have the door quite light-tight rather 

 than very strong, so they battened all 

 with tar-paper outside. But Gringo 

 was learning "pen-traps." He did 

 not break the door that he did not see 

 through, but he put one paw under and 

 heaved it up when he had finished 

 the bait. Thus he baffled them and 

 sported with the traps, till Kellyan 

 made the door drop into a deep groove 

 so that the Bear could put no claw 

 beneath it. But it was cold weather 

 now. There was deepening snow on the 

 Sierras. The Bear sign disappeared. 

 The hunters knew that Gringo was 

 sleeping his winter's sleep. 



