CHAPTER XXX

GOOD-BYE TO ALASKA--CONCLUSION

"Is that your sled?"

"Yah. Vait, I vos sthop dem!" yelled Gus Schmidt, and with a dexterity that was really marvelous he turned his own team about and in a few seconds was traveling after the runaways.

"Wait! I'm going to get off! To look for my brother!" cried Dick, and as the German slackened his speed for a few seconds, the oldest Rover boy sprang out in the snow. He went sprawling, but was not injured. Almost before he knew it, the two sleds had disappeared and he was left alone.

All around him were the vast and mysterious fields of ice and snow. Far off he could hear the barking of the dogs, but this soon died out, and then came utter silence--a silence that seemed to fairly weigh him down. And now the snow started to come down harder than ever.

Had Dick Rover been less stout-hearted than he was he would have then and there given up the hunt for his brother. But Dick had the stuff of a real hero in him, and he went forward through the snow, bending low to escape the wind and to keep his eyes on that slowly disappearing trail.

Thus half an hour went by, and by that time, weighed down as he was by his heavy clothing and heavy footwear, Dick was well-nigh exhausted. He stopped to rest and to get his breath, and then, struck with a sudden idea, let out that old familiar locomotive whistle of Putnam Hall fame.

1. Who did Dick want to look for?
2. Who is the German?
3. What does he turn around to pursue?
4. True or False: The German was very skilled at controlling his sled and team.
5. Was Dick a brave person?
6. How long did Dick search before he was tired?
7. What hindered him in his search?
8. What sound did he make?
9. Where was that sound well-known?
10. Was it raining?
11. Snowing?
12. Did Gus stop the sled so Dick could get off it?
13. Did he stay nearby?
14. What was the last sound Dick could hear before all was quiet?
15. What did he bend down to avoid?
16. What was he following that was fading away?
17. Which Rover was the oldest?
18. How many sleds vanished?
19. What covered the fields around Dick?
20. How did Dick get off the sled?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. his brother
2. Gus Schmidt
3. the runaways
4. Gus Schmidt, and with a dexterity that was really marvelous
5. yes
6. half an hour
7. heavy clothing and footwear
8. a locomotive whistle
9. yes
10. no
11. yes
12. no
13. no
14. barking dogs
15. the wind
16. the trail
17. Dick
18. two
19. ice and snow
20. he jumped off