CONTENTS. 



1. WHO COMES HERE? PAGE i 



2. A HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPE „ 5 



3. THE STRUGGLE ,, 9 



4. BRUIN AT BAY. ■, ■ • ,, 14 



5. THE ISLAND SANCTUARY . . ,, 18 



6. AT CLOSE QUARTERS ,, 21 



7. STRATEGY VERSUS STRENGTH ,, 25 



8. GLEANERS OF THE SEA „ 29 



9. THE SIESTA ,,32 



10. A TROPICAL BATHING-PLACE ,,35 



11. HUNTED DOWN ,,39 



12. A RACE FOR LIFE ,, 42 



13. A HAPPY FAMILY ,,47 



14. MATERNAL COURAGE ,, 51 



15. RIVAL MONARCHS ,,54 



r6. THE KING OF BEASTS ,, 57 



17. THE SHADOW DANCE ,, 60 



18. CATCHING A TARTAR ,, 63 



19. THE AMBUSCADE 



66 



20. THE AVALANCHE ,,69 



