and peeped ahead for a minute. He 

 was about to go down when a move- 

 ment caught his eye. There, on his 

 haunches, sat a Grizzly, looking down 



I on the camp. The singed brown of 

 / / ^ his head and neck, and the white spot 



\ , on each side of his back, left no doubt 

 f . f ^J^ that Kellyan and Pedro's Gringo were 

 again face to face. It was a long shot, 

 but the rifle went up, and as he was 

 \ about to fire, the Bear suddenly bent 



/ kis head down, and lifting his hind 

 paw, began to lick at a little cut. This 

 brought the head and chest nearly in 

 line with Kellyan a sure shot; so 

 sure that he fired hastily. He missed 

 the head and the shoulder, but, strange 

 to say, he hit the Bear in the mouth 

 and in the hind toe, carrying away one 

 of his teeth and the side of one toe. 

 The Grizzly sprang up with a snort, 

 and came tearing down the hill toward 



