An Annapolis First Classman

“A naval war-ship goes to the bottom with all on board”—and Glassfell watches Robert Drake and Stonewell fall for the bait. Their laughter barely fades before a newspaper brings news that gives them something real to worry about.

At Chicago’s Union Station, three midshipmen meet after leave, joking as they prepare to return to the United States Naval Academy. But the paper’s list of new cadet officers turns the reunion tense: Stonewell, the class’s top man, has been passed over for the highest rank, while Robert Drake has been given none. Robert sees injustice in the choice—and believes Stonewell’s honesty has cost him the stripes he earned. The appointments are not yet final, and the young men have one chance to make the officers understand what the newspaper cannot. Will the truth reach the right ears before the decision is settled?

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