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stark within a mile," and I galloped on with 

 eager eyes fixed on the great broad track in 

 the dust. It led me to the second bait and that 

 also was gone. How I exulted — I surely have 

 him now and perhaps several of his band. But 

 there was the broad paw-mark still on the drag ; 

 and though I stood in the stirrup and scanned 

 the plain I saw nothing that looked like a dead 

 wolf. Again I followed — to find now that th*? 

 third bait was gone — and the king-wolf's tracic 

 led on to the fourth, there to learn that he had 

 not really taken a bait at all, but had merely 

 carried them in his mouth. Then having piled 

 the three on the fourth, he scattered filth over 

 them to express his utter contempt for my 

 devices. After this he left my drag and went 

 about his business with the pack he guarded so 

 effectively. 



This is only one of many similar experiences 

 which convinced me that poison would never 

 avail to destroy this robber, and though I con- 

 tinued to use it while awaiting the arrival of 

 the traps, it was only because it was meanwhile 

 a sure means of killing many prairie wolves and 

 other destructive vermin* 



About this time there came under my obser* 

 vation an incident that will illustrate Lobo*s 

 diabolic cunningo These wolves had at least 



