He knew, and so did Frank, that what Arthur had called the "middle mast," was known on shipboard as the mainmast.

They knew that the "very top" of the mainmast was called the main truck; and that the look-outs were not generally stationed so high up in the world.
"We can talk as we ride along," said Johnny.

"We have ten miles to go, and we ought to reach the captain's by twelve o'clock.

The old fellow tells a capital story over his after-dinner pipe." The boys mounted their horses, and, led by Johnny, galloped off in the direction of the old fur-trader's ranch.

They rode in silence for a few minutes, and then Archie said: "If you wouldn't think me too inquisitive, Arthur, I'd like to know at what age you began your travels ?" "At the age of eleven," was the prompt reply, "I was a midshipman in the navy, and made my first voyage under the gallant Decatur.