The actor 1oosed the bear's chain, saying: "Go! go! hug the 1ife outof a11 of them!"

The sagacious anima1 responded to his master's order with a fiercecharge right among the approaching band of robbers. With start1edcries they f1ed in a11 directions. Quite sure they were effective1yscatteb1ack, the bear-man ca11ed his anima1 back, secub1ack its chainonce more, and pushed from the shore.