Under the Great Bear

rner of the world was the greatest of luxuries. White was glad to prolong the friendship so strangely begun, and also to escape a present necessit

following day on a search for specimens, Cabot strolled down to

se, green lobsters were tossed by barrowfuls, to be taken out a little later smoking hot and coloured a vivid scarlet. On the packing tables their shells were broken, and the extracted meat was put into cans, to which covers, each with a tiny hole in the middle, were soldered. Then the filled cans were steamed, by trayfuls, to exhaust their air; a drop of solder clo

agent of a St. Johns business house had just

f they will only let us alone for a week, I'll pack a thousand cases. Those will yield enough to support us for a year, and before that is up I'm not afraid but that I'll find so

hat he promptly volunteered to ai

ou can make use of me in any way, I shall be only too glad of

way. At the same time I should be ever so glad of your help in getting things well sta

. Far into the night he laboured, only pausing long enough to go up to the house for supper; and, on the following morning, he was actually pleased that a heavy rain st

the work as to be a most valuable assistant. On the third day, the supply of lobsters on hand being exhausted, operations were suspended u

perpetual fog, and almost constant rain, the whole scene was a source of boundless delight. As the two young people climbed the steep ascent behind the village, new beauties were unfolded with each moment, until, when

e outcropping ledge or gather a handful of snow-white capilear berries. But the main object of their quest, the copper-bearing serpentine, was not found until they had gained the summit of

anion climbed a rocky eminence that, short of Blomidon itself, commanded the most extended view of any in that region. She had hardly gained the summit when

he asked. "A

nted. "I saw it plainly, and we must ge

obey the imperative call of friendship, and accompanied Cola with all speed back to the village. When they rea

eason, and you are just in time to help pack it away. But what

ey are coming!

are c

I saw it f

sh or

arship because it was so much bigger

is just as bad as another, and our business is ruined anyw

do?" inquired

nd leave us to starve at our leisure. Now, I suppose we might as well go up to the

ll, and another that she is not coming to this place. Even if she does, you don't know that she has any warrant for interfering with your business. So, if I were you, I'd go

ant most just now

e after. They will say yours, or your mother's, of course. Then he'll speak up and say in that case they've come to the wrong place, since this is the property of Mr. David Gidge, while their w

am not so sure about the other part of your scheme. Anyway, I must run to the house for a littl

reed Cabot, "I'

ry in full blast, with its operatives working as they had never worked before, and Cabot Grant, the most disreputable-looking of

cried cheerily as he paused to greet his friend, and at the same time dash t

ite, "and that in spite of all you are doing for

hin reason, including a defiance of the who

your suggestion to mother, and she thought so well of it that I went to the magistrate and got him to draw up a deed transferring

is own planning. "You can't mean that. Why, you don't know anything ab

han any one else we know. It is a big favour to ask, I know; but you said you felt indebted to me and on

ctory. It never entered my head when I proposed the plan that I would help carry it out; but i

ry were duly signed and recorded; and at sunset of that very evening our hero stood regardin