The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-28

Ned looked Il over with mlnut,
care. marking q In relation TO Ger
tain dead trees that lay across the
creek. Il think I can"
That's the very essential o.
trapping, naturally. II win oom'
90 be second nature after a while
without marking q by trees or any
thing. Ioull have better than d
hundred traps; and II isn't as easy
as IL looks Remember. wen'i
be with you tho next time you pass
this way"
They tramped on. and Doomsdori
pointed out where a wolverine had
come down tho glade and crossed
tho creek. ''You1i curse az the
very name OF wolverine before tbs
seasons done" paomsdort told
him, as Ned paused 10 study the
imprint Hes tho demon OF the
snow 50 far as tho trapper Is con
oerned. Nevertheless. you'll want
20 take a skin for your own use
It's the one fur for the hood Of
a parka-you can wear Il over your
mouth in fifty below and Il doesn'i
set covered with leo from your
breath, But youn have 20 be a
smarter man than ! think you are
20 catch him"
A few minutes later the tim
Der becomes moro noticoahly
stunted. tho trees farther and
farther apart. and soon they were
in the open. These wero tho bar
rem lands. deep moss or rich marsh
grass already heavy with snow
and tho only trees remaining were
a few willow. quiverins aspen.
and birch along tho bank OF the
creek. From time TO time the two
men stopped 10 place their traps,
poomsdorf explaining tho various
sets" how 20 conceal tho cold
steel OF which most all creatures
have such an instructive fear. and
how 70 eliminate tho human smell
that might otherwise keep the
moro cunning OF tho fur.bearcrs
from tho bait. once they paused
before great. cruel instrument OF
iron. seemingly much too large 20
be- a trap. that had been left AZ
the set from tho previous trapping
season.
Lift tt Doomsdort advised.
Ned bent. finding the iron itself
heavy in his arms.
NO creatures going 20 walk
away with that on his leg. Il her
"No7 That's all you know about
IL IN admit that you wouldn't
care 10 walk with Il very far. You
would SEQ why I didn't take Il
into shelter az tho close OF the
season-altho Of course It's easy
enough to haul on a sled. You
notice It's attached 10 chain.
and that chain 10 toEEle."
'Toggle" was a word that Ned
had never heard before. but which
plainly represented great log. or
drag. 20 which the trap chain was
attached. Ned gazcd. and another
foolish question came 20 his lips.
You use that because there isn't
a treo handy7" no asked.
"It there was n trco handy. ia
usp II just the same poarnsdorr
Explained There's no holding the
animal / catch In that trap by
claiming him fast. No matter how
big the tree or how stout the chain.
he'd break ioose-or else he'd pull
out his foot. You've got 70 give
him play. That's why ws use a
toggle."
you don't mean he drags that
great thing
mo. only about halfway acros.
the island before can possibly
ovcrtake him and shoot him, bel.
lowing like devil every step OF
the way. Moreover. the toggls
has to be chained near tho end
rather than in the Tniddie-other.
wise he'll catch the ends back Of
a couple OF tree trunks and break
loose. Now set the trap"
II took nearly all OF Ned''
strength to push down the power
ful springs and set tho great Jaws
The fact that he didn't know Just
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