CHAPTER Y. 



THE BEATING OF THE JACKS. 



The mystery of Bob Rand The wrecker's opinion The nest of a 

 fish Long John expresses an opinion Bombarded with fish 

 An adventure with jacks The mysterious grave Tom's ad- 

 venture Sea-squirts A school of nurses. 



FOR one, don't believe 

 Bob Rand knows anything 

 about the sea serpent," said 

 Harry the next morning at 

 breakfast. 



"Why?" asked the doctor, 

 smiling. 



"Because I asked him 

 down at the wharf," replied 

 Harry, " and he appeared thun- 

 derstruck, gave a sort of 

 chuckle, and scratched his head. 

 I almost thought he was going to tell me some- 

 thing, as he stood looking off at the water for 

 at least two minutes, as if trying to remember 



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