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AN INSTANT LATER THERE WAS A VERITABLE FOUNTAIN OF EARTH AND STONES SENT UP INTO THE AIR.
TWO BOYS OF
THE BATTLESHIP
Or
For the Honor of Uncle Sam
BY
FRANK V. WEBSTER
AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS,”
“AIRSHIP ANDY,” “TOM TAYLOR AT WEST POINT,”
“COWBOY DAVE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
BOOKS FOR BOYS
By FRANK V. WEBSTER
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.
ONLY A FARM BOY TOM, THE TELEPHONE BOY THE BOY FROM THE RANCH THE YOUNG TREASURER HUNTER BOB, THE CASTAWAY THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES THE TWO BOY GOLD MINERS JACK, THE RUNAWAY COMRADES OF THE SADDLE THE BOYS OF BELLWOOD SCHOOL THE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS BOB CHESTER’S GRIT AIRSHIP ANDY DARRY, THE LIFE SAVER DICK, THE BANK BOY BEN HARDY’S FLYING MACHINE THE BOYS OF THE WIRELESS HARRY WATSON’S HIGH SCHOOL DAYS THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX TOM TAYLOR AT WEST POINT COWBOY DAVE TWO BOYS OF THE BATTLESHIP JACK OF THE PONY EXPRESS
Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York
Copyright, 1915, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
TWO BOYS OF THE BATTLESHIP
Printed in U.S.A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
I.In the Storm1
II.Political Complications9
III.Under Arrest17
IV.Shifting for Themselves26
V.In New York32
VI.Robbed38
VII.“Let’s Enlist!”46
VIII.Joining the Navy54
IX.At the Training Station62
X.In Barracks68
XI.“All Aboard!”77
XII.The Cut Ropes85
XIII.Target Practice94
XIV.A Brave Act103
XV.Ordered South110
XVI.Heavy Seas115
XVII.A Chase124
XVIII.Big Guns Boom133
XIX.Ashore140
XX.The Riot149
XXI.Unexpected News158
XXII.The Pursuit169
XXIII.Overboard177
XXIV.The Missing Box186
XXV.Cleared199