86 WILD BROTHER 



empty carriage bouncing up and down in front of 

 her, chased after him. With some difficulty I 

 rescued the doll. Its right ear was badly lacerated. 

 Meanwhile the kidnaper had climbed a ladder where, 

 from its top, he could view the havoc he had wrought. 



By the last of October, Bruno had lost most of 

 his first teeth and his second canines were growing 

 fast. About this time his food disagreed with him, 

 and for a while he became quite ill. His hind-legs 

 seemed to be paralyzed, and at times he had great 

 difficulty in walking. I was still feeding him on con- 

 densed milk, from his wooden trough, three times 

 a day. Occasionally he foraged through the gar- 

 den and found some things to his liking. Once I 

 discovered him in the middle of a pansy-bed, pick- 

 ing and eating every blossom within reach. He 

 was very fond of snowberries. Reaching up with 

 his forepaws, he bent down the branches of the 

 shrubs, and stripped all the fruit from them, de- 

 vouring it with apparent relish. 



The weakness in his hind-quarters grew worse 

 and I finally consulted a veterinary, who advised 

 a change of diet less milk and more cereal foods, 

 with plenty of fruit. The fact that the bear was 

 teething may have had something to do with his 

 condition; but at any rate the change of food 

 brought the desired result, and Bruno was soon 

 as well as ever. 



