die, but when he saw the Bear spring 

 toward him, he gave two mighty snorts 

 and retreated as far as he could, amid 

 cheers and hisses. 



Perhaps the two main characteris- 

 tics of the Grizzly are the quickness 

 with which he makes a plan and the 

 vigor with which he follows it up. Be- 

 fore the bull had reached the far side 

 of the corral Jack seemed to know the 

 wisest of courses. His pig-like eyes 

 swept the fence in a flash took in the 

 most climbable part, a place where a 

 cross-piece was nailed on in the mid- 

 dle. In three seconds he was there, in 

 two seconds he was over, and in one 

 second he dashed through the running, 

 scattering mob and was making for the 

 hills as fast as his strong and supple 

 legscouldcarryhim. Women screamed, 

 men yelled, and dogs barked; there 

 was a wild dash for the horses tied far 



