The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service; or Earning New Ratings in European Seas

CHAPTER I. BATTLESHIP BOYS TO THE RESCUEThis is the famous Bois de Boulogne Sam.The what?Bois de Boulogne one of the most popular drives in Paris.Huh! grunted Sam Hickey. That sounds to me like some kind of sausage. What do they ever name their streets that way for in Paris?All the names in this great gay city mean something answered Dan Davis. This park here bears the same name. It was infested by desperate robbers as far back as the fourteenth century.Robbers! exclaimed the red-haired boy.Yes.Are they here yet?No; Napoleon cleaned them out. We shall soon be out by the Arch. The Frenchmen call it Arc de Triomphe.They do?Yes.Just like that?Of course.I'll bet there isn't a Frenchman in France who would know what you were talking about if they heard you call it by that name. I don't know anything about French but if that is French give me plain United States. You are sure there are no robbers left in the Bologna sausage?Bois de Boulogne Sam corrected Dan. No; there are no robbers here. You need not be afraid.Afraid! What do you take me for Dan Davis. I——Hark!Nothing of the sort. I'm no coward. I a sailor in Uncle Sam's Navy and afraid of robbers? Pooh!Listen! Did you hear that Sam?Hear what? No; I didn't hear anything. But—wow! What's that?Hickey gave a sudden startled jump.It's a woman's scream breathed Dan listening intently. Did you hear it?I—I should say I did. Yes and there it goes again. She's some sort of foreigner. I wonder what is going on?The scream was repeated. Though the lads were unable to understand what the voice was saying it was evident that the woman whoever or whatever she might be was in dire distress.Where is it—where is it? demanded Sam now very much excited.The sound came from off yonder where the trees are thickest.I see nothing.I do answered Dan. See yonder is a carriage. Come on! There's a woman in trouble. What is it? shouted the boy raising his voice.Help! Help! came the answer in plain English.CONTENTS1. Battleship Boys to the Rescue2. A Serious Charge3. Ambassadors on Their Trail4. Ice Cream Comes High5. A Plunge Into Society6. Stranded in a Strange City7. Under the Flag Once More8. His First Command9. Rounding Up the Stragglers10. Outwitted by a Boy11. Between Sky and Sea12. In the Coils of a Twister13. Two Are Missing14. Down the Ammunition Hoist15. Land Ho!16. On Gibraltar's Peak17. On the Blue Mediterranean18. Jolly Tars in Egypt19. On the Ships of the Desert20. Calling on the Mummies21. Conclusion