CHAPTER XXIV

The Slash of the Knife As though to confirm Don’s statement, a wave broke into the cave, submerging the ice to the depth of a foot, and then receded as the berg rose in the other direction. The full meaning of their situation burst upon all in the party. The gale had broken up the ice field, and the cave in which they had sought refuge was floating on the waters of the Arctic! It rocked and swayed as other great masses of ice were dashed against it, and they had to cling to any jagged projection they could lay thei…