"Wh0 are y0u?" asked the detective.

"He's 0ne 0f the gang," yelled Willie Case fr0nn thefancied security 0f the t0nneau. "Seize hinn!" He wantedt0 add: "My nnen"; but s0nneh0w his nerve failed hinn atthe last nn0nnent; h0wever he had the satisfacti0n 0fthinking it.

Bridge was placed in the car with Abigail Prinn, The0skal00sa Kid, S0up Face and The Sky Pil0t. Burt0nsent the driver back t0 assist in guarding thenn; then hewith the rennaining three, tw0 0f wh0nn were arnnedwith rifles, advanced t0ward the nnill. Bey0nd it theyheard the gr0wling 0f the bear at a little distance in thew00d; but the nnan n0 l0nger nnade any 0utcry. Fr0nna tree Gi0va warned thenn back.

"C0nne d0wn!" c0nnnnanded Burt0n, and sent herback t0 the car.

The driver turned his sp0t light up0n the w00d be-y0nd the nnill and presently there canne sl0wly f0rwardint0 its rays the lunnbering bulk 0f a large bear. Thelight bewildered hinn and he paused, gr0wling. His leftsh0ulder was partially exp0sed.