The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-12-27
ON NAVY DAY
By POLLY LEWIS

Il said Sailor Dunn, I'm ANXIOUS 70
get out OF the navy because-well. be
cause III guess want 10 get mar
ried."
The chaplain smiled ~Congratula-
tons" he said. why don't you bring
the lucky young lady aboard some Sat
urday afternoonr
Honest. chaplain. I'm sometimes
strong fer quitting this Job"
THE girl objects while you're stu
In the outfit. ] supposed"
well. a fellows got to have money
these days. I'd want TO take her on
"a classy honeymoon. you know.
Sailor Dunn and Rosamond Kerr
met at the Army and Navy club. He
told her OF life In the navy and OF soy-
ages 10 foreign ports. lie talked about
his shlpmates and OF the ships cham
pion fighter Roll0. How his eyes
frightened when he mentioned Roliol
one unforgetfable Saturday after
noon he had showed her over the navy
yard and after that they had walked
uptown 10 a movie and had a jake
time chewing peanuts and salt water
kisses. Thus ths stream OF acquaint-
ance between little Rosy Kerr and
Sailor Dunn OF the U. 5. \. had
widened into the river OF love.
Two or three days after his little
chat with Chaplain Burgess. word was
passed TO Sailor Dunn that the athlct-
les officer wished 60 see him. With bis
heart acting for all the world like n
contrary propeller. skipping few
beats and then racing ike mad. Dunn
walked up 20 the wardroom and over
TO Officer Browns desk.
Officer Brown was laconic and TO
the point.
"Rollo's sparring partner got sent TO
the hospital this morning for three
weeks and I'm looking for substitute.
Chaplain Burgess suggested we give
you a try. You're about the right
weight and he says you've done some
boxing and wrestling. Do you acceptr
Thanks. sir. With great pleasure"
"You viii meet RoliO then on the
fo'c'sie deck this afternoon directly az
ter inspection"
aye. aye, SIR" Dunn's right hand
shot outward from his cap rim In a
snapPy salute. In another minute be
was out OF the wardroom.
The practice bout that afternoon.
witnessed by several hundred gobs.
was the debut OF a new ships pugilist
His shlpmates we're jubilant at Dunn's
surprising success.
"Y0u1I be a champ before this cruise
Is out" they said. "We never dreamed
you had the makin's In you. where'ye
yen been all your llfe7'
so every day for two weeks he prac.
tIced with Rollo. He was happier
than the proverblal king. and thrice as
busy and almost as Important. How
ever. every other evening was spent
with Rosamond. Each day saw an Inn
proyement over the preceding one.
The result was a conference az which
IL was decided 10 have Sailor Dunn Try
out for a championship.
A bout Was arranged and money
raised. -Fightlng" Joe Saunders Of
the army vs.. Sailor Dunn Of the navy.
on the night OF the light. before be
went ashore. Dunn wrote a note 10 her.
DUTY prevents me from seeing you
tonight. Tomorrow is Navy day. 80
come aboard the ship. VIII be look
Ing for YOU"
Fighting Joe was formidable ad'
versary lie had toughened muscles
and knowledge OF and experience In
the fighting game. He had made up
his mind to give this plucky new Kid q
dose and began to administer Il IN the
second round. Dunn barely regaincd
bis feet ~ the end ~ the count
Things looked bad FOR the navy blue
and a group Of ginm sailors darkened
the riDgsids.
The gong sounded. sudden. swift
blow shove the left eye stunned Dunn;
sent him reellng. Through the half.
closed eye came vision of n placard
he had noticed on the wall before.
October n. Navy day And un.
derneath the words. the picture Of o
great American: the man who wouldn't
take defeat.
How disappointed Chaplain Burgess
and all his shlpmates would be How
awful for the nasy's representative 10
be licked on the eve Of Navy day
Wasn't Il . navy man who had once
said those great and Inspiring words.
4 haven't begun 10 nghi-1 Well
Sailor Dunn hsdnt begun 20 light
either.
with one desperate, mighty. conccn-
trated Effort that took his last ounce
u enerxy. his arm shot outward When
Dunn sought bis hammock that night
be vas possessed % three fiilngs. not
formerly bad - biopdy nos.
sprnlned arm and . victory.
Came then Navy DAP. and visitors
and Hosamond
The ship - saiiing iomorror.- Sail.
Or Dunn told bis sweetheart. IS they
snIsed around the ship.
Tears giisfensd then In her lovely
eyes
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