"I'm quite happy," it went on, "only I'd like to see you all again very soon. We're off round the Horn and then to Sydney and Singapore. I'm now rated as Able Seaman, and it's a topping life. Hope you got my letter and cablegram from Las Palmas. "Your ever loving son, "PETER CRADDOCK." "We never got either, but I suppose they'll come along soon," said Mr. Craddock, referring to the last passage of his son's letter. "I'm real curious to know how he got picked up." "And so am I," added the Scoutmaster, who looked as if he were ten years younger than he did ten minutes before. "And won't he be able to tell some stories of his adventures when he does return! Able seaman already, too." "Ay," said Mr. Craddock. "Sounds grand--not that I know what an able seaman is exactly. 'Tany rate, he says he's doing well, thanks to his training as a Sea Scout." THE END. MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY PURNELL AND SONS PAULTON (SOMERSET) AND LONDON [ Transcriber's Notes: This book contains a number of misprints. The following misprints have been corrected: [even amongst rogues.] → [even amongst rogues."] [without watertight] → [without water-tight] {both spellings occur in the paper version. To make it consistent, the latter (also the most frequent spelling in this book) has been chosen} [Ill try not to,] → [I'll try not to,] [outside that beacon.] → [outside that beacon."] [ten minutes before. And] → [ten minutes before. "And] [the accomodation on] {What appears to be a misprint was actually put in the text deliberately, as can be concluded from the text} The second item in the "List of illustrations" refers to page [60]. This has been corrected to page [61] The paper version of this book uses italic text to emphasize parts of the text. In the 'plain text' version that will be indicated thus: _italic text_ ]