You have ruined him so completely
that he is gone to refuse an offer which
would have given him fauue and for
tune had you not been in the way."
' What is that offer ?" asked Lola.
" An expedition is sailing next week
to the North Pole or somewhere there
abouts. What thley are going to do I
am not sure about; but they are sci
entific men, and they havd invited
Arthur Gray to be of ti Wir party. A
few short weeks ago he would have
looked upon any one who had pre
vented his accepting this as aq enemy.
