But immediately he showed his gratitude by licking her hand.

Helen bathed his paw and bound it up.
When Dale returned she related the incident and, showing the piece of shell, she asked: "Where did that come from?
Are there shells in the mountains ?" "Once this country was under the sea," replied Dale.

"I've found things that 'd make you wonder." "Under the sea!" ejaculated Helen.

It was one thing to have read of such a strange fact, but a vastly different one to realize it here among these lofty peaks.

Dale was always showing her something or telling her something that astounded her.
"Look here," he said one day.