The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-29

she explained as ne BuNe HeI hih" y"
help her out Of the canoe. II came UP
the pond hoping To get q shot at a wild
fowl, but have had great luck, Whlle
was resting ana looking around
great moose pushed his way through
the bushes to drlnE. and, though hred
orly one shot, brought lfim down,
such an,lers. Why. III the girls in the
city win envy me when 1 get back. DO
you think they VIII have il in the pa
persI"
Il am very much afraid So he said
in a serious voice.
why. what is it,
"nldn't your father or brother tell
you that it is against the law TO shoot
moose this time of YEAR,
"Why, no."
wei. II is, and you have, rs ] said,
laid yourself liable to a heavy tine.
There may be Imprisonment rs We'll
but i am not sure about that
"And what what am I going to do"
she asked in faltering tones. IF you
and keep still about it, how are they
to know that shot the mooseT
There's where the trouble comes in.
You see. | am n deputy game warden,
and it is my duty to arrest you and see
that you are punished.
"And I've got to go twenty-five miles
through the woods with y0u?"
"The nearest magistrate is that dis
faraa ayxnrf'
! Tho girl sat down on a log and began
Ito she'd tears. 1t would he in the pa
pers with vengeance if she were
brought before the law
After regarding her with a sympa-
tiietlc look for moment young ray-
Tor made his way down TO the edge Of
the pond to look at the moose That
the animal had fallen at the discharge
OF the ride and floundered about tor
several minutes was fact beyond
dispute. The branches were broken
ana the grass ali beaten down, but
there was no moose. The bullet had
hit an antler and stunned him, and on
coming to the cunning animal Ind
skulked away with no more noise thar
rabbit. He said nothing Of this
however. on his reteIn to the weeping
girl.
WHEN when are sou going TO rake
mef" size asked as she looked uT
+ through her tears.
! We'll. / suppose we ought to go t.
| camp and see your father first den'i
/ exactly See what he can do in the mat
/ ter, but
Mr.. Taylor, you must get me out OF
/ This scrape somehow Why, I'll be Z
perfect. laughingStock If the papers g1'
! hold Of it. Can't father pay the amount
Of nay, line to you!'
'Hc might. but there's the iiaprisoA
m6nt. yofl see. Can You soy that yol
thought the moose was an elephant Of
a. rhinoeeroyF
TT can't tell a lie, MIR. Taylor
Can you sag that you shut your eyes
when y3n pulled the trigger
Nope"
But there must be a way OF saving
YOU" he said as lie sat down on Zig
/ Log beside her II think you sllot nj
wild goose If hot that, then the gpi
/ went Off by accident. As yet | have
not seen the dead moose aud eau
e2pet that YOU win give testimony
aaa inst Yourself l ihiuR"-
Whit"
IF you are 10 be ID the woods fo
the month. and II ! ay here as well
AMI il visit your zap every DAY t
see tina the law Is not Icing violated
and if you ind am not altogether~al
together Indifferent rhy-wby"-
y month later Is ,hcy were gettln'
ready to 20 out OF he woods Mis-
Bessie said:
what do you think became Of III
body of that moose: Father and Ere
went for the horns next day, but tn
body had mysteriou disappeared
Of think the body walked Of on it
own leg before we got through tals
ing" he truthfully answered
Her eyes flashed for moment an
then she blushed and smiled and said
- 'rir7nt HEX c7cfc~ was such
Ice.n acA il an this world"