208 TRUE BEAR STORIES.

He soon became accustomed to the trap,
and regularly came there for his meals,
which were gradually placed nearer the
door and finally inside the structure. A
piece of meat was tied to the trigger, and
one morning the door was found closed,
and a great ripping and tearing was heard
going on inside. The Monarch was caught
at last.

Upon the approach of the men, the griz-
zly became furious and made the heavy
logs tremble and shake in his efforts to get
out and resent the indignity that had been
placed upon him. Had he concentrated
his attack on any one spot and been left
to wreak his rage without interruption he
would have been out in a few hours, but he
was not permitted to work long at any
place. Wherever he began work he en-
countered the end of a heavy stake which
was jabbed against his nose and head with
all the power of a man’s arms.

Day and night from the moment he was
found in the trap, the Monarch was