g them to the place by the scent of onions. This
would bring them into the vicinity of the trap; but he said that he
remembered reading somewhere that some animals were attracted by
bergamot, and so he begged a little from Mrs Ross, and sure enough
there the two wild cats were securely caught. The weight of the logs
had been increased by heavy stones, and so, he added, "The animals were
quite dead when we reached them. As there were other tracks around we
have been busy ever since making traps of the same kind."

Alec had not accomplished much beyond finding the frozen part of the
hind foot of a marten in one of his steel traps. He noticed which way
the animal had gone, and so, taking a couple of dogs out of his sled, he
put them on the trail, and to his surprise and delight they quickly ran
it down. He rescued it from them as speedily as possible. It was quite
dead, but its beautiful fur was uninjured.

Frank was eager to be off again with old Memotas to see the result of
the new method, to him, of trap-setting for a cunning old fox. But
Memotas, who was and experienced himself, said:

"Wait one day more yet. That old fox not going to walk into that trap
the first day, nor perhaps the second day. You have been well feeding
him on plenty of bait, and he not a bit hungry. But when he get hungry
perhaps he go prowling round to see if his friend hasn't come with any
more bait for him. For foxes get to know traps that seem just set for
them to live from."

This was all rather hard on Frank, but he had come to see that it was
all true, and so he patiently waited until the old man came in and said
he thought perhaps they might go and see if that fox was still playing
any of his tricks. The train was soon harnessed, and away they flew
over the icy lake, and then into the forest trail. On and on they went,
until they came near the spot where the traps had all been set. Every
one that Frank had set was sprung and empty, and the one that Memotas
had set with such care was missing! Nowhere could Frank see it or any
trace of it. Memotas quickly stepped out a hundred feet or so, and then
began walking in a circle around the spot. He had not more than half
completed the circle before he quickly called to Frank, who at once
hurried to his side. Pointing to a peculiar spot in the snow that had
been much disturbed, Memotas said:

"I think fox caught with both fore legs in the trap. He is now walking
away on his h