Scribner's magazine . oid the taintof metal. When the mixture was cool,I cut it into lumps, and making a holein one side of each lump, I inserted alarge dose of strychnine and cyanide,contained in a capsule that was imper-meable by any odor ; finally I sealed theholes up with pieces of the cheese the whole process, I wore a pairof gloves steeped in the hot blood ofthe heifer, and even avoided breathingon the baits. When all was ready, I putthem in a raw-hide bag rubbed all overwith blood, and rode forth dragging theliver and kidneys of the beef at the endof a rope. With this I ma
Scribner's magazine . oid the taintof metal. When the mixture was cool,I cut it into lumps, and making a holein one side of each lump, I inserted alarge dose of strychnine and cyanide,contained in a capsule that was imper-meable by any odor ; finally I sealed theholes up with pieces of the cheese the whole process, I wore a pairof gloves steeped in the hot blood ofthe heifer, and even avoided breathingon the baits. When all was ready, I putthem in a raw-hide bag rubbed all overwith blood, and rode forth dragging theliver and kidneys of the beef at the endof a rope. With this I made a ten-milecircuit, dropping a bait at each quarterof a mile, and taking the utmost care,always, not to touch any with my , generally, came into this partof the range in the early part of eachweek, and passed the latter part, it wassupposed, around the base of SierraGrande. This was Monday, and thatsame evening, as we were about to re-tire, I heard the deep bass howl of his 621 622 THE KIXG OF CURRUMPAIV k. Tannerey came one day up the Canon.— Page 620. a mile, and I gallopedon ^-itli eager evesfixed on the greatI) r o a d track in thedust. It led me tomy second bait, andthere I learned thatLobo had not reallytaken the first bait atall, but had merely car-ried it in his haying poised iton top of the second,he had scattered filthoyer both of them, toexpress his utter con-tempt for my deyices. After thishe left my drag and went abouthis business with the pack heguarded so eftectiyely. This is only one of many simi-lar experiences which conyincedme that poison would neyer ayailto destroy this robber, and thoughI continued to use it while await-ing the arriyal of the trajos, it wasonly because it was meanwhile asure means of killing many prairiewolyes and other destnictiye ver-min. majesty; on hearing it one of the boysbriefly remarked, * There he is, wellsee. The next morning I sallied forth,eager to know the result. I soon cameon the fresh trai
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