“Scuttlebutt Special!!!!” it read. “The brass hats have seen the light at last and promoted our Old Man to Lieutenant Commander! It’s about time!”
March walked quickly back to the wardroom where he found Larry Gray and McFee smoking and talking.
“Well, I was told that the crew knew everything important before the officers,” he said. “But why did you want to keep it secret?”
Larry almost blushed.
“Oh, so you found out?”
“It’s on the bulletin board!” March exclaimed.
“Oh, my golly! These sub crews!” Larry exclaimed. “They can even read your thoughts!”
“Say, what’s all this about?” Mac cried. “Let me in on it!”
“Go read it for yourself,” March said. “The Skipper made me find it out the hard way.”
As Mac squeezed out from behind the little table and hurried down the companionway, March put out his hand and shook Larry’s.