Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-26
CaAPrER III
A Raes with 1 Bear

4fOOEl 0r-r-r,f0W,tser v " erOWied the
yv big, thin. ansry bsaf. rushing to
! "a s'sa stood there eIaring. With one
tI6~ No rubbed his nose where Janet
S{sT hit him With Z pebble. With his
13S.. fOrepaw he rhhbe6 HIS stomach
.Isre Jask's rock lad landed. q.
IN TWho threw rocks At me?' growletl
ma Nose sayaGely. .lA.
4 ysck and Janet had hidden behind
4; 4 q .scsk when they heard tho bear stirring
1 ~: :the cave. Nov they were out Of
4 !''t;;sh! MY nose il cold.,, growls.l the
-. still rubbing bis snout where Janet
SsS;Sit him. .Ugb /! My cold nose tells
10 IL January--much too early "a
~ up. Who was IL dared disturb
n :fAe bear ,glsred around more iiercely
- before. A his eyes Travelled over
/ ~ slen the look in them turned from
5SsaGr TO astonlshment. .s.
5sWhy. the leaves are out on bushes
'92Sad trees" he grunted. "And the
35rass is green and the wild flowers are
IA bloom. Ugh! This is queer winter
I ceather. 1t is January in my cave and
J iune outdoors.
a perky Sauirre,. who had been chuck
Eilss 10 himself as he watched the bear
fvSm behind q bush, now laughed out
Ejodd. u,,
t,oId Nose Bear! This really IL June
I Snd not January. You have over.
h Goid Nose Bear was much pussled.
Es'It Is cold In my cave" be argued.
|nHow can 1t be so cold?'. Then Cold
ssrs was packed "yvho put ice in nv
s1ve and made me think II was vim
\ Efer?' he roared. =
The crrck. splashins down the glen,
laughed at him., s,'~~. .te
3"1 filed your den with ice." gurgled
sAe creek. IT played Joke on you for
c1trhing my fish last summer"
But Cold Nose had turned his mind
Ia another matter. His stomach had told
lin It was hunEry--very, very hun.
| ~. with dinner four months over
|T,"wau. .gh! II this is June, no won
! Der feel starved" grunted the bear.
| n his hunger he began to lap UP the
| Ill at the mouth Of the cave. Then
Iihe bear raised his nose and shifted the
| ~. His sniff was hungrier even than
| Hat Of a boy waiting for the Christmas
turkey to cook.
;.I like grubs and I like fish end
|fte honey grunted the bear. "But
|risht now I am hungry enough to cat
n! boy or a girl IL ] should be lucky
|eiough to find one" That made Jack
Iaid Janet shiver and crouch lower In
|tkeir hiding place behind the rock.
The bear smiled harder than before.
"Wau- ugh! r smell food. Wan ugh {!
| i smells like a fine boy and sweet
nsl Wau-ugh! Ill not be hungry
The bear started right for the rock
bhind which, Jack and Janet were hid.
FsRun!!" sshricked Perky Squirrel.
pack and Janet ,didn t need, that warn.
| ~ They were already dashing down
~ glen asSfast asTthey could ev.
After them rushed the hniigry bear.
Ae was big bear and ordinarily he
Adpld travel fast. Now. fortunately for
LEX and Janet, he was stiff from his
lehg sleep in fhe, icy. cave. His joints
w0rkcd like rusty hinges, His back
h,d Kinks In It: = II II, hadn't been for
fiese things he would have nabbed the
children In q hurry.
As 1t was, the further he ran the
more he got over his stiffness. He
drew nearer and nearer to Jack and
Jsnet. He seemed about to catch them.
"Ek! Elk! Climb a trec!" squeaked
Perky Squirrel. That is just what Jack
aid Janet wanted to do, but the bear
was too close behind.
Then they came upon the fish they
bad caught. 1t Was still Topping on
the bank of the creek, Jack grabbed up
the fish. lie hurled. it'into the face Of
the rushing bear.
The bear stopped. Hc liked fish. He
began to gobblc it down. Jack pushed
Janet into the low branches of tree
aad climbed up after her.
How the bear tries to catch them In
- trec and how Prince Filter. Flash
nd the Fairy King come 10 their res (.
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