“You’ve caught some sort of animal in your trap!” called Mrs. Traddle to Teddy and the others.
“It’s a deer, Mrs. Traddle,” said the old cobbler. “I knew when I made that trap it would catch the mystery deer.”
“I can’t make out if it’s a deer or not,” said Mrs. Traddle.
“Have you been out here before, looking?” asked Joe as they all hurried nearer the trap.
“Oh, land sakes, yes,” Mrs. Traddle replied. “I was out here as soon as it was daylight.”
“What time was the deer caught?” asked Teddy.
“I’m not sure it is a deer,” Mrs. Traddle said. “I can’t get a good look at it through the cracks. You made that trap of yours good and tight, Mr. Crispen.”
“I sure did, Mrs. Traddle,” said the cobbler. “When you make a deer trap, make it good and tight, I say. Deer are pesky critters for getting out of a place once they get in.”
“But as I said,” went on Mrs. Traddle, “I can’t be sure it is a deer.”