The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic

n found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line. Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard

us had put back, blowing

them what has happened," the command

n conveyed to him and came aboard the Southern Cross. He agreed, after a consulta

e to lie to. I was there once on a passenger steamer that met with an accident. We can shift the cargo to th

tagonia, who are hostile to all strangers. In view of the large force of men on board the two ships, howeve

of the Santa Cruz river the next day and the boys, who had been up before dawn in their anxiety to get their first glimpse of "The Land of the Giants," were rather disappointed to see

ense forests," said Billy, disgu

bony, spectacled face was thrust forward. "I would not have missed it for a great deal. I would like to capture a sp

us. There is no doubt that he would have liked to have done so and

its mouth. The work of shifting some of the cargo of the Southern Cross to the stern so as to elevate her bow, was begun at once; as time was an important consideration. Soon all was d

" asked Frank of the professor, who was busy at once getting out all his

I should like above all things to have you boys go ashore with

ptain Hazzard's cabin, but, to their disappoi

e said, "and I will not assume the respons

r to change his mind. He was firm as adamant and reluctantly the boys made their way forward and watched the

ged to fix up a net attached to an iron ring with which he scooped up all kinds of queer fish out of the river, m

a struggling sea monster with a firm grip and plunged it into one of his tin tanks. "

alarm they saw him dancing about on the deck holding his arm as if in great pain, while in front of him on the d

experienced a shock that knocked him head over heels. As he fell backward he collided with

Ben Stubbs, coming up with a long

ic what?"

m to run a small lamp, and when they wish they can giv

time got up, "the ray nearly killed me. Let me loo

ked Frank with a smile, although his arm still

d the professor indignantly, and ordered Ben to

The hours passed slowly and they amused themselves by watching the m

lly seized

ng to a low ridge that stood

ly moving about, seemingly reconnoitering the two ships. In a few

been a Patagon

o ashore," sighed the professor, who was one of the

nly, "I would like to write a paper on the habits of the Pa

opped your head

who lived with them for a time and then wrote a book about them. According to him Captai

in Hazzard doesn't know mu

skate. Just the same, I mean to find out for myself," he went on. "To-night when everyone is asleep but the man on duty, I am going to watch my

in and, naturally, the professor's decision

t to tell the captain

o do?" asked Fra

ess he knows what he is about. At the same time, though, I think we shou

ind that the professor is really serious in his intention to go ashore in the boat

Frank recommended was the best one, a

unks, so that when Frank, who was the first to wake, opened his eyes it was past one

e said, as he hastily slipped i

ld see by peering over that the boat had gone and that the pro

a shot from the shor

el

laimed Frank; "he's in se