It seemed to be such an animal as would attack one in the dark.

It was much larger than a dog or common black bear.
Mrs.Woods raised her gun, but she thought that she was too far from the house to risk an encounter with so powerful an animal.

So she drew back slowly, and the animal did the same defiantly.

She at last turned and ran to the house.
"Gretchen," she said, "what do you think I have seen ?" "The white squirrel." "No; a tiger!" "But there are no tigers here; so the chief said." "But I have just seen one, and it had the meanest-looking face that I ever saw on any living creature.

It was all snarls.