46 HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC 



Albrecht, on the other side of Lovering, was a student 

 of the University of Iowa, working in a museum at the 

 same time. He was a tall young fellow of sallow complex- 

 ion, rather inclined to take things easily, since, as he put 

 it, "I thought I was coming on a vacation." 



To the reader who, after the foregoing description 

 of the "Abler's" personnel, still does not understand 

 the organization of our expedition, I may say that we 

 ourselves never fully comprehended it either, as the 

 hierarchy shifted rank according to circumstances. We 

 four hunters were called "passengers." The other dra- 

 matis personce were as follows: 



Captain Larsson, sailing master; Carl Hansen, mate; 

 Ed Born, owTier of the "Abler" and chief engineer; 

 Frank Born, assistant engineer: Captain Kleinschmidt, 

 lessee of the ship and manager of the cruise; Dr. Young, 

 father-in-law and guest of Kleinschmidt; Kusche and 

 Albrecht, taxidermists; Ikede, Japanese cook; Jimmie, 

 cabin boy; four or five ordinary sailors (who frequently 

 deserted and were recruited anew). 



All of these men had lodgings in different parts of the 

 ship from that which we occupied. Captain Larsson 

 and Dr. Young lived in the little cabin just off the dining 

 saloon on the port side. Ed and Frank Born and the 

 mate occupied a cabin off the engine room, immediately 

 below the dining saloon, and Kleinschmidt, Albrecht 

 and Kusche had a stateroom underneath ours, at the stem 

 of the ship. Doctor Young spent most of the time on 

 board, lying on his back in the upper berth of his state- 

 room, reading a book, or playing chess or checkers when 

 he was up and about. Albrecht was the other chief sufferer 

 when the waves ran high, but instead of remaining below 

 he sat about the saloon, often with his head in his hands. 



