66 WILD BROTHER 



cub would have been a lonely desolate animal. 

 As matters now stood, he immediately became one 

 of the family, and he quickly made himself quite 

 at home. He followed us everywhere about the 

 camp, but seldom went outdoors unless we ac- 

 companied him. If it ever happened that he was 

 left outside, he would soon appear at one of the 

 lower windows, and within a day or two he had 

 torn off all the mosquito netting from every 

 opening. 



To make up for this defect, however, he did his 

 best to destroy the flies which he had let in. He 

 was one of the best little fly-swatters in the mod- 

 ern campaign to keep down these pests. On the 

 inside of the camp he made frequent visits to all 

 the windows, killing the flies and eating them with 

 great relish. 



The question of Bruno's food was one that had 

 caused us some worry. As there were several cows 

 on the farm, and our supply of condensed milk was 

 becoming greatly reduced, it seemed most proper 

 and right that Bruno, from now on, should be 

 served with the real article for his diet. He ate his 

 first meal with much zest. I had prepared it most 

 carefully, sweetening it with sugar and heating it 

 to just the right temperature. Now as before he 

 viewed the repast at first with some distrust. But 

 presently his right front paw was brought into 



