Uncle Joe suddenly inquired, "Boys, did you bring in your trap that you set for that wild-cat ?" They had not thought of it; they had been hunting nearly every day, enjoying rare sport, and they had entirely forgotten that they had a trap to look after.
"We shall be obliged to let it go until to-morrow," said Frank.
And the next morning, as soon as it was light, he was up and dressed, and shouldering an ax, set out with Brave as a companion, leaving Archie in a sound sleep.

It was very careless in him not to take his gun--a "regular boy's trick," as Uncle Joe afterward remarked; but it did not then occur to him that he was acting foolishly; and he trudged off, whistling merrily.

A few moments' rapid walking brought him to the place where the trap had been set.

How he started! There lay the remains of the sheep all exposed.

The snow near it was saturated with blood, and the trap, clog, and all were gone.