He wrote a shorter letter to Jack
Sullivan, which was intended to be read to all the members of the Hut
Club, for Archie felt that it was no more than right that they should
know something of his success. He found it very hard to realise, away
off here in Honolulu, that he had ever been a member of the club, and
that he had ever lived in tents behind the barn. He felt very manly
now, and his boyhood seemed far away behind him, so far away that he
now felt like a man of twenty-five rather than like a boy of eighteen.
He was beginning to realise that age is not always governed by years
alone, but that experience does much to make one old.
As soon as the transport had anchored in the bay, Archie went aboard
to present his credentials to the commanding officer. He found the
general very pleasant to meet, and a very appreciative listener as he
told of his scheme for overtaking the transport. The officer was
surprised, of course, that such a young fellow should be going to the
islands as correspondent, but the things he said were very encouraging
to Archie, "I tell you what," the general remarked, at one time during
the conversation, "I believe that a young fellow like Dunn, here, can
find out a great many more interesting things than an older man could
ever discover. You see the youngster has ambition and energy on his
side, and ambition and energy are two mighty powerful things when
they're combined.
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