“I dare say,” answered Roy sarcastically. “The ‘Thomas Eaton,’ I’ll bet.”
“You wrong me,” said Chub. “Besides, I wouldn’t allow my name to be associated with such a badly-behaved boat as that.”
“I think she behaves beautifully!” exclaimed Harry.
“You saw her at her best,” said Chub. “She acted all right after the Engineer-Poet got at her.”
“What’s the name, Chub?” Dick asked.
“‘The Old Harry,’” answered Chub. “That’s the way she behaved.”
“That’s not so bad,” laughed Roy. Harry looked doubtful.
“I don’t think I’d like that,” she said finally. “People might think it was named after me.”
“Yes,” said Dick, apparently pleased to find an objection to the name. “Besides, I had about decided on a name myself.”