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

l had done the same thing. That is, they started to run and at the same t

st off their shoes. Dave leaped into the boat w

gsters went at the las

discovered. "Going to take

of cold perspiration on his forehead as he toile

tt!" mutte

ave any one as it is. Th

ot the

the sail hoisted all the way up, while Darrin, stern and whitefaced, crouch

his canvas. They had nearly a fair win

oken. Both girls realized the gravity of the situation, and they knew t

n the motor launch. Though the boat was no longer visible, and the distance too great for seeing the heads

er to his comrade as to one who would know exactly what to do with it. Dan perched himself on the weather gunwale, his weight there serving as ballast to keep the cra

and take all the cha

scare to us if we did heel over into the drink. It might mean a dif

plendid fellow

er face glowing. "Though I won't claim that th

itude, for Dick Prescott, now at West Point with his chum, Greg Holmes, had been her High School

" glowed Miss Bentley. "Th

"They're strong and manly to the core, and with them the

ead all the time that they drove the sail

ee a head,"

demanded Mids

ance. And now the next w

ught

be patient,"

coolness and their undoubted skill in boat handling, there was grave danger, wi

water half the time, trusting to the human ball

ng now?" de

to try to make out something. I'll have to go to an oculist

hat he was joking. It was second nature with him; he would

m!" cried Midshipman Dave sudde

h!"-fr

he might see better around the mast on the weather side

e flying sailboat got in closer over the foam-

nty and Ella?" deman

aybe he's gone under

him to have both the nerve and the grace to go down with a gir

anty, just

ake out El

N

k ha

see her,

t's

ell soberly. "Canty's do

trying to find and resc

ble to hear the shouts of the imperiled ones had it not been that

Davy," called Dan, as he suited the action

N

They were now close enough to see that Tom Foss was support

Davy," nodded Dan, as the boat drew close

ant later, and Dan let it run off clear

ie this way, Foss

er. Tom Foss was evidently well spent by hi

midshipman swam with a steadiness and speed that was glorious to see. Many an excelle

w pitching, rolling boat at an instant's notice. It took all his seamanship to keep the craft a

ommanded Dalzell cheerily, as he reached To

struck out, none too strongly. "This is all my fault. You

struction given him by the swimming master at the Naval Academy, was

h that feat alone. Truth to tell, Foss was very nearly "all in." Had rescue

Dan, as he ranged up on the we

s girl into the boat. By the time he had done that To

elp me in?"

," Dave answe

may not be room. With such a sea r

n," muttered Tom. "If El

care about going

rs. The other end of the line he made fast astern. Dalzell, in the meantime, h

t reached Foss and Susie, he espied t

call

er

s become

wish

all!" demanded Da

ggle under water. I freed myself, but when I came to the top I found that my hand was clutching nothing but her empty jersey. There it is now

elow on purpose. Dan swam closer, to be of assistanc

ing to drown!" gasped Mid

ipman Dalzell struggled to the surface with him. Ab Canty was exhausted, out of his head and altogether past reason

t up close alongside as soon as the st

lzell. "Canty isn't strong enough to tow behind. And I'm co

manage the boat," retorted Darr

f grumbled Dan. "But I'm just beginn

on as they had towed Canty safely in the boat. Tom Foss, lied and holding

sultation the two mids

s before him, dived hard

came up again, but only

xplore more of the

this, making four dives in all,

muttered. "Dan, I've got to take more account

a whoop the instant that his

ounced, though his voice

on the sheet, ran the boat in close. Dave grasped at the rail on the weather quarter, whil

," explained Dave, "but I've got to be in

d poor Foss, "I'm d-d-d-doing f-f-f-fine h

midshipmen to keep the sailboat from capsizing. And now, on this roug

he clubhouse float," ga

gotten their c

red Darrin. "We'll

d got wind of the thin

the clubhouse. Laura and Belle are not given to losing t

ed of physicians," ventured Dan, "espec

loat the noise of cheers was bor

racket," uttered

mething like real alarm. "Say, the fellows of the brigade wouldn't do a thi

g," groaned Dan, "we'd have to sing it next, to

cean,' Dan," D

especially with the load that the little craft carried, yet Dan Dalzell, at the tiller, brought the boat at last

ed nurses, and one of the druggists had brought along a big emergency box of drugs and suppli

had summoned the aid, now kep

d been made ready on the second floor of the clubhouse. Ab Canty was carried to another room, a

e inside and get some of our attention," c

n. "The most that we want is some place where we can

"Morning Blade." Len was an old friend of Dick Prescott, who, in his High School days

unt of what they had been through. Reporter Spencer had already talked with Belle and Laura. A man in a

spread on a lot of taffy. Don't

th great skill, of the kind that you've gained at the Naval Academy. It

my will make us read aloud to them this yarn you're proposing

ght, they'll make us sing it all to some b

rning. I'd lose my position if I didn't write a good story about this afternoon's work. And, n

y hear about the 'Blade's' story," gulped Dan, as he wrapp

right. The Associated Press man at Gridley will be sure to

take our medicine, Dan

Dar

and with plenty of coffee inside him. Nor did it take long to bring Ab

r her long and earnestly, and were on the point of givin

ents of the Wright and Danes families were highly indignant over the reckle

; that is, it was raised and was towed to