Chapter 25 IN A BAD STORM

SHORTLY after midnight, Jerry who was to take the last, or dog-watch was awakened by Ned shaking him in his bunk.

"What-what's the matter?" asked Jerry sleepily.

"You'd better get up I think. The boat is pitching something fierce, and it's beginning to blow great guns."

"Um!" exclaimed Jerry, as he got out of his bunk, and was thrown up ag