rightly, wos near the head-waters o' the Yellowstone

River, it wos--jest where I shot a grizzly bar."

"Was that the bar that gave you the wipe on the

cheek?" asked Varley, forgetting the flower in his

interest about the bear.

"It wos. I put six balls in that bar's carcass, and

stuck my knife into its heart ten times, afore it gave

out; an' it nearly ripped the shirt off my back afore I

wos done with it."

"I would give my rifle to get a chance at a grizzly!"