Dave Fearless after a sunken treasure - Roy Rockwood

"We are in for it now, Dave!"

"Right you are, Bob. What shall we do, fight?"

"It would be useless, for they outnumber us ten to one."

And so speaking, Bob lowered the rifle once more.

It was well he did so, otherwise several arrows would have been sent whizzing through his body.

In a few seconds the natives had closed in on them and taken the rifle and other things from them.

Then they were bound with thongs and carted up the beach.

During all this time the thrashing on the beach ahead had continued, and now the boys saw what caused it.