When all was ready, and the bundle of carrots, cabbage, lettuce and salt tied to the trigger, Teddy stooped and walked into the trap. It was just about large enough for him.
“All ready fellows!” he called in a muffled voice. “Here she goes!”
A moment later, with a thud, the door dropped down back of the boy and he was caught in the trap.
“It worked!” cried Joe.
“Swell!” exclaimed Dick.
“I knew it would,” chuckled the cobbler. He walked all around the trap to make sure it was tight. The moon was beginning to rise now and the party of deer-trappers could see quite well.
“I say!” called Teddy. “When are you going to let me out of here?”
“Oh, that’s so,” said Joe, pretending to have forgotten his chum. “Teddy is in the trap, isn’t he?”
“I was wondering what had become of him,” Dick remarked with pretended innocence.
“Open that door!” cried Teddy.