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

o the summer practice cruise f

g to the reader. When at sea, save on Sunday

ung man. He is routed out early i

largely the work that is done by the seamen, stokers,

for some day, before he becomes an officer, he must be ex

e must, at all times, show all possible respect for the uniform that he wears and the great nation that he represents. If a midshipman p

of his country and service. Should he fail seriously, he is regarded by his sup

e from his fond but foolish father. Wherever Pennington's group went, they cut a wide swath of "sport," though they did nothing a

were touched briefly. At some of these po

braltar, and stood on for the Azores, the

ertook the fleet. Even the huge battleships labored heavi

breakfast, enjoyed a few minutes on the deck before going below for duty

tern rail, there wen

overb

try had tumbled two life-pre

back the engine the big battleship's helm was thrown hard over, and the great steel fighting

ip. The other two great battleships turned

fleet had been swung out of its cour

was the first to reach the quarter-deck. He strode int

" demanded the co

am, s

arrin,

alzell

emanded the c

ee,

many fall

sir," reported Midshipman Fa

r. Dalzell?" inquired

Darrin and Dalzell leaped overboa

rewdly at the bronzed, fine young fellows around h

"but an officer forward shouted: 'No more m

ing toward the stern, intent on following his chums into th

information. He was now running forward t

gling with the crew, as the big battleshi

on extra steam, and was f

e out so small a thing as a head or a life-preserver, unles

who had brought his pair to the deck. Othe

s stood forward, close to a big

e vacancies in the Naval Acad

a choking voice. "The three overboard are

sight and pick up any one of the unlucky three. In the first place, it would take a wonderful swimmer to live long in such a furious sea. In the second place, if all th

, anxious midshipme

minutes," remarked the lieutenant. "I am sorry to crush your hopes for

swiftly lowered. Officers and men were lowered with the launches. As the

officer from the bridge of the "Massachusetts." "

stately fashion, the launches darted here and there, until it s

help finding the three,"

hird classman, "if any of t

that sort," orde

sts. When a man is overboard in an angry se

in the search the onlooking but he

e of them looked haggard. Farl

but fruitless searching hardly any

d" and his two willing, would-be rescue

the end of an hour and a quarter, the flag

or the husky voicing of the necessary orders, the launches were hoiste

ss midshipmen when the battleships fell in

e flagship, all unnecessary duties of mid

funeral services over the three lost midshipmen. Off