The Motor Boys on the Atlantic; or, The Mystery of the Lighthouse
to sea?" in
terror in them. The bo
icnic. "It isn't the first time I've been towed by a whale. That's the way they d
" asked Jerry, who did n
t is, if you cut the line in t
ou mean?"
before you know it. Then, if you don't cut the
ter cut it now,
day with a whale in the North Sea. I was mate of the Dogstar then, as fine a craft as I ever saw. But she was wre
sked Jerry, not a little anx
dvantage we didn't have in the old whale boats. You can keep the engine going
kward, the whale seemed to have no difficulty in pulling the Da
The beach had long since been left astern,
to accept this as a matter of course. He had brought a lance along, in addition to his ha
e ever increasing distance from shore. The
ter give it up,
ting hungry, Chun
ewhat, and, when Sam told them he would only hold on a little
matter how far we go we can get back, and we'll not
ce to go to sea in a sm
Atlantic in," said the sailor.
brightening up, somewhat at the rem
Salt Water Sam. "It's a fine
back, in their craft, and Jerry did not believe his mother would worry. Besides s
a monster of the deep. The boys realized it was an experience they might nev
them. As the reversing of the engine seemed to have no slackening effect on t
rvation. The boys could see nothing but the long, thin line
doubt of it with the way the boat was speeding through the water
d been seated and began rum
e matter?"
ed Chunky. "Got to ha
didn't have much dinner myself, and sa
the gasolene stove and made coffee, which with some sandwiches and canne
his whale ever towed a dinner p
ere's a pot of money in it, even if he isn't a spermer. We can land him on the
ry, glancing at the line, noticed it wa
arked, as he peered anxiously forward. "Goi
It was one thing to chase a whale. It was altogether anoth
l we do?"
and see what he's
he come
That's the only safe rule
ined calm, and, as the sailor remarked, was like a "mill pond
as he stood up, trying to ca
was coming toward the boat. There was a roll
ied Sam. "Quick! Start t
e fly wheel. He cranked it, praying silen
gasolene and spark. There sounded a welcome "chug," an
whale. The line, fast to the bow, swung over the stern, lengthwise o
am at the cut-water. The big wave at the back was nearer now. It was ca
et away?"
uted Sam. "Put a little
whale gained. There was no doubt that the monster was nearer, in spite of the fa
ut of her?" called the sa
erry, his he
s and sink u
am. "Maybe he'll rush past
n the left, if it would, in its maddened rush. The sa
the bow. It had been slack, but now it grew taut again, a
ne side, was moving forward again. Then, as though trying a last resort to rid it
sed. Lower and lower it went into the wate
down with him
won't!"
p in the air. Sam had cut it with his hatchet, and the whale had escaped its enemies. The b