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ey is 10 Ip ik- ag- ATie wey ec- and A VOYAGE ON AN ICEBERG. @17 ‘*"Know that place?’’ **Where is it ?’’ ‘Near Kanliv..’ ‘*Ah! if we could only land there.’’ It looked indeed as if they might doso. The iceberz- floated steadily in that direction until it was nearly time for the sun to set again. .The land was then very plain. and Stokes. thought that he could distinguish the Esquimau huts upon the shore. This was encouraging, but about the same time he noticed that - the berg was changing its direction and veering off to the west. ‘Stir. up the firel’’? he called. ‘‘Burn up the whole tree if necessary !’’ _ Kotuk and Ole, perceiving that Stokes was anxious to make a signal, immediately built up a rousing fire, while Stokes shot hie revolver into the air several times, Just as the sun sank out of view he saw three kayaks start out ‘from shore and come toward them. A half hour later three of the Kanliv people climbed onto the iceberg. Their astonishment at finding Stokes. there was too great for words, Little time, however, . was spent in explanations. The three travelers with their dogs were loaded into the kayaks and taken to Kanliv. There they remained for a day or two, until the weather, which had grown stormy, permitted of the sending of a messéfger to the island of Satka. There the messenger found white men who were friends of Stokes. They were men whom Stokes had served in one of his previous investigations, and they promptly sent a schooner acros9 to Kanliv. On this boat Stokes returned to Circle City with Kotuk and Ole. The Swede: atade 410° attempt to escape, and in due time he hecame: the companion of his master in the barracks jail. yeIt proved that he had more anxiety for escaping mone than the detective had supposed. ;sHe:-had killed ‘his man somewhere in the course of his adven- tures, and was in mortal terror lest Stokes should® discover this ‘ fact‘and hand: him over to the Swedish authorities, As that crime had taken place not on American soil, Ole was punished simply for his connection with the robbery which he andthe imposter, De Bilkyou, had-planned.. Congratulations were again in order. for’ the clever American sleuth,:and the story, of his wonderful. recovery of the: Swede and their escape on the iceberg was table talk in Circle City:for many a day. a> ts > a aa * ye aL Pema. ea A a, in arn ey BO aes . ~ . books : = - - Ene ae a a A NF Tn te te em ——-