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His friend was very unwilling to delay, but yielded the point at last, and returned to the fort. [Illustration: ] As on the preceding night, each man took his hour's watch on the upper plateau. When it came to Altamont's turn, and he had gone out to relieve Bell, Hatteras called his old companions round him. HIS FRIEND WAS VERY UNWILLING TO DELAY BUT YIELDED THE POINT AT LAST AND RETURNED TO THE FORT AS ON THE PRECEDING NIGHT EACH MAN TOOK HIS HOUR'S WATCH ON THE UPPER PLATEAU WHEN IT CAME TO ALTAMONT'S TURN AND HE HAD GONE OUT TO RELIEVE BELL HATTERAS CALLED HIS OLD COMPANIONS ROUND HIM
h took it in turn to keep watch on the upper plateau. The day passed without a sign of the enemy's existence, and next morning, when they hurried eagerly out to examine the snow, judge their astonishment to find it wholly untouched! "Capital!" exclaimed Altamont. "The bears are put off the scent; they have no perseverance, and have grown tired waiting for us. They are off, and a good riddance. Now let us start for a day's hunting." "Softly, softly," said the Doctor; "I'm not so sure they have gone. I think we had better wait one day more. It is evident the bears have not been here last night, at least on this side; but still--" "Well, let us go right round the plateau, and see how things stand," said the impatient Altamont. "All right," said Clawbonny. "Come along." Away they went, but it was impossible to scrutinize carefully a track of two miles, and no trace of the enemy was discoverable. "Now, then, can't we go hunting?" said Altamont. "Wait till to-morrow," urged the Doctor again. UAL USE MEANTIME AND MIGHT HELP TO ATTRACT THE BEARS EACH TOOK IT IN TURN TO KEEP WATCH ON THE UPPER PLATEAU THE DAY PASSED WITHOUT A SIGN OF THE ENEMY'S EXISTENCE AND NEXT MORNING WHEN THEY HURRIED EAGERLY OUT TO EXAMINE THE SNOW JUDGED THEIR ASTONISHMENT TO FIND IT WHOLLY UNTOUCHED CAPITAL EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT THE BEARS ARE PUT OFF THE SCENT THEY HAVE NO PERSEVERANCE AND HAVE GROWN TIRED WAITING FOR US THEY ARE OFF AND A GOOD RIDDANCE NOW LET US START FOR A DAY'S HUNTING SOFTLY SOFTLY SAID THE DOCTOR I AM NOT SO SURE THEY HAVE GONE I THINK WE HAD BETTER WAIT ONE DAY MORE IT IS EVIDENT THE BEARS HAVE NOT BEEN HERE LAST NIGHT AT LEAST ON THIS SIDE BUT STILL WELL LET US GO RIGHT ROUND THE PLATEAU AND SEE HOW THINGS STAND SAID THE IMPATIENT ALTAMONT ALL RIGHT SAID CLAWBONNY COME ALONG AWAY THEY WENT BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SCRUTINIZE CAREFULLY A TRACK OF TWO MILES AND NO TRACE OF THE ENEMY WAS DISCOVERABLE NOW THEN CAN WE GO HUNTING SAID ALTAMONT WAIT TILL TO MORROW URGED THE DOCTOR AGAIN
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