New Britain herald., 1928-12-18

When one plan fails, Just grin and
say:
"I'll do the same thing some other
way old Mother Nature
Buster Bear was now extremely
suspicious Of what he thought was
Il house--a little loghouse-but
which you and ] know was what is
called pen trap" He had climbed
up on top of it and accidentally let
the door down. Now, as he sat at a
safe distance staring at it, he began
TO understand in a small measure
what had happened.
III I had been inside when that
door dropped would be a prisoner
right this minute" thought Buster.
1T must be that something like this
happened when that Bobcat was in
side. Certainly he was a prisoner. /
am growing suspicious. Yes, sir, /
am growing suspicious. I believe
that Is a trap, and traps are things
that ! most desire to keep away
from"
OF course, Buster was quite right.
That was trap and it had been set
expressly for him. 1t had been built
and set by two men whose pigs Bus
ter had stolen. That is, this man
with the help of another had built
and set 1t.
1t was couple OF days after
Buster had sprung the trap that the
trapper came to visit it. When he
saw that the trap had been sprung
and the door was closed. he was
greatly pleased. Il wonder If I've
got him this time" thought he, as
very cautiously he approached the
trap. For a few moments he listen
ed: first on one side and then on
the other. He was listening for the
sound of some one inside. But there
was no sound. So after while he
carefully pried up the door until he
could look in. OF course, no one was
in the trap.
Now I wonder who and what
sprung that trap" muttered the
trapper. He examined the trap all
over. 1T was that bear" said he,
most decidedly. "He climbed up on
top OF the trap and he sprung it
from up there. Well, all is, III have
to set it again."
So the trapper went to work and
set the trap once more. Then, only
q short distance away. and at a
point where he knew from the
tracks that Buster had been in the
habit Of standing to stare at that
trap. he set another trap. This trap
was wholly different. It was a steel
trap with great wicked looking Jaws.
II was a powerful, ugly looking
thing. The springs on it were so
strong that the trapper had TO use
lever to force them down. He took
great care In setting this trap. H.
first very carefully studied all sides.
He wanted to make sure that this
was not merely a place where Bus
ter had passed once. but that it was
a place where he was in the habit
of going.
While setting the trap, he kept
S''N - pll HIS MINUS. ST Ilbl u ledNt
The human scent. The wicked Jaws
OF the trap-in fact. all the trap
he covered with dead leaves. Then
he tried to make the place look as
il no one had been there. You see.
what he hope1 vas that Buster
would blindly walk into that trap.
There was stout chain fastened to
II. and this chain was fastened to a
hig log. The log was loose. so that it
could be dragged He knew that If
Buster. or any other Bear, should be
caught. It would be very easy to fol-
low where they lad dra eyed off the
log
That was where the trapper was
clever. Had he fastened that chain
10 tree. or to a post driven into
the ground. a Bear caught in it
might have been able to tear him
self tree. But with heavy log.
which could be dragged, there was
no such chance. So the trapper set