The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-13

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toward the roof lad been nailed he de-
cided TO turn the Kite over TO Professor
Heilprn that he might start on the re-
turn trip as soon as possible That same
evening all our shipmates, including dear
old Captain Pike and his officers and
crew, bade us goOdby many OF them ex-
pecting never 10 see us again. The Cap
tain pleaded with me TO return with him,
said it was next to impossible for me to
stand the long cold, dark winter and ut
terly impossible for me to stand the boat
journey through Melville Bay. But I re-
NAMED firm i'm my determination TO stay
with my husband as long as he wished
me TO stay. That night all the boys slept
on the Kite for the last time, Mr. Peary
and l sleeping in the tent on shore Had
anything happened during the night the
only help l could have had was from the
Kite, lying half a mile from shore.
Early the next morning our boys
landed and the little vessel, with our
friends on board, sailed for home Over
come by sleep and exhaustion l did not
Kites whistle, nor the cheers and shouts
OF the little party I'm the whaleboat. who
were heading for the shore of the I'M
known Arctic country, away from friends
and home.
1t was, Of course. very necessary that
the house be under roof and the doors
and windows in place. for although we
had had beautiful weather for some time.
no one could tell when IL would change.
and the little tent could not possibly give
all of us shelter. So the boys worked
away on the roof, singing and whistling,
while the wind grew fresher and fresher
and great clouds began TO roll up from
the South. ! prepared our lunch of Bos-
ton Baked hcand c1nee AGA biscuit nd
called the workers. Seated about on boxes
and boards, inside and outside the tent.
tin mess pans and spoons on their knees
and cups of coffee beside them, they GER
tainly did justice to the meal.
Long before supper time IL was raining
In torrents and the wind constantly in
creasinS in force and velocity until the
boys were compelled TO stop work and
seek shelter in the half-roofed house. For
supper we had corned beef stewed toma-
toes, biscuit and tea, served in the same
sumptUous style as our lunch except
that some OF the boys crowded in the
tent, while others seized their mess mans
and ran through the pouring rain into
the house, where the water was runring
IN streams along some portions of the
moor and the wind whistling through It
like mad. The storm grew worse and
PO.
and / expected from moment to moment
TO see II so, and then what should / do
with disabled man, who was lying on
his bed trying to make me feel there
was nothing to fear? Every few minutes
one OF the guy ropes would break with
SOUND IKE the report OF a pistol, and
the iele tent careened on one side until
1 thought II must go. But the boys, who
were watching 1t from the house. would !
run out and refasten IL as best they could |
In the cold driving rain. To add TO my
discomforts the water now began TO come
In under the tent and cover the floor. and
In a short time we had a perfect river
running through and was compelled 10
seek refuge on some boxes where sat,
tailor fashion, until morning, when the
rain and wind sbated somewhat. THE
boys could now venture out and after
ropfng the tent down continued their work
on the house. The poor fellows were
drenched TO the skin and had to keep
All their wits about them IN order 10
retain their hold, for the wind still came