208 TRUE BEAR STORIES. 



He soon became accustomed to the trap, 

 and regularly came there for his meals, 

 which were gradually placed nearer the 

 door and finally inside the structure. A 

 piece of meat was tied to the trigger, and 

 one morning the door was found closed, 

 and a great ripping and tearing was heard 

 going on inside. The Monarch was caught 

 at last. 



Upon the approach of the men, the griz- 

 zly became furious and made the heavy 

 logs tremble and shake in his efforts to get 

 out and resent the indignity that had been 

 placed upon him. Had he concentrated 

 his attack on any one spot and been left 

 to wreak his rage without interruption he 

 would have been out in a few hours, but he 

 was not permitted to work long at any 

 place. Wherever he began work he en- 

 countered the end of a heavy stake which 

 was jabbed against his nose and head with 

 all the power of a man's arms. 



Day and night from the moment he was 

 found in the trap, the Monarch was 



