"We ain't doing much, that's sure," grumbled the man, as they paused near a series of rocks to rest. "Not a smell o' even a rabbit. It does beat all, don't it?"
"I am not going to give up yet," answered Si. "I am not going back until I get something, even if it is only one little snowbird," and he shook his head decidedly.
They had gone through a small patch of timber from north to south and now crossed it in the opposite direction. They were just rounding a series of rocks when Si let out a yell:
"A bear!"
"Where?" yelled the man in return.
"There! He is gone now! Say, he was a whopper!"
"Si, we must get him!"
"All right, but if we don't watch out he'll chew us up," added the former farm lad. "A big bear isn't to be fooled with."
"I know it, but we must try and get the meat. Is your gun all right?"
"Yes."