"And where are you goin' to head for?" went on the hunter.
"We're going under the ocean to the south pole!" exclaimed the inventor, as he shut off the engine.
CHAPTER II
A LAND OF ICE
"The south pole?" exclaimed Mark.
"Way down dat way!" cried Washington.
"Can you do it?" asked Jack.
"That remains to be seen," replied the professor, answering them all at once. "I'm going to try, at any rate."
"Hurrah!" yelled Mark. "It will be better than going to the north pole, for we will be in no danger of freezing to death."