BOBBY LYNX OF ROUND-TOP 101 
But Bobby,—poor, foolish Bobby was 
paying heavily for breaking his rule. 
Bobby was caught in a trap that had been 
concealed right by the log. Had the wind 
not been blowing away from the Ridge, he 
would surely have smelled the man-smell 
and never, never would he have gone on 
that log! But here he was, he, the most 
powerful and wisest warrior of the Hill, 
caught in a trap like any foolish, young 
lynx which had never thoroughly learned 
his lessons! Oh,—if only he had not fol¬ 
lowed Sallie Rabbit so far ,—if only he 
had sprung on her when he had first seen 
her trail! Of course he could have easily 
caught her then but, truth to tell, Bobby 
had enjoyed stealing along after her, sure 
that he could get her whenever he wanted 
her and so, like any silly house-cat creep¬ 
ing along after a mouse, he had crept 
after Sallie! 
He was the maddest cat ever seen on 
