Our same older readers will remember the thrilling experiences of this
boyish trio during the early trials of the new submarine torpedo boat,
both above and below the surface. These readers will remember, also, for
instance, the great prank played by the boys on the watch officer of one
of the stateliest battleships of the Navy.
Readers of the second volume, "The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip," will
recall, among other things, the desperate efforts made by George Melville,
the capitalist, aided by the latter's disagreeable son, Don, to acquire
stealthy control of the submarine building company, and their efforts to
oust Jack, Hal and Eph from their much-prized employment. These readers
will remember how Jack and his comrades spoiled the Melville plans, and
how Captain Jack and his friends handled the "Pollard" so splendidly, in
the presence of a board of Navy officers, that the United States
Government was induced to buy that first submarine craft.
After that sale, each of the three boys received, in addition to his
regular pay, a bank account of a thousand dollars and ten shares of stock
in the new company. Moreover, Messrs.
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