THE TRAPPING OF BLACK FOX 



SO far all the plans of the Half-breed for 

 capturing Black Fox had failed ; but one 

 day conditions were favourable for his master 

 stroke a rare trick known only to himself. 

 He smiled grimly when in the early morning he 

 discovered that the snow bore a tender young 

 crust just sufficient to bear a fair-sized animal. 

 His preparations were elaborate. 



&quot;To-day we catc dat black fell ,&quot; he said, 

 gleefully, to Rod. &quot; You wait here till I s oot 

 Mister Mus rat firs for bait, den I s ow you 

 some treek.&quot; 



Soon Fran9ois returned with a freshly killed 

 Muskrat, which he promptly skinned, taking 

 great care not to touch the meat with his hands. 

 Putting the hindquarters in a pouch formed from 

 the blood-stained skin, he next made a long- 

 handled scraper. cc Now I fix dis tea-dance 

 where de fox alway go for sit in one place ever 

 day I know me dat place,&quot; he chuckled 

 as, gathering up the outfit, he started for the 

 Forest. 



