N in Paris, you can say 'Yes.' Should any one ask you if you've seen
Genoa, you can hold up your head and declare that you have." "But my
friends will ask me to tell them about those towns," complained Dalzell.
"Read them up in the guide books," advised Jetson, who was of the party.
"I've known a lot of Navy officers who got their knowledge of foreign
places in that way." Dave and Dan had had but a fleeting glimpse of the
fine city that now lay astern of them. Hundreds of sailormen and scores
of officers, on sight-seeing bent, had been ashore for two days. But now
the recall to the fleet had come. All save Darrin, Dalzell and Jetson,
with Seaman Runkle, who was now up forward on the launch, were already
aboard their respective ships. The Admiral waited only for the coming of
this launch before he gave the sailing order. Jetson was assigned to the
battleship "Allegheny," a craft only a trifle smaller than the massive
"Hudson." The three brother officers and Runkle had traveled by express
from Paris to Genoa, and had come through without incident. At last even
the watchful Runkle was convinced that they had eluded all s
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