CONTENTS
I.A Competitive Examination for the Naval Academy11II.Mr. Thomas G. Short and His Man21III.Short’s Method of Passing an Examination33IV.Short’s Naval Career is Short44V.Himskihumskonski55VI.The Summer Practice Cruise Begins65VII.Man Overboard76VIII.Bollup’s Watch in a Queer Place88IX.“Indignant Fourth Classman”101X.“The Osborn Demonstration”113XI.Third Classman Osborn122XII.Chief Water Tender Hester132XIII.Oiler Collins Jumps Ship145XIV.Ralph is Kidnapped156XV.Ralph Breakfasts with His Captain164XVI.A Boiler Explosion173XVII.Third Classmen Elect Class Officers187XVIII.“Professor Moehler is a Liar and a Fool”198XIX.“Osborn Never Wrote It, Sir”209XX.Himski Saves Ralph219XXI.“Creelton, I Believe You are the Man”230XXII.Ralph at Bollup’s Home241XXIII.Ralph Saves Bollup from Dismissal252XXIV.Ralph has a Joke Played on Him by a Candidate262XXV.Ralph Court-Martialed for Hazing275XXVI.Ralph is Dismissed by Sentence of General Court Martial289XXVII.Himski and Company are Joyfully Astonished300XXVIII.First Class Leave at Hampden Grove309XXIX.“Turn Out On This Floor. Turn Out, Turn Out”320XXX.The Thief Unmasked333XXXI.Ralph’s Lost Watch is Found346XXXII.Ralph Finds His Uncle at Last359