been told in the fourth volume of this series, "The Missing Chums."
"I never want to see the place again," shouted Biff. "I had enough of it to last me a lifetime."
"Between snakes and crooks, we had plenty of excitement," Frank said.
"Excitement!" declared Chet, settling back comfortably. "Why, I am sure that was nothing."
"What do you mean, nothing?" demanded Joe, "If anything more exciting ever happened to you, I'd like to hear of it."
"Haven't I ever told you of the time I was the only survivor of a shipwreck that cost ninety-four lives?"
His comrades looked at Chet suspiciously. Chet Morton's joking proclivities were well known. His jests were invariably harmless, but he dearly loved a laugh and some of his hair-raising fictions were famous among the boys.
"First time I've ever heard of it," Frank said. "When were you ever in a shipwreck that cost ninety-four lives?"
"Off Cape Cod in '23," declared Chet dramatically. "It was the night the good ship Brannigan went down with all on board. Ah, but that was a terrible night. As long as I live, I'll never forget it! Never!"
