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This done, the four men and the captain, a poor body without a soul, set out on the return voyage, accompanied by the faithful Duk, who had become sad and downcast. THIS DONE THE FOUR MEN AND THE CAPTAIN A POOR BODY WITHOUT A SOUL SET OUT ON THE RETURN VOYAGE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FAITHFUL DUKE WHO HAD BECOME SAD AND DOWNCAST
 and when they began to talk over the return voyage, their hearts failed them for fear. They missed the intrepid spirit of their leader. However, like brave men, they prepared to battle anew with the elements and with themselves, if ever they felt inclined to give way. [Illustration: ] Next morning they made all ready to sail, and brought the tent and all its belongings on board. But before leaving these rocks, never to return, the Doctor carrying out the intentions of Hatteras, had a cairn erected on the very spot where the poor fellow had jumped ashore. It was made of great blocks placed one on the top of the other, so as to be a landmark perfectly visible while the eruptions of the volcano left it undisturbed. On one of the side stones, Bell chiselled the simple inscription-- JOHN HATTERAS. The duplicate of the document attesting the discovery of the North Pole was enclosed in a tinned iron cylinder, and deposited in the cairn, to remain as a silent witness among those desert rocks. TION THE INSANITY OF THE CAPTAIN WAS A BAD OMEN AND WHEN THEY BEGAN TO TALK OVER THE RETURN VOYAGE THEIR HEARTS FAILED THEM FOR FEAR THEY MISSED THE INTREPID SPIRIT OF THEIR LEADER HOWEVER LIKE BRAVE MEN THEY PREPARED TO BATTLE ANEW WITH THE ELEMENTS AND WITH THEMSELVES IF EVER THEY FELT INCLINED TO GIVE WAY NEXT MORNING THEY MADE ALL READY TO SAIL AND BROUGHT THE TENT AND ALL ITS BELONGINGS ON BOARD BUT BEFORE LEAVING THESE ROCKS NEVER TO RETURN THE DOCTOR CARRYING OUT THE INTENTIONS OF HATTERAS HAD A CAIRN ERECTED ON THE VERY SPOT WHERE THE POOR FELLOW HAD JUMPED ASHORE IT WAS MADE OF GREAT BLOCKS PLACED ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER SO AS TO BE A LANDMARK PERFECTLY VISIBLE WHILE THE ERUPTIONS OF THE VOLCANO LEFT IT UNDISTURBED ON ONE OF THE SIDE STONES BELL CHISELLED THE SIMPLE INSCRIPTION JOHN HATTERAS THE DUPLICATE OF THE DOCUMENT ATTESTING THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH POLE WAS ENCLOSED IN A TINNED IRON CYLINDER DEPOSITED IN THE CAIRN TO REMAIN AS A SILENT WITNESS AMONG THOSE DESERT ROCKS
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