that our friend Heywood is at work
with his pencil already."

This was true. The keen artist was so delighted with the scene before
him, that the moment the canoe touched the land he had jumped out, and,
seating himself on the trunk of a fallen tree, with book and pencil,
soon forgot everything that was going on around him.

Arrowhead shouldered his gun and went away up the river. Jasper soon
finished what he had to do, and followed him, leaving Heywood seated on
the fallen tree.

Now the position which Heywood occupied was rather dangerous. The tree
lay on the edge of an overhanging bank of clay, about ten feet above the
water, which was deep and rapid at that place. At first the young man
sat down on the tree-trunk near its root, but after a time, finding the
position not quite to his mind, he changed it, and went close to the
edge of the bank. He was so much occupied with his drawing, that he did
not observe that the ground on which his feet rested actually overhung
the stream. As his weight rested on the fallen tree, however, he
remained there safe enough and busy for half an hour.

At the end of that time he was disturbed by a noise in the bushes.
Looking up, he beheld a large brown bear coming straight towards him.
Evidently the bear did not see him, for it was coming slowly and lazily
along, with a quiet meditative expression on its face. The appearance
of the animal was so sudden and unexpected, that poor Heywood's heart
almost leaped into his mouth. His face grew deadly pale, his long hair
almost rose on his head with terror, and he was utterly unable to move
hand or foot.

In another moment the bear was within three yards of him, and, being
taken by surprise, it immediately rose on its hind legs, which is the
custom of bears when about to make or receive an attack. It stared for
a moment at the horrified artist.

Let not my reader think that Heywood's feelings were due to cowardice.
The bravest of men have been panic-stricken when taken by surprise. The
young man had never seen a bear before, except in a cage, and the
difference between a caged and a free bear is very great. Besides, when
a rough-looking monster of this kind comes unexpectedly on a man who is
unarmed, and has no chance of escape, and rises on its hind legs, as if
to let him have a full view of its enormous size, its great strength,
and its ugly appearance, he may well be excused for feeling a little
uncomfortable, and lookin