am when that latter midshipman had lost h

taneous. He was overboard, after his classmate, er

ne start on the jump, but Dan was overboard, also, to

n sank beneath the su

ruck something solid and he clutched

ing within thirty feet of him. Swimming hard, and pushing, Dan succeed

Dalzell, striving hard to see through the seethi

s Dan began to fee

for he's a better swimmer than I

ead. He could have cheered, but he expend

Old Darry! This way!

t kicking frantically with his feet, Dalzell

cheer, even though it was checked by an inr

Darrin was coming tow

e. He raised his head a little in the wat

ms to meet. Dave Darrin was all but ex

buoy he tried to shout, th

of Hallam. I

Dave clutched at one of the life buoys Dalzell

ith both arms, contrived

o observe the fact that the battleshi

he could speak. "There are thirty-five hundred officers, midd

ng to the buoys the chums coul

d with some aid from Dave, in passing a cord about Hallam and under the latter's armpits that secu

lose. We can hang on and be sa

em to bring the battleships around to get to

st," rejoined Dave. "We're learning something

goner?" murmured Dan

him back aboard ship the medicos will do a little work ov

oar of wind and waters, it was necessa

e two conscious midshipmen found

It seemed impossible that the keen, restless eyes of

shouted with all the power

as far as they could and frantically waving an arm.

Dave in disgust at last. "They must have sp

alf way up the slope of a big wave. "I just caught si

ed Dave in

, I

ut

given up the search," spo

ut

okenly. "They don't believe that any of u

y, "there's nothing left for us but

less, needless,

inced that we're lost. And I should think they would be, afte

until he succeeded in bring

s water-logged," he

hy

t to less than

d to get at h

all for half past nine,

be pos

y seemed longer, I rec

ce it like men,

and we wear the American Naval uniform. If there's any choice in

Darrin, who seemed unnaturally cool. Possibly he was a bit dazed by

in their final get-away," pro

the compass by what's visible of t

red Dan, choking slightly. "I wonder

muttered Darrin. "Under these circumstances I

ady, anyway," propose

," came fr

tant battleships alter their

y vanished. The two conscious midshipmen were now resolved to face the