VBehind the dunes lay the Antarctic villages. Of this there was no further doubt; Hull’s incredible story had been vindicated. The solemn sounds were man-made, and were not the reverberating harp-notes of the wind such as travelers sometimes hear in the open tundra. The two castaways gazed into each other’s brightening eyes.
For a moment they could only listen, thrilled and awed. They had found not only safety, food for their clamoring bodies and refuge from the menacing cold and solitude of these long beaches, but the fulfilment of their highest hopes. Beyond the river dwelt a new people. Adam and Belgrade were about to behold wonders hidden from all other eyes. The curtain was rolling up on the greatest adventure of their lives.
Then came the inevitable personal reaction. Belgrade bega
