Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis; Or, Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen

the others, anxious as they were, drawing back consider

over on his back it was seen that

grunted two or th

it on

ow is too clumsy to be trust

Jetson away f

s, very simply, though in a tone whi

the comments that were passing. His

if I'm within a mile of the f

njured, doctor!" inqui

the Nava

as he examined and directed the hospital men. "Mr. Darrin is merely stunned, from t

pened his eyes, staring curiously at

fuss about?" Da

surgeon. "You were stunned by the force of that

ease, sir?" Dave begged. "I

ain, Mr. Darrin,"

d Dave in anguished amazement.

of a bottle that he had taken from his bag. With the gauze he wiped the blood away from Darrin's ch

ht, Mr. Darrin. This hospital man

y there, I hope, sir?"

ot because you're going to be weak, but because we've got to have you u

up in salute to the surgeon, and ag

n, of the Navy team, just after Dave had started. "Now

n that fashion, anyway! Mr. Jetso

n, bridling. "Do you insinuate that I t

new about the accident-

pursued

' sir, is

uld not be treated with anger. Lieutenant-Comm

n, or did you wear anything, that could cut Mr.

responsible," returned Jetson, barely concealing his a

; sit down on the grou

ery good grace, and held up his right s

e inner sole of this shoe there are signs of what

eak of blood rubbed into the leather al

cratched Mr. Darrin's face, and that the blood trickled to my shoe? I was u

be proved, in any case, so the hea

, Mr. Hepson. Put Mr. W

place on

king on, his keen eyes studying Jetson's face. That looker-on was Midshipman D

n came over by him, "I shall need a little tal

ed Midshipman Jetson, flash

ng comfortably; that he was in no pain and that he was in hospital only in the hope that he m

posely cut Darrin up in that fashion," remarked

e of the midshipmen laconically. None of the

t accuse or suspect Jetson of intentional wickedness expressed the opinion that

as more or less suspected in the minds of

recreation that followe

sullen one, who was n

glad to have a talk wi

my room, or shal

ur room, sir," repl

the door the two mids

" demanded

ou have played against Darrin

ell. If you anything to sa

man Dan confessed. "As a midshipman,

to remark t

kly. "It seems a fearful thing to say,

. Darrin. Yon must think one thing or the other. If you suspect

ant to do you any injustice, Mr. Jetson, I thought perhaps you would be

in cold anger, "conside

ed to pledge my

Dan. "No good man, when appearances are against h

ed fury, "I should go to the other ext

ered directly and simply, "and next call on the

nd out whether your guess is correct. Dalzell, you've been highly insulting, and I don't mind dec

course, in a challenge

nge, seconds-or of anything

men here," Dan replied. "I intend to demand that the class ta

ted Jetson, in a sud

, clenching his fists and

n launched himself forward

lows coolly, but

he was warming up to the instinct of f