"I guess we've got to take our medicine, Danny," hinted Midshipman
Dave Darrin.
In the meantime Tom Foss was soon comfortable, wrapped up in blankets and with plenty of coffee inside him. Nor did it take long to bring Ab Canty around. In three quarters of an hour Susie Danes opened her eyes.
As for Ella Wright, the physicians and nurses worked over her long and earnestly, and were on the point of giving her up when at last a flutter of her eyelids was seen.
By night time all of the young people were quite out of danger, but the parents of the Wright and Danes families were highly indignant over the recklessness of Tom Foss in taking the girls out on the river in such a heavy wind.
Three days later even the launch was saved; that is, it was raised and was towed to a boat-builder for overhauling and repairs.
CHAPTER III
THE TROUBLE-MAKING FOP
The story that Len Spencer wrote for the "Blade" was "worse" than the midshipmen had expected. That is, the newspaper made them out to be heroes of some rare, solid-gold type. To add to the trouble, the story, in a condensed form, was printed broadcast by the dailies all over the country.
"We can't hope to keep it quiet, Danny boy," groaned Dave when the two chums met the next morning.
"No," sighed Dan. "The most we can hope for is to be allowed to live it down."