Scribner's magazine . ^.• »/ He had cautiously scratched around it until he had disclosed the Trap.—Page 623. marked at length to one of the boys, Now, indeed, I truly know that Blancowas his mate. As evening fell he seemed to be com-ing toward the home caiion, for his voicesounded continually nearer. There wasan unmistakable note of sorrow in itnow. It was no longer the loud, defi- a reckless manner that was very un-usual Avitli him. I had half expectedthis, and had set a number of additionaltraps about the pasture. Afterward Ifound that he had indeed fallen intoone of these, but such was his
Scribner's magazine . ^.• »/ He had cautiously scratched around it until he had disclosed the Trap.—Page 623. marked at length to one of the boys, Now, indeed, I truly know that Blancowas his mate. As evening fell he seemed to be com-ing toward the home caiion, for his voicesounded continually nearer. There wasan unmistakable note of sorrow in itnow. It was no longer the loud, defi- a reckless manner that was very un-usual Avitli him. I had half expectedthis, and had set a number of additionaltraps about the pasture. Afterward Ifound that he had indeed fallen intoone of these, but such was his strength,he had torn himself loose and cast Bianco in the Trap.—Page 624.( From a photograph.) I believed that he would continue intlie neigliborhood until lie found herbody at least, so I concentrated all mvenergies on this one enterprise of catch-ing him ere he left the region, and whilevet in this reckless mood. Then I real-ized what a mistake I had made in kill-ing Blanco, for bv using her as a decoyI might have secured him the nextnight. I gathered in all the traps I couldcommand, one hundred and thirtystrong steel wolf-traps, and set themin fours in every trail that led into thecanon, each trap was separately fastenedto a log, and each log was separatelybuned. In bur^ing them, I carefullyremoved the sod and every particle ofearth that was lifted we put in blankets,so that after the sod was replaced andall was finished the eye could detect notrace of human handiwork. AVlien thetraps were concealed I trailed the bodyof poor Blanco over each place, andmade of it a drag that circled all aboutthe ranch, and linally I took of
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