"A tack's head is level, just the same."
"Guess what," said Benny. "Let's go swimming up to the Basin, to-morrow, and try it."
"We can go swimming if we want to," Hank told him, "but I did try it. It worked and it didn't work."
"What's the answer?" I asked.
"Well, you see, I walked all the way to Cheshire Harbor, looking for a chance to use the Life Saver and I couldn't find anybody even in swimming, let alone drowning. The water isn't deep enough for drowning in most places, anyhow. But when I got to Cheshire Harbor I found a kid sitting on the bank of the race, fishing.
"'What you got?' he asked, when he saw me fooling with the Life Saver.
"'Jump in,' I said, after I had told him about it. 'I'll show you how it works.'
"'Jump in yourself,' he said. 'I don't want to get my feet wet. Let's see the old thing, anyway.'
"I handed it to him and he blew up the bag until I thought it would bust, and then tied it on with the strings.
"'Say, that's great stuff,' said he. 'I'll bet it will work all right.'