The secret trails . ee—a spreading rock-maple—which had been left standing near the I02 THE SECRET TRAILS cabin, crouched a lynx and a wildcat, as farapart as possible, and eyeing each other jeal-ously. One of the bears, restless in his anxiety,shifted his position and came a little nearerto the cabin. The two does, snorting at hisapproach, backed abruptly into the doorway,jamming Jackson against the doorpost. ^Oh, dont mind me, ladies! said Jackson,with elaborate sarcasm. ^Come right alongin an set down! Whereupon the frightened animals, flyingin the face of that tradition of the wildcreature
The secret trails . ee—a spreading rock-maple—which had been left standing near the I02 THE SECRET TRAILS cabin, crouched a lynx and a wildcat, as farapart as possible, and eyeing each other jeal-ously. One of the bears, restless in his anxiety,shifted his position and came a little nearerto the cabin. The two does, snorting at hisapproach, backed abruptly into the doorway,jamming Jackson against the doorpost. ^Oh, dont mind me, ladies! said Jackson,with elaborate sarcasm. ^Come right alongin an set down! Whereupon the frightened animals, flyingin the face of that tradition of the wildcreatures which teaches them to dread any-thing like a cul-de-sac, took him at his their delicate hoofs in a sort oftimorous defiance to the bears, and ignoringboth Jackson and Brannigan completely, theybacked into the rear of the cabin, stared aboutthe place curiously, and at length fell to nib-bling the hay which formed the bedding ofthe bunks. Did ever ye see the likes o that fornerve? demanded Jackson,. This aint no menagerie weve got here, Tom. Its aNoahs Aik, thats what it be! I THE CABIN IN THE FLOOD 103 Theyve got sense, them two, said Bran-nigan. They know wholl stand up fer emif them bears begin to git ugly. But we dont want the whole kit an cala-bash pilin in on us, said Jackson with deci-sion. An we dont want to shet the doorand not be able to see whats goin on, Id better fix up a kind 0 barricade,sos I kin hold the pass in case of them therefee-rocious rabbits undertakin to rush us. With a bench and some boxes, he builta waist-high barrier across the doorway, andthen he arranged for Brannigan a couch onthe table, so that the invalid could look outcomfortably over the barrier. Reserved seat in Noahs Ark for ye, Tom,said he. Hadnt ye better be fetchin the canoeround to the front, where ye kin keep an eyeonto it? suggested Brannigan. By Jing, yes! agreed Jackson. If oneof them slick old bears d take a notion tohist it into the water an make off
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