"Is he---he dead?" gasped Giant, after the bear had been quiet for
a full minute.
"I think so," answered Snap. "But don't go near him yet---he may be
playing a trick on us."
"I am not going near him."
"The bear in the trap is alive!" called out Whopper, who had just
made an examination.
All lost no time in reloading their weapons, and then they peered
into the trap. The bear under the logs and stones gave a grunt of
pain and rage.
"I'll fix her," said Snap, and, drawing close, let drive at the bear's
head. It was a telling shot, and soon the bear stretched out, and
then the battle with the two creatures came to an end.
"What a magnificent haul!" cried Giant, after they were certain both
bears were dead.
"I wonder what Ham Spink and his crowd would say to this?" came
from Snap.
"They wouldn't believe it unless they saw it," returned Whopper.
"Boys, do you know what I think? I think we ought to take those
bears home."
"Just what I think, too," said Giant. "I want my mother to see them."
"Well, I am willing," answered Snap.
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