THE WHITE WORLD 



It was half-past 8 o'clock, and the distance to camp was 

 three miles in a straight line. 



" Jens," said I, a lump sticking in my throat, u we will go 

 home and tell the boys there are four hundred pounds of 

 meat waiting for them out here on the ice." 



There was little sleep in camp that night and we did not 

 mind the cold so much. 



" Extra rations ! " announced Lieutenant Greely, " there's 

 the meat and the scraps will make a splendid stew." 



Extra rations, indeed, we had next day, and the bear meat 

 held out just long enough to keep us living until the res- 

 cuers found us; but without the bear we would have died 

 weeks before. 





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