“He sees him, and is callin’ to him,” said Julius, directly afterward.
The three boys looked on in eager excitement, to see what would come of the meeting. Teddy fully expected that the bear would appropriate the newcomer for his supper, and was very much surprised at seeing him rubbing his head against the boy’s legs, as if they were fast friends.
“Look at that,” he cried. “I don’t believe he’s a bear.”
“Yes, he is,” said Tom, confidently. “Don’t you think I know a bear when I see him?”
“I’ll ask him,” said Julius.
“Hello, there, Johnny!” he called out from the boat.
The boy looked up, and for the first time noticed the three boys.
“How did you know my name?” he asked, in surprise, for it so happened that his name was really John.
“I guessed at it,” said Julius.