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DAVE DARRIN'S THIRD YEAR AT ANNAPOLIS

Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen

By H. IRVING HANCOCK

1911

Illustrated

[Illustration: "There She Goes!"]

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.

Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis

CHAPTER I

WHY THE MIDSHIPMEN BALKED

"So Tom Reade and Harry Hazelton have been here?" demanded Midshipman
Dave Darrin.

That handsome young member of the brigade of midshipmen at the UnitedStates Naval Academy at Annapolis was now in mufti, or cits,—meaning, inother words, that he was out of his Naval uniform and attired in theconventional clothing of a young American when calling on his sweetheart.

It will make the situation even clearer to the reader to explain thatDave was back in the home town, on his September leave, after just havingcompleted his second summer practice cruise with the three upper classesfrom Annapolis.

Dave was now a fine looking and "husky" second classman. He was just ashade more than half way through his course of instruction at Annapolis.

Being back in the home town, where would Midshipman Darrin be morenaturally found than in the parlor at the home of his sweetheart, MissBelle Meade?

The first greetings had been exchanged fifteen minutes before.

Since that time the young people, being sweethearts as they were, hadnaturally talked about themselves.

And Dave, who, in the Naval service, was fast learning to become a goodlistener, had been content to have Belle do most of the talking, while hesat back watching the motions of her pretty lips and catching glimpses oftwo rows of pearly teeth.

But now Be

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