Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis / Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy Youngsters""

the landing a lively

cond and third classes, were waiting to be transported

The baggage of the midshipmen had already been taken aboard t

who was directing the embarkation of t

ved a launch from the "Massachuse

ay!" shouted the lieute

squad that had moved forwa

rowd into this launch. Mov

g launch was steaming away to the massi

. Once he barely overheard Pe

scally

"I won't take it up now, or in any hurry. I'll wa

bered nimbly up the side gangway, each raising his cap to the

hand. To him each midshipman reported, saluti

idshipman will report on the quarter-deck promptly at five p.m. In the meantime, after locating your bert

of messengers chosen from among the apprentice membe

wheeling upon Dave Darrin. "I'm much too close to a greaser. I'

. "I don't know just how far you're responsible for what you're saying now. To-morrow,

commandant and telling him all you k

egin to practise keeping a ci

turned on his heel

ether he should report his misadventur

ipman, "I begin to feel that it will be saf

It will show good faith on you

e service, too, I suppose,

llam. "But you'll be about certain to get your walking papers if

ooth is putting up more trouble than I ever knew there was in the world. And, in this racked condition, I

al officer and tell him how your tooth troubles you. Tell

? I'll be a thousa

d. The surgeon was not in his office adjoining, but the hospital steward called him over one

on a reflector light, and gazed i

s tooth yourself, in any way

is, that I am afraid I did something that will get me int

enzie, glancing at him sharply.

I'm afra

or

his experience wi

d Dr. Mackenzie. "Besides, it's a serious breach of di

sir," replied Pe

thache," continued Dr. Mackenzie in a mi

in a small quantity of water. This he took up in a

sir," continued the surgeon, turning to

e ship's commander over the 'phone,

u report at his office immediately," said the

sir. Thank

saluted, then le

o go up alone, I guess,"

so," sighe

rter-deck, and, if I'm wante

worth a brigade of Darrins-c

st lights on the subject of duty,

nington. "I'll take this all out o

directed him to go to Captain Scott's office. Here Hallam repeated as much as was asked of him concerning th

commandant of cadets to report this matter in person to him," said C

senger went through the ship calling Dave's name. T

Midshipman Pennington, Mr. Darrin," began Captain Scott, after the intercha

class are away from home for the first time in their lives. I was afraid, sir, that possibly some of

ou have, in my opinion, Mr. Darrin, displayed very good judgment, and you acted upon that judgment with promptness and decision. But I am afraid," con

t, sir," r

am willing to find myself a poor

g officer's presence. Almost the first clas

arter does the wind

he interview that

at you've planted something of a mi

nny boy, that I did just what I shoul

Dan. "But winning the commendation of your superior officers does

ight," smiled Dave. "Still, I'd

" assented Dan. "That's b

like a bass h

report to the quarte

only members absent. As soon as the third classmen, or "youngsters," as they are called in midshipman parlance, had

ion leader for the first section in electrical instruction. Dalzell, Farle

or steam instruction, Dalzell being ma

later Pennington and Hallam returned fr

once sough

he had taken the first step by sticking himself on the pap-sheet (placing hims

en get?" qu

all the loss of privil

the report come from other sources, he wo

he doesn't seem to realize the fact.

othache leaves him. Then, if he tries to carry it

rs to the midshipmen's mess. Dave was glad to note t

eships got under way. The midshipmen were on deck, an hour later, when

t Third Classman Pennington had found opportunity to do a go

ed to stir up a hornet'