BOOK II

_UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS_

I. “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE” 73

II. A GIANT OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS 84

III. FIRST ADVENTURES ON THE ICE 96

IV. IN FEATHER-LAND--A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT 109

V. INGOMAR HIMSELF HAD A DREAM TO DREAM 119

VI. “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST” 128

VII. A FEARFUL NIGHT--ANTARCTIC LAND-ICE 141

VIII. WONDROUS SCENERY--NICK SAVES THE LIFE OF WALLACE 153

IX. WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD 167