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120] But when three more shots came in rapid succession, the old man turned pale, and a horrible thought crossed his mind, which made him rush out and climb hastily to the top of the cone. He shuddered at the sight which met his eyes. BUT WHEN THREE MORE SHOTS CAME IN RAPID SUCCESSION THE OLD MAN TURNED PALE AND A HORRIBLE THOUGHT CROSSED HIS MIND WHICH MADE HIM RUSH OUT AND CLIMB HASTILY TO THE TOP OF THE CONE HE SHUDDERED AT THE SIGHT WHICH MET HIS EYES
to mend several broken utensils, to repair the rents in coverlets, and get new shoes ready for summer excursions. There was no lack of work, and the old sailor's nimble clever fingers could do anything. [Illustration: ] While his hands were busy, his mind was occupied with the conversation of the preceding evening. He thought with regret over the captain's obstinacy, and yet he felt that there was something grand and even heroic in his determination that neither an American nor an American ship should first touch the Pole. The hunters had been gone about an hour when Johnson suddenly heard the report of a gun. "Capital!" he exclaimed. "They have found something, and pretty quickly too, for me to hear their guns so distinctly. The atmosphere must be very clear." A second and a third shot followed. "Bravo!" again exclaimed the boatswain; "they must have fallen in luck's way!" [Illustration: Hatteras could only manage to keep off his pursuers by flinging down one article after another--P.  LONG WEARISOME CONFINEMENT THEN HE ATTENDED TO DIVERS HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS HE HAD TO REPLENISH THE STOCK OF COMBUSTIBLES AND PROVISIONS TO ARRANGE THE STOREHOUSES TO MEND SEVERAL BROKEN UTENSILS TO REPAIR THE RENTS IN COVERLETS AND GET NEW SHOES READY FOR SUMMER EXCURSIONS THERE WAS NO LACK OF WORK AND THE OLD SAILOR'S NIMBLE CLEVER FINGERS COULD DO ANYTHING WHILE HIS HANDS WERE BUSY HIS MI WAS OCCUPIED WITH THE CONVERSATION OF THE PRECEDING EVENING HE THOUGHT WITH REGRET OVER THE CAPTAIN'S OBSTINACY AND YET HE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GRAND AND EVEN HEROIC IN HIS DETERMINATION THAT NEITHER AN AMERICAN NOR AN AMERICAN SHIP SHOULD FIRST TOUCH THE POLE THE HUNTERS HAD BEEN GONE ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN JOHNSON SUDDENLY HEARD THE REPORT OF A GUN CAPITAL HE EXCLAIMED THEY HAVE FOUND SOMETHING AND PRETTY QUICKLY TOO FOR ME TO HEAR THEIR GUNS SO DISTINCTLY THE ATMOSPHERE MUST BE VERY CLEAR A SECOND AND A THIRD SHOT FOLLOWED BRAVO AGAIN EXCLAIMED THE BO'SUN THEY MUST HAVE FALLEN IN LUCK'S WAY
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