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reached the cabin, they came round the corner 

 of it to see what was the matter. He was up a 

 pine tree in an instant. After a few growls the 

 bears moved off and disappeared behind a vacant 

 cabin. As they had gone behind the cabin which 

 contained the loaded gun, Sullivan thought it 

 would be dangerous to try to make the cabin, for 

 if the door should be swelled fast, the bears would 

 surely get him. Waiting until he thought it safe 

 to return, he dropped to the ground and made a 

 dash for his own cabin. The bears heard him and 

 again gave chase, with the evident intention of 

 getting even for all their annoyances. It was only 

 a short distance to his cabin, but the bears were 

 at his heels when he dived in through the broken 

 window. 



A bundle of old newspapers was then set on 

 fire and thrown among the bears, to scare them 

 away. There was some snarling, until one of the 

 young bears with a stroke of a fore paw scattered 

 the blazing papers in all directions ; then the 

 bears walked round the cabin-corner out of sight 

 and remained quiet for several minutes. 



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