Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23

"Dick. pon aren't hurt, are yottf' don't like those jagged stick up things on the rim. Dick, do be care full"
 ''All right I know how to load. I'll fire at the breakwater out here"
 He fired, and Amomma ran away, bleating. The bullet threw up a spurt of mud to the right of the weed wreathed piles. -
 Throws high and to the right. You try, Maisie. Mind, it's loaded all round"
 Maisie took the pistol and stepped delicately to the verge of the mud, her hand firmly closed on the butt, her left eye and mouth screwed up. Dick sat down on a tuft of bank and laughed. Amomma returned very cautiously. He was accustomed to strange expert ences In his afternoon walks, and, find Ing the cartridge box unguarded, made investigations with his nose. Maisie fired, but could not see where the bull let went.
 '1 think it hit the post" she said, shading her eyes and looking out across the sailless sea.
 "I know it has gone out to the Mari zion bell buoy" said Dick, with a chuckls Fire low and to the left Then oerhaps you'll get it. Oh, look at Amomma! He's eating the car. tridgesp'
 Maisie turned the revolver in her hand just In time to see Amomma scampering away from the pebbles Dick threw after him. Nothing is sa- cred to the billygoat. Being well fed and the adored of his mistress, Amom. ma had naturally swallowed two load ed pin fire cartridges. Maisie hurried up to assure herself that Dick had not miscounted the tale.
 "Yes; he's eaten twor'
 "Horrid little beast! Then they'll jog gle about inside him and blow up, and serve him right. Oh, Dick, have killed youY'
 Revolvers are tricky things for young hands to deal with. Maisie could not explain how it had happened, but a veil of reeking smoke separated her from Dick, and she was quite certain that the pistol had gone off in his face. Then she heard him sputter, andSdrop- ped on her knees beside him, crying: "Dick, you aren't hurt, are you? I didn't mean it."
 ''Of course you didn't" said Dick, emerging from the smoke and wiping his cheek. tBut you nearly blinded R,c. That powder stuff stings awfully." A neat little splash of gray lead on a stone showed where the bullet had gone. Maisie began to whimper.
 Don't" said Dick, jumping to his feet and shaking himself. I'm not q bit hurt"
 No, but I might have killed you" protested Maisie, the corners of her mouth dropping. What should I have done thenT'
 Gone home and told Mrs. Jennett." !" Dick grinned at the thought; then, it. Besides, we are wasting time. We've got to get back to tea. I'll take the re- vOlver a bit.'
 Maisie would have wept on the leaat encouragement, but Dicks indifference, albeit his hand was shaking as he picked up the pistol, restrained her. She lay panting on the beach while Dick methodically bombarded the breakwater. Got it at last"' he ex- claimed as a lock of weed flew from the wood.
 Let me try" said Maisie imperious- ly. "I'm all right now" They fired in turns till the rickety little revolver nearly shook itself to pieces, and Am omma the outcast-because he might blow up at any moment-browsed in the background and wondered why stones were thrown at him. Then they found balk of timber floating in a pool which was commanded by the sea- ward slope of Fort Keeling. and they