Still there was no movement.
"There can't be any life in it," said Wade.
Raed pulled in slowly, the captain assisting him, till they had drawn it up under the bows.

It certainly looked as much like a sea-serpent as any thing yet.

A strong line, with another grapple, was then let down, and hooked into it with a jerk.

Donovan and Hobbs tugged away at it; one foot--two feet--three feet.
"Humph!" exclaimed the captain.

"One of those Husky _kayaks_!" Four feet--five feet--six feet.