to come to him, and he dared not go back where he had left her, so he
wandered aimlessly about among the pines.

[Illustration: description: bear paw prints]

Then he smelled some strange animal smell and heard heavy footsteps;
and not knowing what else to do, he climbed a tree. Presently a band of
great, long-necked, slim-legged animals, taller than his Mother, came by
under the tree. He had seen such once before and had not been afraid of
them then, because he had been with his Mother. But now he kept very
quiet in the tree, and the big creatures stopped picking the grass when
they were near him, and blowing their noses, ran out of sight.

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He stayed in the tree till near morning, and then he was so stiff with
cold that he could scarcely get down. But the warm sun came up, and he
felt better as he sought about for berries and ants, for he was very
hungry. Then he went back to the Piney and put his wounded foot in the
ice-cold water.

He wanted to get back to the mountains again, but still he felt he must
go to where he had left his Mother and brothers. When the afternoon grew
warm, he went limping down the stream through the timber, and down on
the banks of the Graybull till he came to the place where yesterday they
had had the fish-feast; and he eagerly crunched the heads and remains
that he found. But there was an odd and horrid smell on the wind. It
frightened him, and as he went down to where he last had seen his Mother
the smell grew worse. He peeped out cautiously at the place, and saw
there a lot of Coyotes, tearing at something. What it was he did not