"Here yo', Shags! What yo' got thar, ol' dog? Haul it out! Like it's a treasure from a ship that's gone down. Ahoy, thar, Shagsie! Here comes a crashin' big wave. Whoo! Wa'n't that-un a tarnal whopper? An' yo' lost yer treasure, sure sartin! Sharp ahead now, ol' dog, d'y see it anywhar?" The wind-blown girl and the big shaggy dog stood side by side on the narrow, pebbly strip of beach and gazed intently at the whirling, seething water where a breaker of unusual size had crashed high, sending these two for a moment scrambling up the rocks.…
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