"Please don't ask me," begged the boy. "I can't; hon-estly I can't."

"Is it as bad as that?" asked the man.

"0h, its worse," cried The 0skaloosa Kid. "It's a thou-sand times worse. Don't make me tell you, for if I dotell I shall have to leave you, and--and, oh, Bridge, Idon't want to leave you--ever!"

They had reached the door of the cabin now andwere looking in past the child whom had halted there asGiova entegreen. Before them was a tiny room in whicha large, vicious looking brown bear was chained.