. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. THE CAPTAIN ALMOST LEFT. taken some freight from her hold for several of the Northern ports, asher captain was in haste to get away. She had loaded with saddle-backseal furs and oil, and had taken on about a dozen passengers for—for —for some port on the northern coast of Norway. He would think in amoment. But before he had thought there was a cry from the shore. The ice was breaking up! He caught up his hood, pulled on his furjumper and ran. The great iceberg on the outer edge had suddenlystarted out to sea, and the whole
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. THE CAPTAIN ALMOST LEFT. taken some freight from her hold for several of the Northern ports, asher captain was in haste to get away. She had loaded with saddle-backseal furs and oil, and had taken on about a dozen passengers for—for —for some port on the northern coast of Norway. He would think in amoment. But before he had thought there was a cry from the shore. The ice was breaking up! He caught up his hood, pulled on his furjumper and ran. The great iceberg on the outer edge had suddenlystarted out to sea, and the whole floe was following it. The steamer,of course, was set free, and must be got out of the dangerous positionat once. Two of the steamers boats were still on the ice, nine of the sailors,and some of the stores. The captain ran till he was met by a broad rift of open water, thenyelled frantically for the men with one of the boats to come for him,. CHATTERING A FAREWELL. GREENLANDS SELF. 97 while the people of the post rushed down to save the stores that weredrifting away. It was such a scene of confusion as Fiskenaes had never witnessed,and Scott and Roy, with the sailors of the Snowbird who were on shore,gave willing hands to help them out. When the excitement was over, and they were getting the Snowbirdinto the fjord, it occurred to them that all they knew of the Louise wasthat three weeks before she had sailed for some northern port of Norway. Well, were better off than if we knew nothing, said Roy. Ireckon there are precious few ports in Northern Norway, anyhow. Thechart only gives five or six, and I move we run for the upper one as fastas wind will carry us, and then work down. I wish we had time to see more of Greenland, said Scott; but Imgoing to come again some day. Greenland is all pretty much alike, only in some places a little moreso, said the trader. A little colder north, a little warmer south. Allyoud learn in twe
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