Nearer and nearer came the electric-light fish.
The light on his snout blinked and winked in an odd fashion and was once or twice turned upon Dave and his father.
Then, like a flash, the monstrous fish swept into the net after the bait.
Snap! went the line attached to the top of the net, and Dave and his father began pulling the net shut with might and main.
They had to work like lightning, for, feeling that something was wrong, the electric-light fish began to thrash around at a lively rate.
The net swept to and fro as the fish darted hither and thither in its efforts to escape.
Bang!
Up against the diving bell came net and fish with a shock that threatened to shiver the glass into a million fragments.
"Shove away!" motioned Amos Fearless to his son, and Dave caught hold of a rod to which the net was fastened and the net was placed at a distance from the bell.
At last the wonderful electric-light fish was a prisoner in the net. It still continued to thrash around, and fearful that he might break loose in spite of the strength of the net, Amos Fearless signaled to those on the ship to haul up the prize.