CONTENTS
Edward L. Beach
I.
A Competitive Examination for the Naval Academy
11
II.
Mr. Thomas G. Short and His Man
21
III.
Short’s Method of Passing an Examination
33
IV.
Short’s Naval Career is Short
44
V.
Himskihumskonski
55
VI.
The Summer Practice Cruise Begins
65
VII.
Man Overboard
76
VIII.
Bollup’s Watch in a Queer Place
88
IX.
“
Indignant Fourth Classman
”
101
X.
“
The Osborn Demonstration
”
113
XI.
Third Classman Osborn
122
XII.
Chief Water Tender Hester
132
XIII.
Oiler Collins Jumps Ship
145
XIV.
Ralph is Kidnapped
156
XV.
Ralph Breakfasts with His Captain
164
XVI.
A Boiler Explosion
173
XVII.
Third Classmen Elect Class Officers
187
XVIII.
“
Professor Moehler is a Liar and a Fool
”
198
XIX.
“
Osborn Never Wrote It, Sir
”
209
XX.
Himski Saves Ralph
219
XXI.
“
Creelton, I Believe You are the Man
”
230
XXII.
Ralph at Bollup’s Home
241
XXIII.
Ralph Saves Bollup from Dismissal
252
XXIV.
Ralph has a Joke Played on Him by a Candidate
262
XXV.
Ralph Court-Martialed for Hazing
275
XXVI.
Ralph is Dismissed by Sentence of General Court Martial
289
XXVII.
Himski and Company are Joyfully Astonished
300
XXVIII.
First Class Leave at Hampden Grove
309
XXIX.
“
Turn Out On This Floor. Turn Out, Turn Out
”
320
XXX.
The Thief Unmasked
333
XXXI.
Ralph’s Lost Watch is Found
346
XXXII.
Ralph Finds His Uncle at Last
359
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