“You are released from quarters, Davis and Hickey. I begin to understand a few of the things that have happened here. Quartermaster, place this man under arrest. Turn him over to the master-at-arms with instructions to lock him in the brig.”
CHAPTER X—THEIR FIRST DETAIL
Summary court-martial met on the following afternoon. Louis Flink was found guilty, the recommendation of the court being that he be dismissed from the service.
At a general muster the findings of the court-martial, approved by the commandant of the station, were read out by the executive officer. It was an impressive scene to the Battleship Boys—one that they never forgot, showing as it did that the United States Navy is no place for a man guilty of a dishonorable act.
Louis Flink was read out of the service and driven from the grounds of the Training Station, a disgraced man.
“I’m sorry for the poor fellow, though I have no sympathy for him,” murmured Dan.
“What’s the difference?” demanded Sam.
“Difference between what?”
“The difference between feeling sorry for a man and having sympathy for him? I, for one, am mighty glad to see him go, but I’m sorry I did not get a chance at him first. I’ll never get over that.”
“He must have been the one who was the cause of our other trouble, Sam.”