THE BEAR MAKES A JOURNEY 79 



"That funny bear," Joe whispered to me. "All 

 time he walk on front legs. You notice it ?" 



Yes, on further examination there did seem to 

 be a great similarity in all those footprints. Joe 

 was laughing now. "I guess no use set trap." 

 Then, giving me a nudge, he continued, "Those 

 bear's paws I found him yes'day. You know it. I 

 use um early this morning. Don't say a word." 



It was a good joke, and the squire appreciated 

 it as much as anyone when finally I told him how 

 Joe had found and used the dead bear's paws. 



All too swiftly our outing days flew by, and the 

 time soon came when we must return to city ways 

 again a necessity that meant for Bruno a final 

 farewell to his native woods and the beginning of 

 a new and interesting life. 



