"Why we are going to pay you a very
handsome sum of money, and we are going to give you a most honorable
position in our imperial service. And--"
Here Professor Radberg leaned forward once more, lowering his voice
considerably.
"There are three of you boys, all experts at the Pollard works. Well,
we are going to take all three of you into the German navy, and we will
do something very handsome for you all."
"The other fellows will be delighted when I tell 'em what's coming their
way," smiled Captain Jack.
"Ach! So? Of course."
"Now, what do you propose to do with us in your navy?" Jack went on.
"Are you going to make officers of us?"
"Officers?" repeated Herr Professor Radberg, slowly. "Well, no, Herr
Benson. We could not exactly do that. Our officers are, as you will
understand, very--what is your English word?--aristocratic. They
could not be quite persuaded to take American commoners as their brother
officers. That you would not expect, of course."
"Certainly not," young Benson agreed. If there was a slight tinge of
sarcasm in his it was lost on the German, whose brow cleared as he went
on, heavily:
"No, no, my young friend; not officers.
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