he did not mind the loss. It was Jetson who, at last, discovered
the time.

"Whew, fellows!" he muttered. "Only ten minutes to taps."

That sent most of the midshipmen scuttling away. Page and Farley,
however, whose quarters were but a few doors away on the same
deck, remained.

"Farl," murmured Darrin, "for the first time tonight I'm feeling a
bit worried."

"Over Danny?"

"The same."

"What's up?" Page wanted to know.

"Why, he hasn't been around all evening. Surely Dalzell would
be coming back by this time, unless-----"

"Didn't he have leave to visit town?" demanded Midshipman Page.

"Not that I've heard of," Dave Darrin answered quickly. "Nor
do I see how he could have done so. You see, Wednesday he received
some demerits, and with them went the loss of privileges for October."

"Whew!" whistled Page.

"What?" demanded Dave, his alarm increasing.