Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-22

pushed through the grass 20 the nrT
shore.
YES. and you-you"-
Tavlor stood there Tor the next two
minutes and stared He hSd NJ last
recognized Miss BESSIE Whiting laugh
ter of the banker. Tie had met her halt
a dozen times in society and Il was
whispered around the clubs and e>e
where that be had been more thNa AT.
tracted But She was tho laSJ pcrS3n
he expected 10 meet Ia tle Gte4 wora>
OF Maine.
"0ur camp Is 0uly Two mites a"y,
she explained a. be'gave her 81 haGG to
help her ont OF the cauoe came Cl
the pond hoping 10 get q shot ar a MD
fowl. but have had great lOc& W1le
I was resting and hooking around 8
great moose pushed his Way through
the bushes u drink. and thoaSh 2 h0al
only one shot. / brought aiM down.
such antlers. VIE ali the srlS in the
city viii envy me when I set back 10
you think they win have IL IN the pa
persg
4 am very much afrad 30. he said
IN a serious voice.
why. what Is SIS"
"Didnt your father or brother ten
you that il is against the law 70 shoot
a moose This time ~ Year,
"Why. no.
well. II Is. and you have. as / said,
laid yourself liable 10 a heavy fine,
There may be Imprisonment as well.
but / am not sure about that"
And what-what am | going 10 doE'
she asked in faltering tones IF you
and | keep still about il, how are they
10 know that | shot the mcoseT"
There's where the trouble comes in.
You see. | am a deputy game warden,
and il is my duty 10 arrest you and see
that you are punished
"And I've got TO go twenty-five miles
through the woods with your
1.-THE nearest magistrate is that dis.
lance away"
The girl sat down on a log and began
TO shed tears. Ii would be in the pa.
pers with a vengeance if she were
brought before the law.
After regarding her with a sympa,
thetic look for a moment young Tay.
lor 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 rife and ioundered about FOL
several minutes was "A fact beyond
dispute. The branches were broker
and the grass all beaten down. but
there was no moose. Ths bullet haC
hit an antler and stunned him. and Oh
coming TO the cunning animal haC
skulked away with no more noise thar
a rabbit. lie said nothing of this
however, on his return TO the weeping
girl.
"When-when are you going to TAX
me- she asked as she looked W
through her tears.
"Well, I suppose we ought to go (,
camp and see your father first Idon'
exactly see what he can do in the mat
ter, but
MIR. Taylor, you must get me out o.
GAA4H ADG FOADNAlVNs w ~ III OG Z
perfect Iaughingstock If the papers 60
hold of it. Can't father pay the amour
OF my fine to your"
He might. but there's the imprison
ment, you e Can you say that yo'
thought the moose was an elephant o
a ~ThinOceros Z"
III can't tell a lie, Mr.. Taylor"
"Can you say that you shut your eye
when you pulled the trigger
Nope"
But there must be a way Of savinI
you" he said as he sat down on tn
log beside her. Il think you shot at
wild goose. If not that, then the gun
went off by accident. As yet hav
not seen the dead moose, and / can
expect that you will give testimon.
against yourself. l think
"What?"
"If you are To be in the woods 70
the month, and IL stay here as wei
and il l visit your camp every day I
see that the law is not being violated
and il you find / am not altogether
together Indifferent, why-why"-
A month later as they were gettin
ready to go out of the woods Mis-
Bessie said:
What do you think became Of I'd
body Of hat moose? Father and Ere
went for the horns next day, but tn
body had mysteriously disappeared"
II think the body walked of on II
own legs before we got through tail
ing" be truthfully answered.
Her eyes flashed for a moment, an
then she blushed and smiled and said
Il didn't think there was such