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Show tmallnt; Audacity. Cach Interested observer ot the part tbo American navy has bad In tho recent war, has a favorite Incident which standi clear from all other events of the campaign. Tor stern bravado, tays the United Service Mag-axlne, Mag-axlne, It would be bard to rival the feat ot Ensign dlllls, who saw a stray torpedo coming slowly but aurely toward to-ward the anchored torpedo-boat, Porter. Por-ter. Ho sprang overboard, turnod the note ot the torpedo In a safer direction, direc-tion, and screwed up the firing-pin tightly so that It would not operate. Then treading water, he saluted Lltn-tenan Lltn-tenan Fremont and reported: "Sir, I have to report I have captured a, torpedo tor-pedo " "tiring It on board, air," commanded com-manded Fremont; and Olllla actually did bo, swimming with It to the ship and fattening tacklo to It. |