"Let us try to get closer," said Shep, who did not want to miss a chance to aid in bringing down such big game.
"Yes, I don't want to have the only shot," added Snap. "We all want a whack at them."
With extreme caution one after another of the young hunters looked toward the shelf of rocks Whopper pointed out. True enough, two bears were there, looking down toward Lake Narsac. As the boys watched the game they turned slowly and walked to the end of the shelf, disappearing behind some bushes.
"I believe we can get at least one of those bears if we are careful," said Snap.
"Don't you think it would be a good plan to above the bears by taking a roundabout route?" came from Whopper. "I think we can shoot down at them better than we can shoot up. Besides, if we are above them I think we'll be safer. They can jump down on us easily enough, but jumping up is another matter."
"Yes, and if we can't kill them with shots perhaps we can knock 'em over with rocks," said Giant.
As they toiled up the mountainside it grew darker, and they noted that the sun had gone behind a mass of angry-looking clouds. Far off they heard a rumbling that betokened a thunderstorm.
"That storm is certainly coming," said Snap.
"It won't be any fun to be caught up here either."
"Perhaps it will pass off to the westward," returned the doctor's son, hopefully. "The clouds seem to be moving in that direction."