CHAPTER XII

THE LAND OF FROST Once fairly out of sight of land, Ted Scott and his chums roamed about the ship, penetrating every nook and corner and making acquaintance with their new companions, whom they would be compelled to know so intimately in the months to come, whether they wanted to or not. There would be no opportunity of getting away from each other’s company in the frozen solitudes of the South. They found that they were in the company of a fine lot of men. All in the party had had to pass physical examinations of …