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by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
CHAPTER - I. WHY THE MIDSHIPMEN BALKED. - II. PROVING THEIR TRAINING. - III. THE TROUBLE-MAKING FOP. - IV. IN THE VIEW OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. - V. NAVY FOOTBALL IN THE AIR. - VI. THE HATE OF A RIVAL. - VII. "DID JETSON DO IT?". - VIII. DAN TRIES HARD TO KEEP COOL. - IX. A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O. C. - X. THE GRIDIRON START. - XI. THE BAND COULDN'T MAKE ITSELF HEARD. - XII. JOYCE IS BITTEN WITH THE TROUBLE BUG. - XIII. HEPSON IS "SOME WILD". - XIV. TWO SIDES OF A STORY. - XV. THE NAVY GOAT WEEPS. - XVI. THE MAN WITH A SCOWL ON TAP. - XVII. AN AFFAIR OF SULKS. - XVIII. THE CLASS MEETING SITS AS JURY. - XIX. DAVE STANDS ON PRINCIPLE. - XX. "DON'T BE A FOOL, DARRY!" - XXI. MIDSHIPMAN JETSON HAS THE FLOOR. - XXII. THE BIRTH OF A GENTLEMAN. - XXIII. "RAGGED" AND NO MISTAKE. - XXIV. CONCLUSION.
CHAPTER I - WHY THE MIDSHIPMEN BALKED
CHAPTER II - PROVING THEIR TRAINING
CHAPTER III - THE TROUBLE-MAKING FOP
CHAPTER IV - IN THE VIEW OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER V - NAVY FOOTBALL IN THE AIR
CHAPTER VI - THE HATE OF A RIVAL
CHAPTER VII - "DID JETSON DO IT?"
CHAPTER VIII - DAN TRIES HARD TO KEEP COOL
CHAPTER IX - A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
Midshipman Dave Darrin is back on shore leave midway through his third year at the Naval Academy, and the summer air in his hometown feels like a brief, welcome pause from the rigors of Annapolis. He slips out of his crisp uniform for civilian clothes and heads straight to the parlor of his sweetheart, Belle Meade, where easy conversation and lingering glances replace the clang of drills. Their banter quickly turns to old school pals—Tom, Harry, Dick and Greg—whose recent escapades in a dusty desert town have become the stuff of local legend.
As Belle recounts a wild showdown involving a medicine show, cowboys and a frantic police chief, Dave listens with a grin, savoring the camaraderie that feels both familiar and distant from his naval life. The chapter sets the stage for a young officer who balances the demands of discipline with the simple pleasures of home, hinting at the friendships and rivalries that will shape his final year at the Academy.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (267K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2003-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1868–1922
Best known for brisk, patriotic adventure stories for young readers, this prolific American writer moved easily between journalism, technical writing, and fiction. His books often mixed action, discipline, and military themes in a style that helped define popular boys' series fiction of the early 1900s.
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