The Washington times., 1936-09-04

following the advice Of Gordon,
everything was placed in the angle
Of the counterfort and covered up
with tarred SheetingS.
On the thirteenth, Baxter,
Briant and Moko, set up the
kitchen stove, which had to be
dragged in on rollers. It was put
against the right wall near the
opening, to help the drawing Of
the fire. It was much trouble to
put in the pipes to carry away the
smoke. However, Baxter was able
to pierce a hole in the soft,
chalky wall, through which the
pipe was adjusted to carry the
smoke outside. When Moko Lit his
stove, it functioned nicely. The
cooking was assured even in bad
weather.
During the following week, Don
iphan, Webb, Wilcox and Cross,
joined by Garrett and Service.
satisfied their hunting desires.
One day they went through the
forest to point half a mile from
French Den, alongside the lake. A
few indications of mans work
were seen. There were pits dug
into the soil, covered with
branches, and deep enough so
that animals which fell into them
could not get out. The state of
these pits indicated that they
dated from long years back and
one of them contained the re-
mains of an animal, the species
of which it would have been diff
ficult to recognize.
"These are the remains Of a
very large animal" observed Will
cox, who had let himself down
into the pit and examined the
bones whitened by age.
And it was quadruped, " added
Webb. Here are the bones of it's
four legs"
Its certain" said Doniphan,
that this animal must have been
very strong. Look at the size of
its jaws. and the enormous fangs.
If this animal came to life again,
I don't think we'd like it,"
you think, then" Webb asked
Doniphan. that this was a car.
niVerouS animal?"
Eyes, I don't doubt it,"
"A lion? A tiger?" asked Cross,
who did not appear to feel very
safe.
IF not a tiger or a lion," an.
swered Doniphan, at least q
jaguar or a cougar"
We'll have to be careful ana
keep watching" said Webb.
And not wander off too far"
added Cross.
do you hear that, Phann?"
Service said to the dog. There
are some big beasts near here"
Setting a Trap
Phann answered with a joyful
bark.
II think we should cover this
pit with new branches" said
Wilcox. Perhaps some animal
would be caught again"
II like to shoot my game in
freedom, rather than kill it at the
bottom of a pitt" replied Doni.
phan.
But Wilcox, with his natural
gift for laying traps. was more
practical than Doniphan, and he
put his idea into execution.
Branches were cut from the trees
and the longest were placed
across, their leaves hiding the
opening of the pit. A primitive
trap, but one often used success
fully by the trappers of the
Pampas.
To mark the spot of the trap,
Wilcox cut some branches from
the trees at the edge of the for
est, and all went back to French
Den.
The hunts were always profit
able. Feathered game abounded
and there were quite a number of
animals similar to jack rabbits,
wild boar and deer. Doniphan
killed a few Of these animals, but
since they were difficult to ap.
proach, the consumption Of pow.
der and lead was not in keeping
with the results obtained. Cor
don again commented on waste
but his remarks were not well re-
ceived by either Doniphan or his
partiSanS.
ITO Be COntinued)
Translation from the original "Deux
Ans de Vacances," copyright, 1885, by
Celesta Hamer-Jackson; distributed By
King Features Syndicate. Inc.
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