Stump laughed at him; the others waved him off.
"She is going down!" cried Mont. "Quick, pull for the shore, before you are wrecked!"
The natives did not like the looks of the strange submarine ship, and they pulled with all strength.
By the agitation in the water the party knew the Searcher was after them.
But the shore was gained, and they were safe.
Then came a fearful shock.
In his eagerness to catch them Captain Vindex had allowed the Searcher to run into the rocks.
The submarine craft shot out of the water, and then——
Bang! Boom! Crash!
It was as if heaven and earth were splitting in twain.