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214 A VOYAGE ON AN ICEBERG. ‘‘T’e Esquimaux would turn sout’, but t’ey have not much ‘food left on boat and so must go to some port. ‘*Zeglit nearest. “‘T’ey make up teir minds to find Zeglit, and so we keep on to t’e nort’. “T know not how long it last—always dark. ‘‘Large snow—high waves—terrible cold.”’ The Swede shook his head and shivered at the memory of the fearful perils he had undergone. ‘At last one night, or day, or what I say noontime, mebhe— always so dark—t’e hoat smash against somet’ing. ‘We all t’rown out—a wave carry our boat and all high up on land or ice—don':. know which—and it don’t matter. ‘‘Bot’ t’e Esqui‘naux swept back into sea and drown. ‘I cling to boat wreck and so saved. ‘‘One little can of meat left—I take it, and for a long time wander along t’e shore—finally :ueat all gone. ‘TI’ ’fraid of sea—rat’er go inland t’an be near t’at dark noisy sea any mcre—so I walk and walk and come here—t’at’s all. Just.as Ole finished his story Kotuk came back. His face was expressive of alarm, and he merely glanced at the Swede as he said: ‘*T find sea and almost drown—no can tell what happen to us. ‘‘What is the matter, Kotuk?’’ Stokes asked. ‘‘We.on.iceberg, the Esquiman replied. ‘I go. near edge—it goes smash—smash—break in big pieces, and I almost get carried away—dogs did.”’ ‘*You lost a couple of dogs, then ?’’ ‘“Yah. T’ey gosailing off on small iceberg. . We go bimeby.’’ ‘‘Well, that will. be better than staying here,’’ said Stokes, grimly. All this time the air was filled with the creaking, groaning and booming noises that showed that the immense ice field was on the move and breaking up into what would be icebergs if the pieces should float-out into the open water. Even as they stood there wondering what they had better do there came a noise like the roar of a hundred cannon, not far behind them. Turning’ ‘about quickly, they saw that a tremendous crack had ocurred in the ice but a few rods from where they were. Stokes ran out toward the crack. - ‘Look out!’’ Kotuk called, watningly.. — Stokes halted and presently ran back again to the camp. The ice’ was cracking in every direction’ and in some ‘Blaoes the openings were too wide to jump across, (0) Cc (0) mn =(@) books