Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam   By: Frank V. Webster

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

CHAPTER PAGE I. In the Storm 1 II. Political Complications 9 III. Under Arrest 17 IV. Shifting for Themselves 26 V. In New York 32 VI. Robbed 38 VII. “Let’s Enlist!” 46 VIII. Joining the Navy 54 IX. At the Training Station 62 X. In Barracks 68 XI. “All Aboard!” 77 XII. The Cut Ropes 85 XIII. Target Practice 94 XIV. A Brave Act 103 XV. Ordered South 110 XVI. Heavy Seas 115 XVII. A Chase 124 XVIII. Big Guns Boom 133 XIX. Ashore 140 XX. The Riot 149 XXI. Unexpected News 158 XXII. The Pursuit 169 XXIII. Overboard 177 XXIV. The Missing Box 186 XXV. Cleared 199

TWO BOYS OF THE BATTLESHIP

CHAPTER I—IN THE STORM

“Say, Frank, it’s certainly getting pretty bad; isn’t it?”