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

th of you,"

ion, ready to sa

from his damaged nose, would have m

ce as Pen's nose presented the offi

ep must be to Border the three be

orted, through the mere fact of his presence there, as aiding in a fight.

midshipmen have been dismissed from th

as not brilli

nant, junior grade, was looking

t in thought, then wheeled and

easily. Dave heave

wheeled and was stealing rapidly down

ever have without being ragged co

, wheeling about after he had watche

ht, like a submari

dshipmen's dinner formation so

the line had started to march in

mely explained that he had bumped his nose into

cepted the excuse, he

at bumped that young man's

't changed a lot since

s face at that moment. It had been struck hard, m

nt, Pen?" asked Hall

please," requested

ances of other middies at Pe

bout it, however, that other t

youngster asked others of his class for

nnington made it his business to try to meet Dave Darrin alone. He s

a voice suggestive of ice, "you are aware that the incid

at," retorted Darrin, with an ironical gl

e other midshipman, "don't you

"that, of your own choice, the period

ll you out,

llent," smiled Dave. "I shal

asking what that stipulati

go, I shall ask that the fight be held where we are not so likely to be caught at it

e service, if one of us were to

captain's clerk," volunteered Dave generously. "On a cruise, I bel

only to fan the flame

the Academy isn't big

you how to get out,"

intend to

won't even toss pennies with you t

ly seeking to divert my m

you say-pa

ould have t

re willingness, Mr. Pennington. T

name" when addressing upper classmen. But members of the three upper classes resort to the

nd to meet you," Pe

rrin ironically, "that you we

mend my statement by saying that

y sending hi

od, Mr.

you wished

es

d, Mr. Pe

tiff nods the m

ned at once in s

me, old man?" qu

ry,

the facts of the case, I must admit t

athies?" echoe

served Darrin for a full year now, and I don't believ

a liar," prote

" gasped

t his way of saying it was as offensi

bent on fig

a

ered Hallam, sh

our idol?" asked Pen i

xt to a very hard proposition. Darry is patient-almost as patient as the prov

oo

beaten Darrin

s to be a first

think y

arrin is con

raid, Penny, that the heat in the furnace

t serve as one

lly declined," replied Hall

to see D

a fight, I do," repl

our money on

bet," replied Hallam, with a dignity

rst, in finding a second. At last, however, h

ipmen went to s

alzell. He soon had that midshipman, who was w

fight this evening," pr

retorted Da

y n

th such force as to lame it a good deal," replied Dan. "Our man insists

rt shore liberty at Hampton

we can have the fight more safely th

te our shore leave to pl

urged Dan dryly. "At any rate, we won't hear of Darrin fighting

growled Decker, after a

to be selected by the sec

hat's a

ite as referee and time-k

ore leave that way, then," grunted Pen

ou can save the da

ow

round, then hurriedly dress and le

able man with his fist

er, and you're spry, too. You ought to h

idn't intend to make the mistake of braggi

u're awake," predicted Mid

owing morning, they found the battles