several feet away, either listening to the hum of the 

 saw or watching the dust thrown from it, the saw 

 chanced to strike a knot. A piece of this flew and 

 struck Miss Grizzly solidly between the eyes, rais- 

 ing a lump. She was exceedingly wary of the saw 

 after that. Although she ranged around it, she 

 never risked going too close again. Often she 

 leaped upon a log as it was starting on the carrier 

 for the saw, but she never failed to leap off before 

 getting as near the saw as she had been when 

 struck by the flying chip. 



A logger from several miles away who had come 

 to remain at the mill for some time brought with 

 him his pet black bear. All the men were assembled 

 in the bunk-house to see the meeting of the two 

 bears. Miss Grizzly was in the room when the black 

 bear came in. The instant the black bear caught 

 sight of Miss Grizzly he was "scared out of his 

 wits." He at once turned about and tried to run 

 from the room. But haughty Miss Grizzly acted 

 indifferently. Although she was much smaller than 

 the black, there was no fear; she pretended that 

 she had not seen him. Ignoring him, she went out of 

 the room by the rear door and began playing with 

 one of the dogs. 



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