The demons of the ocean's bottom had been sleeping, and the roar had aroused them to a sense of danger.
They came walking and swimming up from every direction, and in a twinkle Amos Fearless and Dave found themselves surrounded and hopelessly cut off from the diving bell!
CHAPTER XXIX
THE ESCAPE FROM THE DEMONS
It was a situation calculated to make the stoutest heart quail.
Amos Fearless and Dave were surrounded by the demons of the deep!
The horrible ocean monsters pressed close upon them, their big eyes fairly starting from their heads, their long arms working convulsively, and their sweeping tails working the brine up into a milk-white foam.
Evidently the battle-cry had gone forth, for more monsters were coming up each instant.
Father and son looked at each other mutely. Both felt that the end must be near.
The din increased, and being under water was so painful to the two divers that they almost fainted from the concussions.