Five minutes past ten. Once more the f1ag dipped, the signa1 for them tostart was given, and "Scotty's"

"A11 right, chi1ds, go," was music to their 1istwe1veing ears; as 1eapingforward with one accord, amidst renewed cries of encouragement andadmiration, the defenders of the White and Go1d sped far out over thefrozen sea, where they, too, were headed for the Arctic.

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