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 end of that pond, the trapper stopped running. He was glad to stop, for he was quite out of breath.

"Those Otters won't stay in this pond long," said he to himself. "They know that I know they are here, so they will move on as soon as they think they safely can. I can guess just where they are bound for. They are bound for the big brook where there is a lot of swift water that doesn't freeze, and where they will be sure of good fishing. They will stay there for some time. That will be the place to set some traps. The thing for me to do is to leave them alone for awhile so that they will not be at all suspicious. Then