94 NEW LAND. 



had a deal of trouble in finding our way, and it was only on 

 discovering the Xordstrand river, after driving for some hours, 

 that we felt sure where we were. Shortly afterwards we were at 

 Nordstrand. 



The mate had just come back from shooting. He, too, had 

 almost lost his way, being unable to see anything in front of him, 

 but, like us, he had been lucky enough to stumble on the river, 

 and so was all right. 



Being so few of us in camp we could manage with the station 

 tent, and so, without waiting to pitch our own, Olsen was at once 

 taken into it. When the dogs had been fed and the ' Primus ' 

 lighted we proceeded to take the clothes off our sick companion, 

 and examine his arm. We felt sure at once that it was dislocated, 

 but unfortunately all our attempts to put it in again were 

 unavailing. 



When our food was ready the mate and I did justice to it, but 

 quite otherwise was it with our poor patient ; he could hardly eat 

 a mouthful We threatened him till he had swallowed some 

 broth, which did him good, and afterwards we induced him to eat 

 a few mouthful s of meat, but it was very little. We could not 

 do for him what he most required, and he was very downhearted. 

 He was afraid his arm would never be in place again, and that 

 he would be maimed for life. We had no doctor. I tried to keep 

 up his courage as well as I could by assuring him that as soon 

 as we were on board again we would soon have his arm in place, 

 but that here in the tent it was not easy to be a bone-setter. 



Outside the storm raged with unabated strength, shaking and 

 rattling at the hut until it creaked. At last it was time for us to 

 turn in, but for Olsen there was little rest to be had ; he did not 

 close his eyes the whole of that night. It was some time, too, 

 before I fell asleep. I could not help thinking about the dogs 

 out there in the storm, and greatly hoped that none of them 

 would be snowed down and suffocated, though what could be 

 done to prevent it I did not know. 



I think it blew even more next morning, if that were possible, 

 when the mate and I turned out to see after the dogs. It was 

 with great misgivings that we stamped our way across to them, 



