“He can’t blame us for not comin’. I say, boys, I’m gettin’ hungry,” said Tom.
“So is the bear,” said Julius, significantly.
At this suggestion, Teddy turned a shade paler.
So the boys watched and waited in vain for their{62} unwelcome visitor to depart, keeping the little boat as near the middle of the pond as possible.
“I guess we’ll have to stay all night,” said Tom.
Just at that moment the attention of the three boys was drawn to a boy of about their own age, who was walking across the field toward the pond.
“Does he see the bear, I wonder?” said Teddy.
“The bear sees him,” said Tom. “He’s goin’ for him.”{63}
CHAPTER IX.
THE BEAR AND HIS MASTER.
“Hadn’t we better holler to him to look out for the bear?” suggested Teddy.