If you do, you'll probably recognize the midshipman.

Dan's forceful right landed on Jetson's neck, sending that midshipman to the floor, whereupon Dalzell sprang back three paces.

"It's more to the purpose to fit ourselves to do something worth yelling about!" "Has Hepson got the blues?" asked another midshipman.

But now this pair were faced by a pair of quietly smiling midshipmen who were also dangerous when angry.

" It was a night of unusually light attendance on the part of the fair sex, with a rather larger attendance than usual of midshipmen, for which reason Dave found many other midshipmen outside, strolling up and down.

As it happened, the two second classmen with whom Jetson had been talking had now left the sulky midshipman, who, at this moment, was coming down the walk in Dave's direction.

Down went the larger midshipman again.

"I suppose that suspicion will stick, and my chances of making the Navy eleven are now scantier than ever," muttered the unfortunate midshipman to himself.

A masthead lookout, who had first seen the midshipmen, was now signaling the way to the officer in command of the launch.

" "Three cheers for Jet!" shouted one impulsive midshipman.

After the prompt drubbing they had received, not one of the young civilians felt any desire to follow these husky midshipmen.

" As the two officials of the meeting hustled out of the barn, Dalzell gave his attention to helping his chum, while Farley went over to offer his services in getting the vanquished midshipman into shape.

He jumped up, grasping each midshipman by the hand in turn.

" "Ohbosh!" grumbled the other midshipman.

" "Thank you, sir," interjected the big midshipman grimly.

While it was not uncommon for officers to invite midshipmen to their homes, where there were so many midshipmen, it was as a rule only the young men who made themselves prominent socially who captured these coveted invitations.

That jarred the larger midshipman.

Suddenly Dave swung his right in on the point of Pen's chin with a force that jolted the larger midshipman.

Father, mother, and daughters kissed the midshipmen affectionately.

I have rarely known a midshipman or a mate passed over, in this way, that there was not some great fault at the bottom.

"I hope Darry is in great form to-day," murmured the midshipman seated next to Jetson.

" On coming to an anchor, Cook, Banks, and Tupia went on shore, and Canon Bennett, a second cousin of Mrs. Cook's, and one who knew her personally, relates that the family legend was that on reaching the shore Cook ordered the midshipman to "Jump out, Isaac," and Isaac Smith (afterwards Admiral) also a cousin of Mrs. Cook's, was the first Englishman to set his foot on the soil of New South Wales.

No sooner had he gone than the girls overwhelmed the midshipmen with questions, but they told them that they must not be inquisitive, that their father would, no doubt, tell them the secret in due time.

The Naval Academy is rendering signal service in preparing midshipmen for the highly responsible duties which in after life they will be required to perform.

" "Why are you so struck on a fellow like Jetson?" pursued the other midshipman.