ILLUSTRATIONS

[“His eyes were flaming, and his teeth shone white....We were alone to fight it out”][Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
[“With long poles thrust to the bottom, we guided the boats here and there about the shallow waters”][90]
[“I, too, would seek to learn what might be done to make the wind our servant”][246]
[“I am weakening and dying. The Valkyrie are circling in the sky”][324]