Kellyan

All the west slopes of Tallac were swept by the fire, and Kellyan moved to a new hut on the east side, where still were green patches; so did the grouse and the rabbit and the coyote, and so did Grizzly

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

He followed his master like a dog, and his tricks and funny doings were a continual delight to Kellyan and the few friends he had in the mountains.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Jack fought them for days, and when at length he came home trailing a branch that was caught in the jewel of his left ear, Kellyan impatiently removed them.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Thus he baffled them and sported with the traps, till Kellyan made the door drop into a deep groove so that the

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Jack was now growing into a sturdy cub, and he would follow Kellyan even as far as Bonamy's shack.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

As Kellyan came near their open camping-place, he stopped from habit and peeped ahead for a minute.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Kellyan sent for his old partner, and when word came that the previous night three cows were killed in the familiar way near the Bell-Dash pasture, they spared neither horse nor man to reach the spot.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Kellyan had kept track of him and knew at least the main facts of his life, because he had one or two marks that always served to distinguish him.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Jack had just torn open the last bag of flour, and Jill was puzzling over a box of miner's dynamite, when the doorway darkened and there stood Kellyan, a picture of amazement and wrath.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Kellyan has been to him since, but Monarch knows him not.

Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903