"Dead as a stone," he announced, and then Dave and the doctor approached.
"We can save the skin and the skull," said Doctor Barrell. "They, at least, can do us no harm."
"I am glad he is dead," came from the captain. "Dave, you gave him a good one in the eye."
"I'm glad I had the bow and arrow to do it with," answered the young diver modestly.
After this Captain Broadbeam went on guard, and, utterly exhausted, Dave lay down and slept soundly until long after the sun came up on the following morning.
"Now I feel like a new man," said the young diver on arising. "I can tell you a sound sleep is a wonderful thing."
"The question is, what are we to do next?" came from the doctor. "We cannot remain on this island forever."
"Well, we shall have to remain until some ship takes us off," said Captain Broadbeam.
"And in the meantime we have got to provide for ourselves," put in Dave. "And that is not going to be so easy unless we live on clams, oysters, fish, and berries."
"Don't forget the birds," said the captain.