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"They are Esquimaux footprints," said Hatteras. "Do you think so?" asked Altamont. "There is no doubt of it." "But what do you make of this, then?" THEY ARE ESQUIMAUX FOOTPRINTS SAID HATTERAS DO YOU THINK SO ASKED ALTAMONT THERE IS NO DOUBT OF IT BUT WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS THEN
 lost time, they rose next morning very early and started off, Bell and Altamont as usual going ahead of the rest and acting as scouts. Johnson and the others kept beside the sledge, and were soon nearly two miles behind the guides; but the weather was so dry and clear that all their movements could be distinctly observed. "What now?" said Clawbonny, as he saw them make a sudden halt, and stoop down as if examining the ground. "I was just wondering what they are about, myself," replied old Johnson. "Perhaps they have come on the tracks of animals," suggested Hatteras. "No," said Clawbonny, "it can't be that." [Illustration: ] "Why not?" "Because Duk would bark." "Well, it is quite evident they are examining some sort of marks." "Let's get on, then," said Hatteras; and, urging forward the dogs, they rejoined their companions in about twenty minutes, and shared their surprise at finding unmistakable fresh footprints of human beings in the snow, as plain as if only made the preceding day. ING AT THE RATE OF EIGHT MILES A DAY DETERMINED TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME THEY ROSE NEXT MORNING VERY EARLY AND STARTED OFF BALIN ALTAMONT AS USUAL GOING AHEAD OF THE REST AND ACTING AS SCOUTS JOHNSON AND THE OTHERS KEPT BEHIND THE SLEDGE AND WERE SOON NEARLY TWO MILES BEHIND THE GUIDES BUT THE WEATHER WAS SO DRY AND CLEAR THAT ALL THEIR MOVEMENTS COULD BE DISTINCTLY OBSERVED WHAT NOW SAID CLAWBONNY AS HE SAW THEM MAKE A SUDDEN HALT AND STOOP DOWN AS IF EXAMINING THE GROUND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT MYSELF REPLIED OLD JOHNSON PERHAPS THEY HAVE COME ON THE TRACKS OF ANIMALS SUGGESTED HATTERAS NO SAID CLAWBONNY IT CAN'T BE THAT WHY NOT BECAUSE DUKE WOULD BARK WELL IT IS QUITE EVIDENT THAT THEY ARE EXAMINING SOME SORT OF MARKS LET'S GET ON THEN SAID HATTERAS AND URGING FORWARD THE DOGS THEY REJOINED THEIR COMPANIONS IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND SHARED THEIR SURPRISE AT FINDING UNMISTAKABLE FRESH FOOTPRINTS OF HUMAN BEINGS IN THE SNOW AS PLAIN AS IF ONLY MADE THE PRECEDING DAY
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