CHAPTER IV. 

SAVING THE SLOOP. 

It was no pleasant position to be in. The three lads had been cast so suddenly into the angry waters that for the moment they could not comprehend the situation. 

Then Blumpo let out a yell of terror. 

"Save me! De boat has gone down!" 

He was wrong, however, for a second later the row-boat bobbed up, less than four yards off. 

"This way!" shouted Harry to his companions, but the wind fairly drowned his voice. He swam toward the upturned craft, and Blumpo and Jerry were not slow in following it. 

Hardly had they reached it when a new peril confronted them. The Cutwater was bearing directly down upon them. With every sail set, she was in the very act of cutting them to pieces! 

"Look! look!" yelled Harry. "We are doomed!" 

"My gracious!" moaned Blumpo. 

On and on came the sloop, with gigantic bounds over the whitecaps. Clarence Conant seemed utterly powerless to stay her course, or steer her to the right or left. 

The young ladies on board with him huddled in a heap near the tiny cabin, their faces white with terror. 

It was truly a thrilling moment. 

Of the entire crowd Jerry was the only one to keep perfectly cool. 

He was astride the row-boat, directly in the centre of the bottom, and it seemed as if the prow of the Cutwater must strike him in a second more. 

"Every one dive under!" he called out, and went overboard like a flash. 
How many fell in the water?
Were the waters calm?
Who first broke the silence?
What happened to their vessel?
Was Blumpo correct?
How far away was the boat?
Whose voice was drowned out?
What drowned him out?
Where did he swim to?
Who followed close behind?
What disaster faced them after reaching the boat?
Who pointed out the oncoming emergency first?
Was he optimistic about it?
Who was steering The Cutwater?
Were there other people on board?
Were the people calm?
Were the other people men?
Who was the only one to stay collected?
What was his location?
What did he suggest to save themselves?
Three
The three lads had been cast so suddenly into the angry waters
No
. The three lads had been cast so suddenly into the angry waters
Blumpo
Then Blumpo let out a yell of terror. 
Overturned
He was wrong, however, for a second later the row-boat bobbed up, less than four yards off. 

No
De boat has gone down!" 

He was wrong, however, for a second later the row-boat bobbed up
Less than four yards off.
 later the row-boat bobbed up, less than four yards off. 
Harry
This way!" shouted Harry to his companions, but the wind fairly drowned his voic
The wind
but the wind fairly drowned his voice.
To the upturned craft
He swam toward the upturned craft
Blumpo and Jerry
Blumpo and Jerry were not slow in following it. 

The Cutwater
ardly had they reached it when a new peril confronted them. The Cutwater was bearing directly down upon them
Harry
"Look! look!" yelled Harry. "We are doomed!
No
yelled Harry. "We are doomed!" 
Clarence Conant
Clarence Conant seemed utterly powerless to stay her course, or steer her to the right or left. 
Yes

The young ladies on board with him huddled in a heap near the tiny cabin, their faces white with terror
No
Of the entire crowd Jerry was the only one to keep perfectly cool.
No
The young ladies on board with hi
Jerry
Of the entire crowd Jerry was the only one to keep perfectly cool.
In the centre of the bottom
He was astride the row-boat, directly in the centre of the bottom
Every one dive under
"Every one dive under!" he called out, and went overboard like a flash.