The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-24
CHAPTER x!!l-cent'nu'd.

CHAPTER xlli-centinusd.
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Weyman was with him when they
struck fresh signs Of lynx. There was
q great windfall ten or fifteen feet
high, and in one place the logs had
formed \ sort of cavern, with almost
solid walls ON three sides. The snow
was beaten down by tracks. and the
fur Of rabbit was scattered about.
Henri was jubilant.
1--WE got heem-surei" he said.
He built the bait-house, set q trap
and looked about him serewdly. Then
ne explained his scheme to Weyman.
Il the lynx was caught, and the two
wolves came to destroy 1t, the fight
would take place In that shelter under
the windfall, and the marauders would
have to pass through the opening. So
Henri set i've SMALLER traps, conceal
ing them skillfuliy under leaves and
moss and SHOW, and all were Tar
enough away from the bait-house 20
that the trapped lynx could not spring
them In his struggles.
"When they nght, wolf jump this
way an that-an' sure get in," said
Henri HE miss one, two. t'ree-but
hs sure get In trap somewhere"
That same morning light snow fell.
making the work more complete, for
It covered up all footprints and buried
the telltale scent of man. Tint night
Kasan and Gray Wolf passed within .
hundred feet Of the windfall, and Gray
VOLTS keen scent detected something
strange and disQuieting In the air. She
Informed Kaxan By pressing her shoul-
der against his, and they swung OF
at right angles, keeping to windward
Of tho trap-line.
For two days and three cold starllt
oights nothing happened at the wind
ea0- Henri understood, and explained
to Weyman. The lynx was hunter.
liks himself. and also had Its huut-line.
which 1t covered about once . week.
On the nth night the lynx returned.
weat to the windfall. was lured
straight to the balt and the sharp
toothed steel trap closed relentlessly
0vef it, right hindfoot. Kaxan and
Gray Wolf were travelling . quarter Of
Q nils deeper In the forest when they
Asard the clanking Of the steel chaia
~ the lynx fought to FREQ itself. Tea
minutes later they stood in the door
q the windfall cavern.
It was . white clear night, 20 6llod
With brilliant stars that Henri himself
could have hunted BY the light Of them.
The Lynx had exhausted itself. and
lay erouched on its belly a. Kaxan
and Gray Wolf appeared. AZ usual.
Gray Wolf held back while kasan b.
Gan the battle. In the nrst or secoad
a these fights on the trap-llne. Kasan
would probably have been dlsembow.
elsd O. had his jugular vein cut open.
lad the 6esce cats been free. They
were moro than his match In open
dght, though the biggest Of them fell
tsn pounds under his weight. Chance
Aad saved him on the Sun Rock. Gray
Wolf and the poreupins had both add
q 10 the defeat Of the Lynx on the
zanzibar. And along Hsnri's hunting
tiAs Il was the trap that was his ally.
0vsa With bis enemy thus shackied
- took bigger chances than ever With
ths Lynx under the windfall.
The cat was an Old warrior. six o.
seven years old. His claws were an
inch and q quarter long. and curved
ike scimitars. His forefeet and his left
tindfoot were free. and a. Kaxan ad.
vanced. be drew back, % that the trap
chain was slack under his body. Here
kaxan could not follow his old tactics
oe circling about his trapped foe. until
Il had become tangled In the chain. Or
bad % shortened and twisted II that
tAsrs was NO chance for Q leap. He
I'D 70 attack face to face. and sud.
denly he lunsed In. They met shoul-
0se 70 shoulder. Kasan's fangs
mapped at the Others throat, and
0laosd. Before hs could strike again,
ths lynx nung out IT. free hindfoot.
and even Gray Wolf heard the ripping
ssund that it made. With . snsrl
Gasaa was huns bach. hia shoulder
torn 70 the booa.
Thea Il was that oes Of Henri's hid.
1en traps saved him from second at.
lack-and death. Steel Jaws snapped
ever one Of his toesfsst, and when be
saped, the chaia stopped him. Once
q twtss baEeeA blind Gray Wolf had
(oapod u, WhsA ~ knew hat xasao
WSs IN great danger. For an instant
~ forgc. haf eautiho now. and - shs
Asard Kasaa.s snAra of pain. she
spsang Ia under ~ windfail. Five
saps nsnA had hid6sn IN Tie space
. front oE The balt.house. and Gray
!. Waaf'D test foun1 tWo ee thssa. Ne
J ~ - ~ ~ 0Apping and sAAsa'