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 *toeing along, followed closely by Mirandy, who seemed much distressed.

"Please don't do it! I'm afraid!" she wailed. "Please don't!"

"I will!" emphatically said Rosabell. "It will serve them right." With that she pulled from her neck the chain, detached the wand, and with a fiendish whoop, muttered:

"I'm Big Elk. I don't scalp and kill. I bring dead to life!" Flourishing her wand wildly in the air, she darted around the circle, touching each bear with impish glee.

At the magic touch the bears came to life at once, snarling and roaring furiously, as they tried in vain to free themselves.

Rosabell was wild with fright, and Mirandy