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Title: The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip
"Making Good" as Young Experts

Author: Victor G. Durham

Release Date: November 12, 2005 [eBook #17055]

Language: English

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Note: This is book two of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.

THE SUBMARINE BOYS TRIAL TRIP

"Making Good" as Young Experts

by

VICTOR G. DURHAM

1909

CONTENTS

CHAPTERS
I. A Big Cloud on the Submarine Horizon
II. A Submarine Stunt that Dumfounds the Beholders
III. Mr. Melville Hurls the Crash
IV. A Squall in an Office
V. Don Melville Takes a Hand
VI. The "Pollard" has a Rival
VII. Missing--A Submarine and Crew
VIII. Farnum Stock Goes Up
IX. A Rascally Piece of Work
X. A Race for Mixed Prizes
XI. What Befell, the Real Benson
XII. The Capitalist Doesn't Likes the Situation
XIII. On trial as Young Experts
XIV. Fooling the Navy, But Only Once
XV. Serving in the Cause of Peace, Not War
XVI. Fighting a Mutiny with Threats
XVII. Jack Perpetrates a Practical Sea Joke
XVIII. Eph Enjoys Being Rescued
XIX. Jack Stumbles Upon a Big Surprise
XX. Conclusion

CHAPTER I

A BIG CLOUD ON THE SUBMARINE HORIZON

"At what time did you say that the 'Pollard' was due to be back, Mr.
Farnum?"

"At two o'clock," replied the owner of the boat-building yard at the
little seaport town of Dunhaven.

"It's within five minutes of that hour, now."

"So it is," nodded the owner of the yard, after briefly consulting his
watch.

For half an hour, or a little longer, a middle aged man, with the world
of business and large affairs imprinted on him, had been walking to and
fro along the shore end of the yard. In this walk he was accompanied by
his son, a handsome, dark-eyed and dark-haired young fellow of nineteen.
George Melville, the father, was attired very much as any prosperous,
busy man might have been, with a touch of fastidiousness added, but the
son, Don, was dr