CHAPTER lY. 
AN UNSEEN ENEMY. 
IHE afternoon had been 
so bright, friends seemed 
so near, and camp was so 
pleasantly situated, that 
the Buttons looked for- 
c_ ward to a peaceful, rest- 
ful night. They were 
doomed to serious dis- 
appointment. 
Hugh came back from the lake empty-handed, and 
Robert was the lucky one this time, bringing back from 
his hunting expedition a fine bag of black duck, and a 
good fat rabbit. 
While Joe was preparing the ducks for supper, Teddy, 
whose bump of curiosity was always leading him to poke 
about among bushes and under logs, came rushing back 
to camp, and breathlessly announced an important dis- 
covery. 
" Sure, it's a bear this time," he stammered, looking 
over his shoulder. " Ye've tould me toime and toime 
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