Swept Into the Sea by Sheila Seifert & Chris Brack

Author:Sheila Seifert & Chris Brack
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / Action & Adventure
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Published: 2020-10-06T00:00:00+00:00

“It isn’t a bell,” Marcus said. “It’s a weight.”

Marcus dropped the weight into the water. He held on to the rope. The rope had knots every six feet or so. Marcus slowly fed the rope into the sea.

“You’re counting the knots,” Patrick said.

Marcus nodded.

Patrick peered into the stormy night. We must be close to land if we hear waves hitting rocks, he thought.

“The weight has reached the bottom,” Marcus said. “The water is one hundred twenty feet deep. Tell the centurion.” He started rolling up the knotted rope.

Patrick ran as fast as he could on the slippery deck. The ends of his belt flew sideways in the wind. Finally, he reached Julius. Patrick stumbled forward.

“Ave, my centurion,” Patrick said. “The sea is one hundred twenty feet deep.”

Julius gave a single nod. “Again,” he said.

Patrick turned. He slid only once on his way back to Beth and Marcus.

The knotted rope was in Beth’s hands.

“We have to measure again,” Patrick said.

Marcus nodded. “Throw the weight into the sea, Beth,” he said. “It will continue to go down until it reaches the sea floor.”

Beth threw the weight into the sea. She counted the knots as they went into the water after it.

“Why does he want it measured again?” Patrick asked.

“A smaller number means we are headed toward land,” Marcus said. “A larger measure means we’re headed away from land.”

Beth said, “We are at ninety feet.”

Marcus frowned.

Patrick knew why. The ship might be headed toward a rocky shore. The ship could be dashed to pieces.

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