The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-01

ter Of the banker. lie had met her half
dozen times in society, and it was
whispered around the clubs and else
where that he had been more than sat
tracted." But she was the last person
he expected to meet In the deep woods
OF Maine.
Our camp is only two miles away"
she explained as lie gave her hand to
help her out of the canoe. II came up
the pond hoping TO get shot at wild
fowl, but l have had great luck. While
l was resting and looking around
great moose pushed his way through
the bushes to drink, and, though fred
only one shot, brought him down.
Such antlers! Why, all the girls in the
city will envy me when get back. DO
you think they win have it in the pa
persf"
II am very much afraid so," he said
in a serious voice.
why. what Is it?"
Didn't your father or brother tell
you that 1t is against the law to shoot
a moose this time Of year?"
why, no."
well, 1t Is, and you have, as l said,
laid yourself liable to a heavy fine.
There may be Imprisonment as well,
but am not sure about that"
"And what-whot am l going to do?"
she asked in falterlng tones. "If you
and l keep still about it, how are they
to know that shot the moose?"
There's where the trouble comes in.
You see, am 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 your"
The nearest magistrate is that dis
tance away"
The girl sat down on log and began
to shed tears. 1t would be in the pa
pers with vengeance if she were
brought before the law.
After regarding her with IA sylnpa-
thetic look for moment young Tay-
lor made his way down to the edge OF
the pond 20 look at the moose. That
the animal had fallen at the discharge
of the rifle and fioundered about for
several minutes was fact beyond
dispute. The branches We're broken
and the grass all beaten down, but
there was no moose. The bullet had
hit an antler and stunned him, and OH
coming TO the cunning animal had
skulked away with no more noise than
rabbit. lie said nothing of this.
however, on his return to the weeping
girl.
"When-when are you going to take
me!' she asked as she looked up
through her tears.
We'll, | suppose we ought to 90 10
camp and see your father first. don't
exactly see what he can do in the mat
ter. but
MI. Taylor, you must get me out of
This scrape somehow. Why. Id be il
perfect laughingstock if the papers got
hold Of it. Can't father pay the amount
of my fine TO youT'
He might. but there's the imprison-
ment, you see, Can you say that you
thought the moose was an elephant OF
rhinocerost'
II can't tell u lie, Mr.. Taylor"
"Can you say that you shut your eyes
when you pulled the trigger
Nope"
but there must be II way of saving
you" he said as he sat down on the
log beside her. Il think you shot at a
wild goose. If not that, then the gun
went off by accident As yet | have
not seen the dead moose, and | can't
expect that you will give testimony
against yourself. l think"-
WHAT
If you are to be in the woods for
the month, and If l stay here as well,
and il visit your camp every day to
see that the law Is not being violated,
and If you tind | am not altogether-al-
together Indifferent, why-why"-
A month later as they were getting
ready to go out of the woods Miss
Bessie said
What do You think became of the
body OF that moose? Father and Fred
went for the horns next day, but the
body had mysteriously disappeared.
Il think the body walked off on its
own legs before we got through talk
Ing he truthfully answered.
Her eyes flashed for moment and
then she bushed ana smiled and said:
Il didn't think there was such a
mean man in ali this world"