Jim shook his head. “No. Take a look and see if the flag is upside down.”
“Why should it be upside down?” Terry asked.
“If it is upside down it is a signal of distress.”
“The flag is all right,” Don reported a moment later. “That freighter looks strange to me. Shall we run close and look it over?”
“Yes, let’s do that.” And suiting his words with instant action Jim moved the tiller until the Lassie was heading toward the freighter.
“Gosh, we surely look awfully small alongside that baby,” Terry remarked.
“Yes, that’s a big ship. I notice that it is pretty low in the water, too. It must be loaded with something heavy,” said Don.
The sloop moved through the water at a lively clip and rapidly cut down the distance that separated the two boats. As they drew nearer Don trained his glass on the bow of the freighter.
“Well, jeepers, that’s a name for you!” he said suddenly.
“What’s its name?” asked Terry.