▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Dra per ▁received ▁orders ▁for ▁a ▁tour ▁as ▁Sh ip ' s ▁Sur geon ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Re venue ▁C utter ▁Service ▁cut ter ▁Bear , ▁which ▁assignment ▁would ▁last ▁until ▁Thanks g iving . ▁ ▁Still ▁being ▁a ▁newly wed , ▁Dra per ▁was ▁dist ra ug ht ▁over ▁the ▁pending ▁separation ▁from ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁began ▁question ing ▁his ▁suit ability ▁to ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service . ▁ ▁He ▁considered ▁getting ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁then , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁finan cially ▁with stand ▁being ▁without ▁a ▁job . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁decided ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁had ▁l unch ▁with ▁the ▁crew ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁very ▁kind ▁to ▁the ▁couple . ▁ ▁Following ▁this , ▁Margaret ▁told ▁Dra per ▁he ▁should ▁do ▁the ▁tour , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁fine . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁was ▁still ▁uns ure ▁of ▁his ▁suit ability ▁to ▁the ▁health ▁service , ▁and ▁before ▁sail ing ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁talk ▁with ▁the ▁regional ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁representative ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Dr . ▁Ru pert ▁Blue . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Blue ▁was ▁very ▁understanding ▁and ▁told ▁Dra per ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁when ▁his ▁ship ▁tour ▁was ▁over . ▁ ▁Once ▁under way , ▁Bear ▁followed ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁to ▁Point ▁Bar row , ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁home ▁vis its ▁to ▁a iling ▁I ñ up