Instantly, every midshipman, officer, or those in any way
connected with the Academy, halted and stood at attention to hear the
order.
"No one will be allowed to go below the bridge. Ice is not safe," rang
out the order.
Nearly every one heard and to hear was, of course, to obey for all in
the Academy, but there are always heedless ones, or stupid ones in this
world, and in the numbers gathered upon the ice that afternoon there
were plenty of that sort, and it sometimes seems as though they were
sent into this world to get sensible people into difficulties. Of course
the heedless ones were too busy with their own concerns to pay heed to
the warning. A group of young girls from the town were skating together
close to the lower bridge. Durand and Peggy were near the Marine
Barracks shore, when they became aware of their reckless venturing upon
the dangerous ice.
"Durand, look," cried Peggy. "Those girls must be crazy to go out there
after hearing that order."
"They probably never heard it at all. Some of those cits make me tired.
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