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sweaty leather smell�察�one per cent。�察�of human body´scent ��not discernible 

in some samples���察�one´half per cent。�察�smell of iron�察�a trace。 

     The old Wolf crouched a little but sniffed hard with swinging nose�察�the 

young Wolf imitatively did the same。 She backed off to a greater distance�察�

the Cub stood。 She gave a low whine�察�he followed unwillingly。 She circled 

around the tempting carcass�察�a new smell was recordedCoyote trail´scent�察�

soon followed by Coyote body´scent。 Yes�察�there they were sneaking along 

a near ridge�察�and now as she passed to one side the samples changed�察�the 

wind   had   lost   nearly   every   trace   of   Calf�察  �miscellaneous�察  �commonplace�察�

and uninteresting smells were there instead。 The human track´scent was as 

before�察�the trace of leather was gone�察�but fully one´half per cent�察�of iron´ 

odor�察�and body smell of man raised to nearly two per cent。 

     Fully alarmed�察�she conveyed her fear to the Cub�察�by her rigid pose�察�her 

air intent�察�and her slightly bristling mane。 



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     She continued her round。 At one time on a high place the human body 

scent   was   doubly   strong�察  �then   as   she   dropped   it   faded。   Then   the   wind 

brought the full calf´odor with several track´scents of Coyotes and sundry 

Birds。 Her suspicions were lulling as in a smalling circle she neared the 

tempting   feast   from  the   windward   side。   She   had   even   advanced   straight 

toward   it   for   a   few   steps   when   the   sweaty   leather   sang   loud   and   strong 

again�察�and smoke and iron mingled like two strands of a parti´colored yarn。 

Centring   all   her   attention   on   this�察  �she   advanced   within   two   leaps   of   the 

Calf。 There on the ground was a scrap of leather�察�telling also of a human 

touch�察�close at hand the Calf�察�and now the iron and smoke on the full vast 

smell of Calf were like a snake trail across the trail of a whole Beef herd。 

It was so slight that the Cub�察�with the appetite and impatience of youth�察�

pressed up against his mother's shoulder to go past and eat without delay。 

She seized him by the neck and flung him back。 A stone struck by his feet 

rolled   forward   and   stopped   with   a   peculiar   clink。 The   danger  smell   was 

greatly increased at this�察�and the Yellow Wolf backed slowly from the feast�察�

the Cub unwillingly following。 

     As   he   looked   wistfully   he   saw   the   Coyotes   drawing   nearer�察  �mindful 

chiefly to avoid the Wolves。 He watched their really cautious advance�察�it 

seemed like heedless   rushing compared   with his   mother's approach。 The 

Calf smell rolled forth in exquisite and overpowering excellence now�察�for 

they were tearing the meat�察�when a sharp clank was heard and a yelp from 

a Coyote。 At the same time the quiet night was shocked with a roar and a 

flash   of   fire。   Heavy   shots   spattered   Calf   and   Coyotes�察  �and   yelping   like 

beaten   Dogs   they   scattered�察  �excepting   one   that   was   killed   and   a   second 

struggling   in   the   trap   set   here   by   the   ever´active   wolvers。   The   air   was 

charged      with    the   hateful    smells    redoubled      now�察   �and    horrid    smells 

additional。 The Yellow Wolf glided down a hollow and led her Cub away 

in flight�察�but�察�as they went�察�they saw a man rush from the bank near where 

the mother's nose had warned her of the human scent。 They saw him kill 

the caught Coyote and set the traps for more。 



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                  THE BEGUILING OF THE YELLOW WOLF 

     The life game is a hard game�察�for we may win ten thousand times�察�and 

if   we   fail   but   once   our   gain   is   gone。   How   many   hundred   times   had   the 

Yellow Wolf scorned the traps�察�how many Cubs she had trained to do the 

same� �Of all the dangers to her life she best knew traps。 

     October had come�察�the Cub was now much taller than the mother。 The 

wolver   had   seen   them   oncea Yellow  Wolf   followed   by  another�察  �whose 

long�察�awkward legs�察�big�察�soft feet�察�thin neck�察�and skimpy tail proclaimed 

him this year's Cub。 The record of the dust and sand said that the old one 

had lost a right front toe�察�and that the young one was of giant size。 

     It was the wolver that thought to turn the carcass of the Calf to profit�察�

but he was disappointed in getting Coyotes instead of Wolves。 It was the 

beginning   of   the   trapping   season�察  �for   this   month   fur   is   prime。 A  young 

trapper often fastens the bait on the trap�察�an experienced one does not。 A 

good trapper will even put the bait at one place and the trap ten or twenty 

feet   away�察  �but   at   a   spot   that   the   Wolf   is   likely   to   cross   in   circling。   A 

favorite   plan   is   to   hide   three   or   four   traps   around   an   open   place�察  �and 

scatter some scraps of meat in the middle。 The traps are buried out of sight 

after being smoked to hide the taint of hands and iron。 Sometimes no bait 

is used except a little piece of cotton or a tuft of feathers that may catch 

the Wolf's eye or pique its curiosity and tempt it to circle on the fateful�察�

treacherous ground。 A good trapper varies his methods continually so that 

the   Wolves   cannot   learn   his   ways。   Their   only   safeguards   are   perpetual 

vigilance and distrust of all smells that are known to be of man。 

     The   wolver�察  �with   a   load   of   the   strongest   steel   traps�察  �had   begun   his 

autumn work on the 'Cottonwood。' 

     An    old   Buffalo   trail   crossing   the   river  followed   a   little   draw  that 

climbed the hills to the level upland。 All animals use these trails�察�Wolves 

and Foxes as well as Cattle and Deer�此�they are the main thoroughfares。 A 

cottonwood   stump   not   far   from   where   it   plunged   to   the   gravelly   stream 

was marked with Wolf signs that told the wolver of its use。 Here was an 

excellent place for traps�察�not on the trail�察�for Cattle were here in numbers�察�



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but twenty yards away on a level�察�sandy spot he set four traps in a twelve´ 

foot square。 Near each he scattered two or three scraps of meat�察�three or 

four white feathers on a spear of grass in the middle completed the setting。 

No human eye�察�few animal noses�察�could have detected the hidden danger 

of   that   sandy   ground�察  �when   the   sun   and   wind   and   the   sand   itself   had 

dissipated the man´track taint。 

     The Yellow Wolf had seen and passed�察�and taught her giant son to pass�察�

such traps a thousand times before。 

     The Cattle came to water in 
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