
you are done with the spies."

"Forever! Again, good-bye, my Captain."

As both craft moved off on their respective courses Captain Benson saw a
little white handkerchief fluttering at the freighter's stern rail. As
long as it could be visible over the waters that handkerchief fluttered.
"I guess the little Russian must have tied her handkerchief there,"
observed Eph, dryly, and Captain Jack smiled; while Jacob Farnum turned
to whisper to the inventor:

"Dave, our youthful captain has the greatest respect in the world for
a woman, but he'll never be made a fool of by one of the wrong kind."

Henceforth, as long as she remained at Spruce Beach, the submarine
craft was wholly unmolested and avoided by spies. Gaston, who turned
out to be the real leader of one party, instead of M. Lemaire, was
sentenced to prison for assault. Leroux and his Greek accomplice
confessed to the attempt to explode the mine under the "Benson," and
were sent to the penitentiary. There, also, journeyed M. Lemaire,
for a long term, on account of his all but successful shot at Jack
Benson.

With the exception of those sent to prison none of the spies have as
yet been heard from.

For a considerable time the "Benson" remained at, or near, Spruce Beach.
Hennessy's articles attracted great attention to the craft. The Navy
people were charmed by the new capabilities shown by this latest of the
Pollard submarine boats.

Later the submarine boys were destined to turn their attention to new
and thrilling work with submarine craft And now came most stirring
times that put their grit, intelligence and resource to the hardest
kind of tests.

These newest happenings will be related in full in the next volume
of this series, which will appear under the title: "_The Submarine
Boys' Lightning Cruise; Or, The Young Kings of the Deep._" The reader
of this new volume will find a rare treat in store for him!

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