"
So the three boys turned and made their way to the drugstore. While
they were exploring with spoons the bottoms of their glasses, the
street door opened. Herr Professor Radberg looked in, then came in,
beaming condescendingly on the young men.
"Ach! You young men are just the ones I wish to see," he exclaimed,
resting one hand on Eph's shoulder, the other on Hal's.
"Lots of folks will pay for that privilege," declared Eph, solemnly.
"Yes? Well, I will pay, too--you shall see. I shall look for you at
the hotel, in just one hour. One hour--remember."
"Have you a telescope?" inquired Eph, calmly.
"A telescope. Eh?" inquired the German. "What for?"
"You might need it in looking for us," Eph replied.
"Then, in one hour, I shall see you--at the hotel!"
"You'll be lucky, if you do," grinned Eph.
"Eh? I do not know that I understand," responded Herr Professor Radberg,
slowly.
"If you're figuring on seeing us," Eph went on, gravely, "I'm afraid
you're in for bad news."
"Bad news? Ach! What do you mean, young man?"
"Just what I said," replied Eph.
Professor Radberg looked so puzzled that Hal Hastings broke in, quietly:
"Professor, unless I'm much in error, you want to see us about a
proposition that we enter the German naval service.
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