Here they halted, and the others looked
enquiringly at their leader.
"I saw him right over yonder," whispered Snap. "Go slow, now, or
you'll scare him."
With bated breath the three young hunters advanced down the tiny
stream. They gained the shelter of some dense brushwood and gazed
around eagerly. Not a sign of a bear was to be seen anywhere.
"Maybe you were dreaming, Snap," murmured Giant.
"No, I wasn't---I saw him just as plain as day."
"Then he must have seen you running back to the pool, and he must
have took out, too."
"Perhaps; but I was very careful to keep out of sight."
They advanced a little farther, and now saw ahead of them a slight
hollow, where there was another waterfall, sheltered on either side
by sharp rocks.
"There he is!" whispered the doctor's son excitedly, and pointed
down to the pool at the foot of the falls. The black bear was
there, getting a drink.
"We can't take a picture from here," said Giant disappointedly. "What
shall we do---fire?"
"Oh, we ought to have a picture of him," pleaded Shep. "It would
be just the thing for our collection.
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