"And you didn't know any better?"
"I was in too," Jack confessed. "You see, sir, it was so hot I reckon we didn't stop to think about the sharks."
"Well, you ought to be spanked, and you will be if you ever do such a thing again."
"Yes, sir," both boys replied meekly.
"Tell me about it."
"He—er—it almost had me when Jack shot it," Bob stammered.
"You mean that shark would have had you if Jack hadn't shot it?"
"It sure would."
"Then it's a miracle," his uncle told him. "Shooting a shark in the water and killing him with one shot is something that can't be done once in a hundred times, let me tell you. I know because I've tried it and I'm considered a pretty good shot. Of course, when you have one on a line, as we did a while ago, and can choose your time it's a different matter."
"God did it," Jack whispered.