"So I see—now," said the young diver.
The creature was seriously but not mortally wounded and continued to flop around, uttering the most unearthly of shrieks and cries, which awoke all of the others in the camp.
"In mercy's name what does this mean?" demanded Doctor Barrell, nervously.
"Here is your gorilla, doctor!" sang out Dave. "Come and get him if you want him."
"Ugh! what a horrid creature. Is—is he dangerous still?"
"He will be if you get too close to him."
"Kill him! kill him!" cried Bob. "Don't let him come this way!"
Watching his opportunity, Captain Broadbeam let fly with his club, hitting the gorilla in the neck. Then Dave put another arrow into the creature's body, and at last it gave a shudder and a gasp and rolled over dead.
"Kilt, is it?" came weakly from Pat Stoodles. "Sure an' it's a good job done, so it is!"
The camp-fire was stirred up and the captain picked up a torch and walked over to the gorilla.