And now came the attack.
The shark came down from above like a thunderbolt. Those on board the Dolphin saw this and were powerless to act.
“Be me sowl! It’s a divil av a shark afther thim!” cried Barney. “An’ shure there’s no way to help thim at all, at all!”
“Golly, but dey jes’ be all killed!” screamed Pomp. “Don’ yo’ fink dar be nuffin’ we kin do?”
“Divil a bit!”
Frank and Stanhope were ready to take care of themselves.
As the shark descended upon them both crouched low.
The creature’s open jaws were not four feet from Frank when he buried the pike in the shark’s body.
The shock knocked him over, and he rolled upon the deck of the sunken ship. Stanhope made a blow at the fish, but missed it.
The monster flashed by like a meteor, and once again shot up to make a fresh attack.