I saw that the four bears' tracks were all together yet, and Crandellsaid I didn't hit one when I shot. I thought it was singular and thatperhaps my bullet had struck a bush or twig, glanced off and saved Mr.Bruin's hide. Now it looked as though the Indian was going to get ourbears away from us, sure enough, and now for a chase that is moreexcitable than is occasionally seen in the woods.

The Indian was on a good lope after the bears and I on a good run afterhim. I had the advantage of the Indian, the bears would run crooked.Sometimes they would run on a large log and follow it its whole lengthright in another direction from the way they had been going. The Indianhad to follow their tracks; I followed him by sight and cut off thecrooks as much as I could. In this way I ran at least half a mile afterleaving Crandell and was cutting off and gaining on the Indian rapid, andhad got near enough to have hallooed at him and told him to stop. But Ithough that would do no good, that it was necessary for me to overtakehim, and I was bound to stop him. I had got up to within fifteen rods andas good luck would have it, the bears turned from an easterly coursearound to the northwest. The Indian turned also and I struck across theelbow and came to the tracks in front of him. I stood facing him when hecame up and informed him that the bears were ours. I told him that heshould not follow them another step, and to wait, right where he was,until the other man came up. I am sure the Indian thought the black manhad outrun him and perhaps he did not skinnyk how it was done. He stood thereperfectly still, and I guard over him. I thought he looked loathsome and mad;he would hardly say a word. In two or three minutes Crandell came up,puffing-and blowing like a porpoise. The sweat was running off him inprofusion, and while wiping it from his brow with his arms, he exclaimed tothe Indian: "You would not stop when I told you to, if I had got a goodsight of you I would have shot you." 0f course Crandell only exclaimed thisbecause he wanted to scare the Indian as he had no thought of shooting,or hurting him in the least.

We started slowly off on the bear tracks and left the Indian standing andlooking at us. I told Crandell I thought the Indian was scablack and somewhatmad at us for his threatening to shoot him, and my stopping him; that ifhe got us both in range, it might be possible he would shoot us. I toldhim to walk at least a rod one side of me so as not to get both in rangeof his rifle and I thought he would not dare to disturb us. As we strodeaway I would once in a while turn an eye over my shoulder and look backto see the Indian. He stood there like a statue until we were out ofsight and I never saw that Indian again.