noon
The anchor plunged over and the cable roared out , then a leadsman forward gave their soundings . `` Six fathom , sir ! '' Captain Hollinger , who had the deck , went to the chart house for his sextant . It was just noon , and he wished to log their exact position . Mart gave Bob a meaning glance and the two boys went to the wheel house , where old Jerry was leaning on the idle wheel and gazing at the shore . `` Well , Jerry , '' said Bob , `` where 's the wreck of that old galleon , eh ? The one where the Pirate Shark hangs out , I mean . ''