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     ;Now�察─�said Mr。 Swift to the newcomer�察 �I am at your service。 What is 

it you wish�拭─�

     ;In the first place�察�let me apologize for having startled you and your 

friends�察─�began the man。 ;I had no idea of sneaking into your workshop�察�

but I had just arrived here�察�and seeing the doors open I went in。 I heard no 

one about�察�and I wandered to the back of the place。 There I happened to 

stumble over a board; 

     ;And I heard you�察─�interrupted Tom。 

     ;Is this one of your employees�拭─�asked Mr。 Berg in rather frigid tones。 

     ;That is my son�察─�replied Mr。 Swift。 

     ;Oh�察�I beg your pardon。; The man's manner changed quickly。 ;Well�察�I 

guess you did hear me�察 �young man。 I didn't intend to hark my shins the 

way I did�察�either。 You must have taken me for a burglar or a sneak thief。; 

     ;I   have   been   very   much   bothered   by   a   gang   of   unscrupulous   men�察─�

said Mr。 Swift�察 �and I suppose Tom thought it was some of them sneaking 

around again。; 

     ;That's   what   I   did�察─  �added   the   lad。   ;I   wasn't   going   to   have   any   one 

steal the secret of the submarine if I could help it。; 

     ;Quite right� �Quite right� ─�exclaimed Mr。 Berg。 ;But my purpose was 

an open one。 As you know�察�Mr。 Swift�察�I represent the firm of Bentley & 

Eagert�察  �builders   of   submarine   boats   and   torpedoes。  They   heard   that   you 

were constructing a craft to take part in the competitive prize tests of the 

United   States   Government�察  �and   they   asked   me   to   come   and   see   you   to 

learn when your ship would be ready。 Ours is completed�察�but we recognize 

that it will be for the best interests of all concerned if there are a number of 

contestants�察  �and   my   firm   did   not   want   to   send   in   their   entry   until   they 



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knew that you were about finished with your ship。 How about it�拭�Are you 

ready to compete�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�said Mr。 Swift slowly。 ;We are about ready。 My craft needs a 

few finishing touches�察�and then it will be ready to launch。; 

     ;Then   we   may   expect   a   good   contest   on   your   part�察─  �suggested   Mr。 

Berg。 

     ;Well�察─�began the aged inventor�察 �I don't know about that。; 

     ;What's that�拭─�exclaimed Mr。 Berg。 

     ;I said I wasn't quite sure that we would compete�察─�went on Mr。 Swift。 

;You see�察�when I first got this idea for a submarine boat I had it in mind to 

try for the Government prize of fifty thousand dollars。; 

     ;That's what we want�察�too�察─�interrupted Mr。 Berg with a smile。 

     ;But�察─�went on Tom's father�察 �since then certain matters have come up�察�

and I think�察�on the whole�察�that we'll not compete for the prize after all。; 

     ;Not compete for the prize�拭─�almost shouted the agent for Bentley & 

Eagert。 ;Why�察�the idea� �You ought to compete。 It is good for the trade。 We 

think we have a very fine craft�察 �and probably we would beat you in the 

tests�察�but; 

     ;I wouldn't be too sure of that�察─�put in Tom。 ;You have only seen the 

outside of our boat。 The inside is better yet。; 

     ;Ah�察�I have no doubt of that�察─�spoke Mr。 Berg�察 �but we have been at 

the business longer than you have�察�and have had more experience。 Still we 

welcome   competition。   But   I   am   very   much   surprised   that   you   are   not 

going to compete for the prize�察�Mr。 Swift。 Very  much surprised�察�indeed� �

You see�察�I came down from Philadelphia to arrange so that we could both 

enter   our   ships   at   the   same   time。   I   understand   there   is   another   firm   of 

submarine boat builders who are going to try for the prize�察�and I want to 

arrange a date that will he satisfactory to all。 I am greatly astonished that 

you are not going to compete。; 

     ;Well�察�we were going to�察─�said Mr。 Swift�察 �only we have changed our 

minds�察�that's all。 My son and I have other plans。; 

     ;May I ask what they are�拭─�questioned Mr。 Berg。 

     ;You   may�察─  �exclaimed Tom  quickly�察   �but   I   don't   believe   we   can   tell 

you。 They're a secret�察─�he added more cordially。 



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     ;Oh�察   �I  see�察─ �retorted    Mr。  Berg。    ;Well�察  �of  course    I  don't  wish    to 

penetrate any of your secrets�察�but I hoped we could contest together for the 

Government        prize。  It  is  worth   trying   for  I  assure   youfifty   thousand 

dollars。 Besides�察�there is the possibility of selling a number of submarines 

to the United States。 It's a fine prize。; 

     ;But the one we are after is a bigger one�察─�Cried Tom impetuously�察�and 

the moment he had spoken the wished he could recall the words。 

     ;Eh�拭   �What's    that�拭─  �exclaimed     Mr。   Berg。   ;You    don't   mean    to  say 

another government has offered a larger prize�拭�If I had known that I would 

not have let my firm enter into the competition for the bonus offered by 

the United States。 Please tell me。; 

     ;I'm sorry�察─�went on Tom more soberly。 ;I shouldn't have spoken。 Mr。 

Berg�察�the plans of my father and myself are such that we can't reveal them 

now。 We are going to try for a prize�察�but not in competition with you。 It's 

an entirely different matter。; 

     ;Well�察�I guess you'll find that the firm of Bentley & Eagert are capable 

of trying for any prizes that are offered�察─�boasted the agent。 ;We may be 

competitors yet。; 

     ;I don't believe so�察─�replied Mr。 Swift 

     ;We may�察─�repeated Mr。 Berg。 ;And if we do�察�please remember that we 

will show no mercy。 Our boats are the best。; 

     ;And may the best boat win�察─�interjected Mr。 Sharp。 ;That's all we ask。 

A fair field and no favors。; 

     ;Of course�察─�spoke the agent coldly。 ;Is this another son of yours�拭─�he 

asked。 

     ;No but a good friend�察─�replied the aged inventor。 ;No�察�Mr。 Berg�察�we 

won't compete this time。 You may tell your firm so。; 

     ;Very   good�察─  �was   the   other's   stiff   reply。   ;Then   I   will   bid   you   good 

night。 We shall carry off the Government prize�察�but permit me to add that I 

am very much astonished�察�very much indeed�察�that you do not try for the 

prize。 From what I have seen of your submarine you have a very good one�察�

almost as good�察�in some respects�察�as ours。 I bid you good night�察─�and with 

a bow the man left the room and hurried away from the house。 



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                           CHAPTER Four 



                                   Tom is Imprisoned 



       ;Well�察�I must say he's a cool one�察─�remarked Tom�察�as the echoes of 

Mr。 Berg's steps died away。 ;The idea of thinking his boat better than ours� �

I don't like that man�察�dad。 I'm suspicious of him。  Do you think he came 

here to steal some of our ideas�拭─�

     ;No�察�I hardly believe so�察�my son。 But how did you discover him�拭─�

     ;Just   as   you   saw�察  �dad。   I  heard   a  noise   and   went   back    there   to 

investigate。 I found him sneaking around�察�looking at the electric propeller 

plates。   I   went   to   grab   him   just   as   he   stumbled   over   a   hoard。  At   first   I 

thought   it   was   one   of   the   old   gang。   I'm   almost   sure   he   was   trying   to 

discover something。; 

     ;No�察  �Tom。   the   firm   he   works   for   are   good   business   men�察  �and   they 

would not countenance anything like that。 They are heartless competitors�察�

however�察�and if they saw a legitimate chance to get ahead of me and take 

advantage�察�they would do it。 But they would not sneak in to steal my ideas。 

I feel sure of that。 Besides�察�they have a certain type of submarine which 

they think is the best ever invented�察�and th

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