' I've sold her for one hundred and sixty-five thousand
dollars. Have you any more assigned claims against me, Mr. Melville?"
he drawled, again facing the capitalist.
"No," snapped the man. He had paid a thousand dollar bonus to get the
one he had; and was feeling sick over the outcome.
Just then the door opened and the stenographer showed Broughton Emerson
into the room.
"I see you answered my telegram in person, Mr. Emerson," said Farnum,
rising from the chair he had taken and shaking hands.
"Yes, I came in person, and quite prepared to furnish the capital you
need after the preliminaries are arranged."
George Melville rose and after a brief nod of farewell made for the door,
followed by his lawyer. Jack opened the door quietly, then shut it
just as softly.
Broughton Emerson invested heavily in Mr. Farnum's yard and the business
was incorporated, Mr. Farnum and Mr. Pollard retaining control. The
owners praised highly the three boys for the way they had handled the
"Pollard" on its trial trip, saying that this was a factor in the Navy's
acceptance of the submarine. They also gave the three boys one
thousand dollars each and ten shares apiece in the new corporation.
George Melville had spent more than thirty thousand dollars in trying to
get hold of Mr. Farnum's business. This, of course, was a total loss.
Soon after this, in trying to get control of a railroad by his
underhand methods, he lost all of his fortune and had to accept a small
clerkship in order to make a living.
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