Frank and Andy Afloat / Or, The Cave on the Island

!" cried A

rself," retort

oes," added Bob Trent. They were all three in the old captain's big boat-the one in which Bob

Frank, as he labored at the heavy oars. There

ed Bob. "It'll be worth a lot of money to the

ut in Andy eagerly. "We ought t

believe," suggested Frank. "It's only for the oil that they're hunted.

gris in it we all be milliona

ales," admitted Frank, as he cast a look over his shoulde

after all," went on Bob. "Ha

e about fifteen minutes before he comes up agai

hovering over him in anticipation,

Frank, after a pause. "We sort of prom

doesn't like to be interrupted when she golfing. Anyhow, this whale is nearly dead and there can't b

nyhow we're out now and we mig

itedly, and he stopped rowing long enough, t

yelled Andy. "That whale is ours as sur

pe, strong enough, I g

closer. We can keep

se sight

ter keep on the wa

-get out of rowing?" asked

lookout. Only we don't want

e bow and watch the progress of the immense animal. It was a large whale, probably sevent

of what had once happened to him when he first met the whale.

s the same one?" Fr

und here so close together, and both injured. That's your whale sure enough. Bu

They had paid little attention to where they were heading, and it was not until an exclamati

long row to get b

whale, too," ad

ted Bob. "I think I can get my anchor line over that ha

kly. "We don't tackle any live whal

it then," grumbled Frank. "I don

was a flurry of water about

led Andy. "It's

ter!" sh

It was the last move the whale was destined to make. Rearing itself partly up out of the water the monste

ed again!"

rd his father tell of whaling voyages. "The

t it," came regre

e can," de

ank wante

egin to form inside it. This swells it up like a ballo

Andy, with an anxious look at t

replied Bob. "We will just have to

k, who was a little uneasy about having gone off as they had

ots going on, and we'll soon be bac

b. "You haven't seen anything mor

ystery we'll never solve. If we could only find that missing motor boat it might help so

ances from time to time at the rolling billows. They were careful to keep far enough

nk, who had stood up to stretch his cramp

ied, and poin

over several times, and then swayed

le!" cri

door nail!"

e," cautioned Bob

o the monster save that caused by the

big all right!"

's make this line fast to the harpoo

s in him!" cried Frank, as

clared Andy. "Someone else must have had a

speculate on it. The anchor line was quickly made fast, and being attached t

it. But it is well known that once a large and heavy body is started in m

The whale did not move. But finally persistance told, and the inert body bega

uess," remarked Andy, when they had

rive," prophesied Frank half dubiously. "Let'

e came into view, having been hidden by mist. Then t

asked Frank, nodding at

r close in to shore there, and we'll have to get the body stranded where the tide won't carry it of

they managed to reach the beach before dark, t

arbor View and as word of what they had captured

r boys do next?" one woman wanted to kno

Harkness. "I mind the time I was up in the Arctic afte

sked Harry Dunn, who sometimes went clamm

n he added to his brother, in a low voice: "Hadn't we better telep

we'll see if we can talk to someone at the ferti

see it?" asked Bert Ramsey. "You could make a lot of money. Summer vi

y, as his brother hurried away. Meanwhile the crowd on the beach becam

oat coming in here," s

tood near the h

er had rescued Paul Gale. But a glance showed him that it was a fishing vessel, that had been fitted up with a "kicker" or sma

they want?"

rhaps, and need a su

they were too interested in looking at the whale.

worried. But I fixed it all right, and said we h

the fertiliz

w will do for that. Now let's get home.

ested Bob, for the ketch anchor cable had been ca

motor boat came to a stop as near the shore as was possible to run in. Two m

Bill!" called

it, Jack. Those lads in t

through the throng, shoving people to ri

the one called Jack. "

to tow it

hearing the words, quickly turne

the time Jack spied you lads in the rowboat hauling something. Jack wanted to take after you, but the rest of us thought the motor boat had our prize, so we lost time until we found it wa

that's your whale?"

Now you folks keep back, and we'll haul it off. Come on, fellows!" he called t

picked it up at sea, and towed it in. My brother and I saw it several days a

n called Bill. "We haven't time to bother