Review of reviews and world's work . Photograph by Broirn Bros., N- Y. MRS. PEARY. HER DAUGHTER MARIE (THE SNOW BABY), AND SON ROBERT E., JR. PFARY: A CHARACTFR. SKETCH. 431. Pboiograpb by Brown N. Y. THE CREW OF PEARYS SHIP. THE ROOSEVELT. than the mountainous and repellent labor oftr\in<^ to raise funds for it. As an invest-ment, most capitalists regard polar enter-prise as likely to make no returns, even inglor\-. The time came when Pearys workrequired large financial support, and unfortu-nately he had no taste or talent for beggingmoney. He buckled to it because he had to,and, so
Review of reviews and world's work . Photograph by Broirn Bros., N- Y. MRS. PEARY. HER DAUGHTER MARIE (THE SNOW BABY), AND SON ROBERT E., JR. PFARY: A CHARACTFR. SKETCH. 431. Pboiograpb by Brown N. Y. THE CREW OF PEARYS SHIP. THE ROOSEVELT. than the mountainous and repellent labor oftr\in<^ to raise funds for it. As an invest-ment, most capitalists regard polar enter-prise as likely to make no returns, even inglor\-. The time came when Pearys workrequired large financial support, and unfortu-nately he had no taste or talent for beggingmoney. He buckled to it because he had to,and, somehow, the money always of it after the explorer was drivennearly to despair. He was at times almost an object of sym-pathy. He had never sought public noticeexcepting as his work commanded he has seen many a day when the pros-pect that he could raise another dollar wasvery slim; and to keep in the public eye forthe good it might chance to bring him, hewas glad to lecture here, dine there, go any-where, if only he might speak a few wordsabout his next expedition and see it men-tioned in the morning papers. He oftenpaced his office floor half t
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