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There was a mystery connected with Bobby\'s coming to the Labrador. As a little boy of three he had been picked up in an open boat by Abel Zachariah. It is in the cabin of Abel and Mrs. Abel, christianized Eskimos, that he spends his boyhood. His nearest and dearest friends are Skipper Ed and Jimmie. Skipper Ed teaches him to speak English in addition to the Eskimo that he picks up readily in Abel\'s cabin. He also teaches him to read and love books. Jimmie, a. boy somewhat older than he, is his partner in many stirring adventures and narrow escapes.