Then and there he made resolve to be the owner of a gun as soon as another chance came, and to make that chance come right soon.
One little victory he had in that time.

The creature that had torn open the venison bag was still around the camp; that was plain by the further damage on the bag hung in the storehouse, the walls of which were not chinked.

Mindful of Quonab's remark, he set two marten traps, one on the roof, near the hole that had been used as entry; the other on a log along which the creature must climb to reach the meat.

The method of setting is simple; a hollow is made, large enough to receive the trap as it lies open; on the pan of the trap some grass is laid smoothly; on each side of the trap a piece of prickly brush is placed, so that in leaping over these the creature will land on the lurking snare.

The chain was made fast to a small log.
Although so seldom seen there is no doubt that the marten comes out chiefly by day.