The achievements of the Battleship Boys were not yet at an end. There were other things ahead of them, far more alluring than any they had known-thrilling experiences in strange lands and among strange peoples, and best of all, promotion in their chosen profession.
In a following volume ent.i.tled, "The Battleship Boys" First Step Upward; Or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers," the story of their further exciting adventures on board a United States man-o"-war will be told, and this will show more of the fascination and the charm that ever surround the roving life of the jackie in Uncle Sam"s Service.
The End.