to the Arctic blasts that would presently sweep down upon it from the
icy seas; and late on the following afternoon they reached the cabin
which for many years was to be Bobby's home.

Thus it was that Bobby, amid adventure and mystery, made his advent upon
The Labrador and found a home among strange people. And in such a land
it was quite plain that as the years passed he should have other
adventures.




CHAPTER III

SKIPPER ED AND HIS PARTNER


On that part of the Labrador coast where Abel Zachariah lived the
cabins, with small variation, are fashioned upon one general model. The
model is well adapted to the needs of the people and the exigencies of
the climate. At one end of the cabin is an enclosed porch which serves
as a woodshed and general storage room. Here the dog harness, traps, and
other tools and equipment necessary to the hunter's life are kept.

A door opens from the enclosed porch into the cabin proper, which
usually consists of a single room which serves as living room, dining
room, kitchen and bedroom. This room commonly has two windows, one on
either side.

The floor of the cabin is of uncovered planks. In the center stands a