BOOK III

_ON THE GREAT ANTARCTIC CONTINENT_

I. A STRANGE DISCOVERY--SHEELAH AND TAFFY 183

II. A FIGHT BETWEEN MEN AND ICE 194

III. THE BEAUTY AND MARVELS OF AN ICE-CAVE 204

IV. THE CAMP--SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND 213

V. THE START--FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW 225

VI. “GOOD-BYE, BOYS. IT WON’T BE FOR LONG” 234

VII. MARVELS OF THE ANTARCTIC 246

VIII. THE DASH FOR THE POLE--A WONDROUS SCENE 252

IX. TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS--VICTORY 260

X. A CHAPTER OF JOY AND SADNESS 271

XI. “ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY” 283

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THE CAVE WAS FILLED WITH DAZZLING LIGHT _Frontis._

CHARLIE AND WALT ENJOYED THE BARE-BACK RIDES 80

HE HAILED THE QUARTER-DECK 160

IT WAS THE BEST OF FUN 264