"An' 'twas too bad," said Bobby, "t' lose the gear."
Eli laughed.
"What you laughin' at?" Bobby asked.
"I brought ashore something better than the gear."
"The dory?"
"No, b'y!" Eli roared. "My little partner!"
CHAPTER XII
Containing the Surprising Adventure of Eli Zitt's Little Partner on the Way Back from Fortune Harbour, in Which a Newfoundland Dog Displays a Saving Intelligence