"I've never been introduced to her, you see."
"Oh! I imagined that you midshipmen were always being presented
to girls."
"That's a fairy tale," said Dave promptly. "The average midshipman
has about all he can do to hold his place here, without losing
any time in running around making the acquaintances of young women
who probably don't care at all about knowing him."
"What I'm wondering about," Belle went on, "is whether the young
woman we have been discussing is any one in whom Dan Dalzell is
seriously interested."
"I'll ask Dan."
"Oh! And I suppose you'll tell him that it's I who really want
to know."
"I'll tell him that, too, if you wish it."
"Dave, you won't even mention my name to Dan in connection with
any topic so silly."
"All right, Belle. All I want is my sailing orders. I know how
to follow them."
"You're teasing me," Miss Meade went on, pouting. "I don't mean
to be curious, but I noticed that Dan appears to be quite attentive
to the young lady, and I was wondering whether Dan had met his
fate---that's all."
"I don't know," smiled Midshipman Darrin, "and I doubt if Dan
does, either. He's just the kind of fellow who might ignore girls
for three years, then be ardently attentive to one for three
days---and forget all about her in a week."
"Is Dan such a flirt as that?" Belle demanded, looking horrified.
"Dan---a flirt!" chuckled Dave. "I shall have to tell that to
some of the fellows; it will amuse them.
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