“Watch me catch a bear first!”
But Chunky did not catch the bear. Again aroused by what seemed danger to her cubs, the mother bear turned and charged the oncoming boy. Her paw flashed through the air, and the boy was sent rolling into the road.
Before a further onset by the angry animal, Tom threw a stone with sure aim, which struck the beast on her nose. She whirled, and, seeing her cubs, again set out for the woods.
“Alors! Let’s go!” urged J. Elfreda Briggs.
“Yes, let’s get Stacy away before he kills himself or makes fools out of us all,” grumbled Hippy.
CHAPTER XXI
CONCLUSION
“Let’s go to the hotel to the dance to-night,” suggested Nora, after their supper.
“I’d like nothing better,” replied Grace.
“Some one had better stay behind to put little Chunky to bed,” sniffed Emma.