oby," Charley promised
impulsively. "Don't say a thing to your father about it and I'll send
you one and him one too. I'd let you have mine, only it's the first one
I ever owned, and I shot the bear with it."

"Charley, you're wonderful kind!" and Toby's face beamed with pleasure.
"But," he added seriously, "'twould be too much, Charley. You mustn't
send un."

"No it won't be too much," insisted Charley. "I want to do it. It will
make me feel happy."

It was late the following afternoon when they reached Double Up Cove.
The komatik was laden much more heavily than on the outward journey, and
the dogs, perforce, traveled much more slowly.

When they had unloaded the komatik, and carried the meat and other
cargo into the cabin, they brought in the komatik box, but before they
unpacked it Mrs. Twig and Violet must needs see Charley's new rifle, and
he exhibited it with due pride to be admired with real appreciation.

The komatik box was then opened, and Charley drew forth the shawl and
presented it to Mrs. Twig.

"Oh, Charley, lad!" she exclaimed, holding it up. "I been wantin' a
shawl all my life and never has un, and this un is a _rare fine_ shawl.
'Twere wonderful kind o' you to think o' me and get un!"

Violet was standing wistfully by, and she hugged her mother to show how
deeply she shared her mother's pleasure.

In the meantime Charley was delving into the depths of the komatik box,
and now he brought forth another package, which he presented to Violet,
remarking:

"There's something for you, Violet. I hope you'll like it."

Skipper Blink had packed the doll most carefully in a box, that its
dainty dress might not be soiled. In great eagerness of anticipation
Violet removed the wrappings one by one. When at last the doll was
disclosed, she gasped for a moment, then caught her breath, and then in
a spasm of joy hugged it to her breast with eyes brimming with tears.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! How _pretty!_ How _wonder_ful pretty!" she cried in
ecstasy. "I _loves_ un! I _loves_ un! Oh, _Charley!_" and with one arm
hugging the doll, she flung the other arm around Charley's neck in
unrestrained joy, and kissed his cheek. "Charley, you brings me the
first doll I _ever_ has in my life!"

It was the most sincere exhibition of appreciation and pleasure Charley
had ever witnessed, and the pathos of it made him wink hard to keep back
the tears that threatened to come into his own eyes.

In the kindlier land from which he ca