Some of them might foolishly seek the lure of a new vice, and might find the habit fastened on them before they were aware of it.
Chow's vile den might spoil some good material for the quarter-deck, and, as a matter of midshipman honor, we're bound to see that the place is cleaned out right away." "I guess, Darry, you come pretty near being right," assented Hallam, after thinking for a few moments.
By the time they reached Chow Hop's again they found that Dr.Lawrence had brought the unfortunate Pennington to.

And a very scared and humiliated midshipman it was who now stood up, a bit unsteadily, and tried to smooth down his uniform.
"How do you feel now ?" asked Dave.
"Awful!" shuddered Pennington.

"And now see here, what are you fellows going to do?
Blab, and see me driven out of the Navy ?" "Don't do any talking in here," advised Dave, with a meaning look over his shoulder at the yellow men in the outer room.

"Doctor, is our friend in shape to walk along with us now ?" "He will be, in two or three minutes, after he drinks something I'm going to give him," replied the medical man, shaking a few drops from each of three vials into a glass of water.

"Here, young man, drink this slowly." Three minutes later the midshipmen left the place, Dave walking beside Pennington and holding his arm lightly for the purpose of steadying him.
"How did this happen, Pen ?" queried Dave, when the six men of the third class at last found themselves walking down Maryland Avenue.