The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-06
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.

tCopyrtght 1919. ~ y. u. Loyal
Just as joil!. round, red Mr.. sur
went 10 bed behind the Purple Hills
and the FIRST Black Shadows began
to creep In anon the bis maple
trees In the Greea Forest the very
last pail OF sap was emptied into
the great barrel beside the sugar
house by Farmer Browns boy. Then
he and Farmer Brown ate the sup
per Mrs. Brown had put up FOL
them. As they ate they talked
about Buster Bear and the lesson
they would give him.
DO you suppose he viii come
back tonight asked Farmer
Browns boy.
Not the least doubt n the
world replied Farmer Brown. "A
bear can no more keep away from
sweets than a boy can from candy
I should think he'd have the stom
achache after all he ate last night
but I suspect that by this time he
has forgotten everything but how
good II tasted. and that he's got his
plans all made 20 have another
feast. expected that our neigh.
bors would say that l am crazy no,
TO shoot him. but ! begin TO feel a
good deal as you do. son. AS Ions
as he does no harm I rather like
the idea OF having him In the Green
Forest Most people are terribly
afraid OF bears. but the truth is
bears are even more afraid OF PEG
pie. The only time a bear Is dan
gerous Is when he thinks he IL cor
nered and has got TO fight. or when
mother bear has cubs TO protect
You've seen this bear two or three
times, but IL was when you sur
prised him. Probably he has seen
you a dozen times and has been Gle
yer enough TO keep out OF sight
Give a bear a chance TO get away
and he'll do II every time. After
the scare we are going 10 give him
tonight he'll be lucky II We ever
see him again even IL he does con
tinue TO live right here in the
Green Forest
How soon do you suppose he will
come" asked Farmer Browns boy
Well" replied Farmer Brown. Il
suspect that he will be hanging
around where he can watch us Jus,
as soon as II gets real dark. but
he won't try TO CO in here until
all is quiet and he thinks we have
gone away Wen keep right on
making sugar until II is time to 70
TO bed. Then you can fix thiags.
wen let the ere die down. put on,
the lights and keep perfectly stIL
dent believe he'll keep US waiting
very long, IL be does well take
turns sleeping. You told mother 10
give you the thickest blankets size
had. didn't you
Farmer Browns boy nodded. Il
brought along horse blanket. too.
said he.
As soon as supper was finished
they vent to work again and II was
very late indeed when Farmer
Brown finally said IL was time 70
stop. Farmer Browns boy set his
camera up so that II would face the
open door. Then he arranged some
little boxes OF gray powder so that
be could reach out and touch Il with
a piece OF burning punk. which 81
something that burns very slowly
without making any light. The IN
slant he should do that the gray
powder would explode and make a
binding fash OF light. and for that
reason II Il called nashlight pow.
der. II would do two things: II
would give Buster a terrible fright
and II would take his photograph.
The terrible gun was loaded and
put where IT, could be grabbed In
stantiy. Then they sat dowa TO
wait.
Buster Bear didn't como as soon
a. Farmer Brown expected. They
waited and waited. keeping perfect
ly still. but no sign % Buster Bear.
At last Farmer Brown rolled UP IN
the blankets on n nice bed OF fr
boughs In one corner and went TO
sleep. II was very still and very
dark and very exciting to Farmer
Browns boy keeping watch. Funny
little shivers ran over him He