The Dreadnought Boys in Home Waters

he forward section of the st

passengers, for the dust and heat had made them drowsy, came

with hair of a violent ruddy hue. His seat-mate was, perhaps, a trifle older, heavy set, rather sallow, with clo

g

ave you got your hand

d a leather suit-case bearing the name,-nea

oinder in angry, high-pitched tones

ooking in your own pocket?" spu

ut I can'

that I'm the

elligerent moods. Several of the passengers seated in the vicinity of the excitement began to ri

had closed on the wrist of the other's investigating hand, so that, for the pres

ly accusation, wore clothes that appeared to have been rather neglected recently. They were crumpled a

ssibly the space of a minute or so. Before his di

hand, will yer

ng his grip. Where he had held the other, a white bracelet of sk

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ur hand where it belongs i

ed forward. He had been reading a naval-service periodical. But now his at

to be the tr

ought Boys, turning to his cousin, Ned Strong. "This fellow j

features. His blue eyes twinkled as he directed a

ight there by your feet, my frien

my wallet!" excla

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oking rather sheepish and fooli

quite sure you won't have to come down again with a hard bump," s

owled the other. "I

n of marked coolness and restraint, I m

ighbor of Herc Taylor arose and sought a seat in another part of the car. The smiling looks of

th him[Pg 10] his suit-case. After he w

ne of our shipmates,"

ou make t

in' and the letters 'U.S.N.' a

so that if he gets gay or anything like that, I'll have him put in the brig in short order. I always said, after I had that little session of mine in the

because we're holding little temporary commissions as jun

g

e use of being

some new ideas and experience

cks as auburn," muttered Herc. "I'll feel like using my new sword on

. But, hullo! there's blue water. We must be getting near

as long as possible. I wish some of the old boys on the Manhattan co

ceeded to sea. The first thing we must do when[Pg 12] we reach Miller's Haven is to rep

Herc. "I wonder if we'll get orde

o duty as a scout cruiser, depending largely on our wireless for keeping

ot be with the

k as scouts will keep us so busy that

ck with the fleet

y, Herc, boy, we've got the biggest chance of our lives! To my mind this detail to which

er's

eir way to the forward door. As Ned had surmised, they were indeed on the threshold o