88 THE SWAN AND HER CREW. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



A Grizzly Bear. Gossamers. Strike only on the Box. 



AFTER Frank's cuts and bruises were plastered up, the boys 

 turned into their berths and were soon fast asleep. Now the 

 hawks had been placed in a corner at the foot of Jimmy's 

 berth, and crouched together quiet and sullen. The foot of 

 Jimmy's bed was only about six inches from them, and as he 

 turned and twisted in his sleep, he pushed his foot out of the 

 bottom of the bed, exposing his toes within tempting reach of 

 the young hawks' talons. The natural consequence followed. 

 One of the birds seeing this capital chance of avenging himself 

 on his enemies, seized fast hold of Jimmy's big toe with his 

 sharp beak. Jimmy jumped up with a loud yell, .and hitting 

 his forehead against the roof of the cabin fell down again on. 

 the floor. Frank, hearing a noise, started up not more than 

 half awake, and fell out of his hammock on to the top of 

 Jimmy, whom he seized by the throat. Dick awoke from a 

 dream of Arctic exploration, and cried out, 



" Is that a grizzly bear? " 



11 Grizzly bear ! " said Jimmy, whom Frank had released. 

 " Something ten times worse than a bear has seized my toe and 

 bitten it off, or nearly so, and then I hit my head against the 

 roof, and Frank half choked me. I think it is a great deal too 

 bad." 



" You must have been dreaming, Jimmy/' said Frank; "there 

 is nothing here that could bite your toe." 



" But I can feel that it is bleeding ! " answered Jimmy, in a 

 very injured tone of voice. 



At that moment a noise in the corner of his berth attracted 

 their attention. 



" Oh, it must have been the hawics ! " said Dick, and he and 

 Frank went off into fits of laughter, which only grew more 

 boisterous as Jimmy proceeded to light a candle, and bind his 



