ou
have been doing, and some day you will be on the quarter-deck."

Another deafening roar of applause greeted the announcement. The
Battleship Boys had made their first real step upward. They had won
their grades as petty officers. But they were only at the beginning.
The ladder that they had set themselves to climb still towered high
above them. They were bound to climb, however. They determined that
they would not remain on a lower rung of the ladder. This was merely a
beginning. Other promotions were ahead of them, promotions that were
destined to come sooner than either lad dreamed. The story of these
new honors, of other brave deeds, valiant efforts and stirring
experiences in other climes will be told in a following volume,
entitled "THE BATTLESHIP BOYS IN FOREIGN SERVICE; Or, Earning New
Ratings in European Seas."

THE END.

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