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After old and purple park, and drea ht to the wild, lonely hts where the wind stung sweetly, Helen Rayner lost track of tiot her peril

Roy Beeman did not return If occasionally Dale irls had little to say beyond a recurrent anxiety for the old uncle, and then they forgot again Paradise Park, lived in a little while at that season of the year, would have clai dreaave up to the wild life, to the horses and rides, to thecat followed her everywhere, played with her, rolling and pawing, kitten-like, and he would lay his massive head in her lap to purr his content Bo had little fear of anything, and here in the wilds she soon lost that

Another of Dale's pets was a half-grown black bear named Muss He was abnormally jealous of little Bud and he had a well-developed hatred of Toood-teard Tom, however, chased Muss out of camp whenever Dale's back was turned, and so for hiood deal of time on the animals, Muss manifestly found the camp more attractive Whereupon, Dale predicted trouble between Toh-and-tu nor very heavy, and in a wrestling bout with the strong and wiry girl he sometimes came out second best It spoke well of him that he seemed to be careful not to hurt Bo He never bit or scratched, though he so slaps with his paws Whereupon, Bo would clench her gauntleted fists and sail into him in earnest

One afternoon before the early supper they always had, Dale and Helen atching Bo teasing the bear She was in herlength on the grass, watching with narrow, glea eyes

When Bo and Muss locked in an embrace and went down to roll over and over, Dale called Helen's attention to the cougar

"Toe how animals are like people Pretty soon I'll have to corral Muss, or there'll be a fight"