In the Later Days 407 



A few hours later the waiting ships were seen. 

 It was necessary to pull out around a ten-mile 

 tongue of ice that lay between them and the 

 ships, but this was accomplished in spite of the 

 tremendous sea that they met on the weather 

 side of the point, and just sixty hours from the 

 time of leaving the Victoria, Captain Davis was 

 beside the Progress, Captain Dowden. 



"When we got alongside I climbed up. I used 

 to go to school with Captain Dowden," said 

 Captain Davis. 



"' Hello, captain,' says I. 



"'Hello, Bill/ says he. 'I guess you want 

 to stay, don't you ?' 



"I did. 



"'Well, I've got 220 on board now. You'll 

 find better accommodation on that other ship 

 down to leeward.' 



"I went to the lee rail. 'Boys, pass up that 

 grub and bear a hand about it, and then throw 

 off the painter,' I said. 



"They just humped themselves, and the boat 

 was soon adrift. Then I walked aft to the captain 

 again. 



