The bears came down the mountain boldly and straight toward the Steam Man.
Pomp watched them curiously.
One of them began sniffing the air and both came to a halt twenty feet distant.
For a moment they sniffed the air thus, then the largest rose upon his hind feet and let out a roar that made the air tremble.
Straight toward the Steam Man he came.
He was not five feet from the Steam Man when mischievous Pomp unable to restrain himself, pulled the whistle valve.
A terrific shriek went up on the air.
It was deafening in its force and the effect was ludicrous in the extreme.
The big grizzly fell backward as if shot and turned a complete somersault.
He rolled over and over in a heap and both bears went a safe distance up the mountain side.