CHAPTER IV.
"There is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved."-- _Acts_ 4: 12.
It was down on the beach Max had been telling his story; the evening was beautiful, warm enough to make the breeze from the sea extremely enjoyable, and the whole family party were gathered there, some sitting upon the benches or camp-chairs, others on rugs and shawls spread upon the sand.
Max seemed to have finished what he had to say about the day's exploits, and Gracie rose and went to her father's side.
He drew her to his knee with a slight caress.

"What has my little girl been doing all day ?" "Playing in the sand most of the time, papa.

I'm so glad those horrid sharks didn't get a chance to bite you or anybody to-day.

Such big, dreadful-looking creatures Maxie says they were." "Not half so large as some I have seen in other parts of the world." "Oh, papa, will you tell us about them?
Shall I call Max and Lulu to hear it ?" "Yes; if they wish to come, they may." There was scarcely anything the children liked better than to hear the captain tell of his experiences at sea, and in another moment his own three.

Rosie, Walter, and several of the older people were gathered around him, expecting quite a treat.
"Quite an audience," he remarked, "and I'm afraid I shall disappoint you all, for I have no yarn to spin, only a few items of information to give in regard to other varieties of sharks than are to be found on this coast.
"The white shark, found in the Mediterranean and the seas of many of the warmer parts of the world, is the largest and the most feared of any of the monsters of the deep.