98 PEARY FINDS THE POLE 



Mrs. Peary had been so sure that it was a message of a diffeient kind that 

 she went back to the cottage and retired to her room. At 4:10 the corres- 

 pondent arrived and dehvered the dispatch announcing the safe arrival of 

 Peary at Indian Harbor. 



The surf was rolHng high on the beach and it was impossible to land with- 

 out wetting one's feet. When the Peary cottage was reached Miss Marie 

 Peary was reclining on a couch in the pleasant sitting room and was the only 

 member of the party to be seen. 



She came to the door and almost by intuition asked if there were good 

 news for her. 



"Mrs. Peary was not slow in coming downstairs when she heard the 

 news, and when asked for an interview, said : 



"What do you want me to say? God bless you, I'll say anything. I'm 

 tickled to death." 



Then she added: 



"I can't find words to express my feelings. Mr. Peary's twenty-three years 

 of work and hardship have been crowned with success. God bless him." 



