"Remember, I don't vouch for it," he said; "I'm only telling the tale to you as it was told to me."
"The tale of a whale," chuckled Tom.
"A whale of a tale, I guess you mean," spoke Jack.
"Captain, what did you say the name of that skipper was?" inquired Sandy innocently.
"Maybe," was the answer.
"Aweel," said the Scotch lad soberly, "I'm thinking he was well named."
[CHAPTER IX.]
WILD WATERS.