Bife on 



jumped off the roof and soon had a ham in her 

 mouth. 



While the bears were fighting and eating, 

 Sullivan and Jason tore up the remainder of the 

 floor and barricaded the window. With both door 

 and window closed, they could give their atten- 

 tion to the roof. All the drills were heated, and 

 both stood ready to make it hot for the bears 

 when they should again climb on the roof. But 

 the bears did not return to the roof. After eating 

 the last morsel of the hams they walked round 

 to the cabin door, scratched it gently, and then 

 became quiet. They had lain down by the door. 



It was two o'clock in the morning. The inside 

 of the cabin was in utter confusion. The floor was 

 strewn with wreckage; bedding, drills, broken 

 boards, broken plates, and hay were scattered 

 about. Sullivan gazed at the chaos and remarked 

 that it looked like poor housekeeping. But he 

 was tired, and, asking Jason to keep watch for 

 a while, he lay down on the blankets and was 

 soon asleep. 



Toward daylight the bears got up and walked a 

 few times round the cabin. On each round they 



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