Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
PART IL.
Continued from July 10

AFTER few weeks of assiduous trapping Kane
~ felt bound to acknowledge that his modest
ambition to capture the Gray Master alive
seemed remote from fufment. Every kind of
trap he could think of, that would take a beast
alive, he tried in every kind of way. And having
run the whole insidious gamut, he would turn
patiently to it all over again. Of course, the
result inevitable; for no beast, not such
one as the Gray Master, is match in the long
run, for man that is in earnest
Yet Kane's triumph, when it bazed upon his
startled eyes at last, was indirect. In avoiding,
and at the same time uncovering and making mock
of Kane's traps the great wolf put his foot into
another, powerful bear trap, which cunning old
trapper had hidden nearby, without bait. The
trap was secured to a tree by stout chain; and
rage, strain, tear as he might the Gray Master
found himself shared. In his silent fury he would
probably have gnawed off the captive foot for the
sake of freedom; but before he came to that, Kane
arrived, and occupied his attention fully.
Kanes disappointment at finding the splendid
prize in another trap than his own was but mo
mentary. He knew his successful rival would
readily part with his claims for due consideration
But he was puzzled as to what should be done in
the immediate emergency. He wanted to go back
home for help, for ropes straps, and muzze with
which he had provided himself; but he afraid
shoot the captive, for the sake of the pet and the
bounty. In his uncertainty, he waited, hoping that
the trapper might come soon; and by way OF prac-
tce for the serious enterprise that would come later
we'll to divert the prisoners mind little from
his painful predcament Kane began trying to lasso
him with a coil of heavy cord which he carried.
successful; but the still fury that they aroused in
the great VOLTS breast doubtless obscured the
mordant anguish in his foot. One terrific leap at
his enemy, resulting in ignominious overthrow
the chain stopped him in midar, had convinced
the subtle beast of the vanity of such tactic
Crouching back, he eyed his adversary in sle..ce
with eyes whose hatred seemed to excOriate. But
whenever the running moose at the end of the cord
came coling swiftly at his head, with one lightning
snap of his long teeth he would sever it as with a
knife. By the time Kane had grown tired of this
diversion the cord full of knots that
moose would any longer run.
But at this point the old trapper came slouching
up on his snowshoeS, twinkle of eaton in his
shrewd, frosty blue eyes.
Il reckon we'll show the var1nint now as how he
amt no loup garou he remarked lightly swinging
his
But Kane hastily interviewed. PLEASE don't kill
you take for him?"
lust as he stands?" demanded the old trapper,
with chucke. Il amt a-goin to deliver the goods
to yer door, ye know
NO." laughed Kane. lust as he stands, right
here!'
We'll, seem as it's you, don't want no more'n
what his pelt d fetch, an the bounty his NOSE,
answered the trapper.
''All right" said Kane You wait here cit,
will you, and keep him amused he won't gnaw
his paw off, and Ill run back to the crossroads and
get rope and things guess I'll be needing
When he got back with rope, straps, big mastiff
muzze, and toboggan he found Dave in very
bad humor and calling the watchful, silent. crouch