THE WHITE WORLD 



We saw no more of the Russian, although we kept up a 

 vigilant watch for him, believing that he would attempt to 

 capture us wherever he found us. A few weeks after 

 leaving our winter quarters in the Arctic, we arrived at 

 Honolulu, where I was paid off and left the " Swallow." 



She sailed from there for Hongkong, which was her 

 trading headquarters, but no tidings were ever received 

 from her. She probably was lost on some uncharted rock, 

 or went down in a storm. With her ended my polar 

 voyages, but the memory of them is ever cherished as the 

 most valued of a long sea life — one full of adventures and 

 full of pleasures. 



