. Two boys in Wyoming : a tale of adventure . among beasts hadcome from it was impossible to say, but theterrifying fact was self-evident that he wasadvancing to attack the boys! He must have caught sight of them as theysat on the rock with their backs toward him,and, angered at the intrusion, he was sweep-ing down upon them like a cyclone, furiousand determined to crush them out of exist-ence. The gait of the animal was awkward, butspeedier even than the youths suspected. Heswung along with a swaying motion, and hisclaws, striking the flinty rocks as he passedover them, rattled like iron nail
. Two boys in Wyoming : a tale of adventure . among beasts hadcome from it was impossible to say, but theterrifying fact was self-evident that he wasadvancing to attack the boys! He must have caught sight of them as theysat on the rock with their backs toward him,and, angered at the intrusion, he was sweep-ing down upon them like a cyclone, furiousand determined to crush them out of exist-ence. The gait of the animal was awkward, butspeedier even than the youths suspected. Heswung along with a swaying motion, and hisclaws, striking the flinty rocks as he passedover them, rattled like iron nails. His vastmouth was open, his long red tongue lollingout, and his white teeth gleaming. As if no C? O element of terror was to be omitted he uttereda deep, cavernous growl at every step or two,while his comparatively small black eyesseemed to glow with a savage light, altogetherforeign to the species. All this was taken in at the first glance ofthe boys, who, petrified for one moment, real-ized in the next their fearful peril. 85GO OS r o 3. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIITTY ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILD1N FOUNDATIONS1 L A KING OF THE FOREST. 207 Theres no time to shoot! exclaimedJack ; we must run ! But he can run faster than we ! repliedFred, who stood his ground long enough tobring his Winchester to his shoulder and letfly straight at the front of the beast. That hestruck the bear was certain, but it served onlyto add to his towering rage, and he plungedforward without halt. Jack had made no attempt to fire, but wasrunning at headlong speed. Fred was eager tothrust another cartridge into the chamber ofhis Winchester from the magazine, but to doso would detain him until old Ephraim wasupon him, and even then it was not likelythe bullet would stay or affect his attack. Accordingly, instead of firing a secondshot he whirled about and dashed after Jack,who was thus placed about a rod in the ground was not favorable forrunning, it may be safely said that neither JackDudley nor F
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