Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09

Baser and had suggested to the girls the pos
sibility that they might be frightened when the fight
cerity, spurned the thought No indeed, they would
not be frightened! Just wait and see!'
We had passed the hollow sycamore. and, turn
ing my face back toward the girls, said:
49, think the bear is right ahead of us Of course,
it was said to brighten them did not see Nab with
the girls; so | asked Where's Mab?'
She dropped her muff and has gone back
find it,, answered Betty.
Baser and l were perhaps ten yards ahead of
Here's the bear! Here's the bear! Then he whs-
pered to me, Let's fire and them. There's
bear within mile of US and we II not one
Wanting to show off he fired his gun, and too
blazed away at nothing. The result most salts
factory for the girls back on the path screaming
M mad They were not gong to be fgntened
tune changed, for in less than minute the
girls-that is, three of them-came back to
screaming and frightened in real earnest
THERE'S another bear right back of u.s. cried
Betty.
"Balser and again laughed; but we were soon
convinced that they had really seen bear.
"'Where was t?' asked anxiousy
80 He came out of the hollow sycamore just as we
got there answered Nan
Where is Nab? Where is Mab?' asked At
last was aroused
"'She is down the path hunting her muff,'
swered Nan, and the bear started right down in
her direction
So started in her direction fast as 1 could
and Balser followed me-
Load your gum / cried. and come in
hurry!'
Il tried to load my gun ran: but spilled
the powder and could not get bullet in the muzzle
Balser stopped to load his gun. and soon overlook
me- Then stopped. and never IN all my lite did !
load gun quickly.
Il threw my coat to the ground and started after
Balser After had passed him | heard piercing
scream just ahead of me. l knew the scream was
from Nab though / could not see her: for the path
made sharp turn at that point. and the under
brush though leafiess was so thick that could not
through it.
WHEN rounded the bend in the path. my blood
w almost froze. One hundred yards ahead of
the bear and few short yards ahead of it
Nab. running and screaming for dear life The
race between Nab and the bear would not last long
The girl. though Drawer than / when facing death at
the hands of The Wolves would fall from
exhaustion and fright and the Infatuated bear would
tear her to pieces
There were two reasons why dared not shoot
First. Nab in line with the bear and me. and If
my bullet should miss the black brute, 1t would
surely find her. Second, the bears tail was toward
| could get neither broadside nor a head shot
and if | should hit the bear, my bullet would wound
but would not kill. and wounded bear is the in
Carnaton of fury.
While these thoughts flashing through my
mind the bear overlook Nab saw it stop and rise
its feet strike the girl with its fearful paws
One blow would have killed her; for the bear was
monster.
The brute's momentary pause allowed Nab to
gain few feet in the race and while the bear was
upright Balser fired. Instantly Nab fell to the
ground l shouted and the bear turned toward
l hoped l had drawn the attack on myself,
the bears head: when it turned quickly and again
presented its rump for my aim. By that time L
had reduced the distance between the bear and me
twenty yards and Nab was lying in the path a
few yards ahead of it.
"Of course, all that am telling you occurred very
rapidly within few seconds In less than one
second it seemed after the bear turned, 1t was
standing over Nab, who lying on the ground.
saw its teeth gsten 1t opened It's great red mouth