Suddenly it dawned upon the mind of the boy what the men were up to. They were making for the stairway over the peak of the iceberg.
“They’re going to the Eskimos’ camp!” he muttered. “I must wake Watson.”
He turned to carry out this purpose, but slipped and almost fell into the arms of someone who had just risen to his feet after crawling through the entrance. Guy recognized him.
“Oh, Mr. Watson!” gasped the boy. “Those men!”
“I know all about them,” replied the other grimly. “I’ve been watching them too. Come on.”
Watson led the way down the steps of ice.
CHAPTER XIX
The “Iceberglars”
As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise. Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
“I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
“Not quite,” replied the operative. “We were expecting this.”