tently watching the fire-front below. A deep roar at 

 one place, high leaping flames at another, a vast 

 smoke-cloud at another caused him to turn toward 

 each with rapt attention. He followed with eager 

 eyes, also, the swiftly advancing cloud-shadows as 

 they mysteriously rushed forward over ridge and 

 valley. So intent was he that none of his keen senses 

 warned him of my presence, though I stood near for 

 two or three minutes, watching him. When I called 

 he slowly turned his head. He stared at me in a 

 half-dazed manner, then angrily showed his teeth. 

 After another second he fled like a frightened rabbit. 



The actions of a fisherman were being followed 

 with the closest attention by a grizzly when I came 

 along the opposite side of a narrow canon., ,The 

 bear stood still for some minutes, all his faculties 

 concentrated on the fisherman. Every cast of the 

 fly was observed with the greatest interest. A 

 dangling trout caused him much excitement. Pos- 

 sibly the wind, touched with man-scent, finally 

 warned him of danger. Anyway, he suddenly came 

 to his senses, roused himself, and ran off. 



On one of my camping-trips into the mountains 

 I carried a long yellow slicker. Wearing this one 

 misty, half-snowy day, I was followed by a grizzly. 

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