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gar when he steps out of obscurity into the open to observe man, is an impressive creature.

An armed man stops to consider a moment before he fires, and an unarmed man has a very lively desire to be somewhere else. Only in the woods can you see a cougar so, and it is not a pleasant sight for a woman with empty hands.

There was one best thing to do, and, prompted by the mother's instinct, this mother did it. Taking one child by each hand and drawing them close up to her, so as to present a united front, she calmly looked the beast in the eyes and slowly and steadily moved towards him. She said it was the only thing that she could very well do.

The grim lips curled back a little, and the white teeth showed; but few animals unwounded can face man, and, retiring step by step, the