You see, a fellow in the Navy has nothing to do but ride into a fight on board a first-class ship.

It's too much like being a Cook's tourist war time.

Now, any Army officer, or a private soldier, for that matter, has to depend upon his own physical exertions to get him into the fight." "And an Army fellow," twitted Dave, "if he finds the fight too hard for him, can always dig a hole and hide in it.

But where can a naval officer hide ?" "Oh, he has it easy enough, anyway, hiding behind armor plate," scoffed Dick.
"Of one thing I feel certain, anyway," said Laura thoughtfully.
"You are both of you cut out for the military life.

Under the most fearful conditions I don't believe either one of you would ever show the white feather." "I don't know," replied Dick gravely.