66 WILD BROTHER 
cub would have been a lonely desolate animal. 
As matters now stood, he immediately became one 
of the family, and he quickly made himself quite 
at home. He followed us everywhere about the 
camp, but seldom went outdoors unless we ac- 
companied him. If it ever happened that he was 
left outside, he would soon appear at one of the 
lower windows, and within a day or two he had 
torn off all the mosquito netting from every 
opening. 
To make up for this defect, however, he did his 
best to destroy the flies which he had let in. He 
was one of the best little fly-swatters in the mod- 
ern campaign to keep down these pests. On the 
inside of the camp he made frequent visits to all 
the windows, killing the flies and eating them with 
great relish. 
The question of Bruno’s food was one that had 
caused us some worry. As there were several cows 
on the farm, and our supply of condensed milk was 
becoming greatly reduced, it seemed most proper 
and right that Bruno, from now on, should be 
served with the real article for his diet. He ate his 
first meal with much zest. I had prepared it most 
carefully, sweetening it with sugar and heating it 
to just the right temperature. Now as before he 
viewed the repast at first with some distrust. But 
presently his right front paw was brought into 
