The return of the submarine boat marked an epoch in the town’s history.
A grand reception was held for the returned explorers.
But the happiest of all was Alexander Harmon.
His greeting to his long-lost son was most intense and warm.
He embraced Frank Reade, Jr., and cried, fervently:
“Oh, you are my best and dearest friend! You have made an old man happy.”
But Frank himself was fully as happy in the realization.
The Explorer was stored away to be used upon some future occasion. But Frank Reade, Jr., was not idle.
He at once began to work upon a new invention, which he was resolved should eclipse all previous attempts. His success in this may be learned in a future number of this library.