off ; the blow lost half its power. The 

 beef went down, but Gringo had to 

 follow up the blow, then raged and tore 

 in anger for his wounded paw. The 

 other cattle fled from the scene. The 

 Grizzly took the heifer in his jaws, 

 then climbed the hill to his lair, and 

 with this store of food he again lay 

 down to nurse his wounds. Though 

 painful, they were not serious, and 

 within a week or so Grizzly Jack was 

 as well as ever and roaming the woods 

 about Fallen Leaf Lake and farther 

 south and east, for he was extending 

 his range as he grew the king was 

 coming to his kingdom. In time he 

 met others of his kind and matched 

 his strength with theirs. Sometimes 

 he won and sometimes lost, but he 

 kept on growing as the months went 

 by, growing and learning and adding 

 to his power. 





