He gave a startled shout, while the boys viewed his astonishment with expressive grins.
“A shark!” he exclaimed.
142“That’s what it is,” said Fred. “And for all we know it may be the same fellow that might have bitten us in two the other day. What do you think of him?”
“He’s a monster!” ejaculated Ross, who seemed unable to believe his eyes. “Do you really mean that you fellows hooked and killed him?”
“Here’s the fellow that gave him the finishing touch with his little harpoon,” affirmed Teddy, indicating Lester.
Ross circled about the body, viewing it from every side.
“He must have been a terror when he was alive!” he exclaimed with a shiver. “Even now, I’d feel a little nervous if I fell in alongside of him.”
“He’s good and dead all right,” declared Bill. “Teddy and I have been watching him for the last half hour, and he hasn’t made a movement. That harpoon knew its business.”
“What are you going to do with him?” asked Ross.
“Oh, we’ll tow him up to Milton and land him on the beach,” replied Lester. “We’ll have a better chance to look him over then.”