18 TROTTYS WEDDING TOUR. never did let me go to Lawrence alone. I s’pose you’d pay your own fare, would n’t you? My ’lowance is n’t very large this year.” ““What’s that ?’” asked Merle, suddenly. “ What ’s what?” “ That! There! Behind the wall! O, I heard a growl- ing!” Trotty listened. He heard it too. “It’s a bear!” screamed Miss Higgins. “ It’s a bear, a bear!” 4 “Don’t you be scared,” said Trotty, loftily ; “Ill frow a stone at him, and then I'll sit on him, till he’s lost his breath, he ’d better know!” The growling recommenced, — grew loud, — grew louder, — grew terrible.