called to Jason for a red-hot drill. Jason was 

 about to hand him one when he noticed a small 

 bear climbing in at the window, and, taking the 

 drill with him, he sprang over to beat the bear 

 back. Sullivan jumped down to the fire for a drill, 

 and in climbing back on the table he looked up 

 at the gnawed hole and received a shower of dirt 

 in his face and eyes. This made him flinch and he 

 lost his balance and upset the table. He quickly 

 straightened the table and sprang upon it, drill 

 in hand. The old bear had a paw and arm thrust 

 down through the hole between the poles. With 

 a blind stroke she struck the drill and flung it and 

 Sullivan from the table. He shouted to Jason for 

 help, but Jason, with both young bears trying to 

 get in at the window at once, was striking right 

 and left. He had bears and troubles of his own 

 and did not heed Sullivan's call. The old bear 

 thrust her head down through the hole and 

 seemed about to fall in, when Sullivan in des- 

 peration grabbed both hams and threw them out 

 of the window. 



The young bears at once set up a row over 

 the hams, and the old bear, hearing the fight, 



227 



