Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-26
Hunting With
Dorothy.
BY liTTELL n.cLuss


That dsshing creature kH9~n - ethe
athletic eiri- b. cordially aislsked
holding that young wameu we're IN
tended primarily faF eozY corners
s.. when INTRODUCED r. Dorothy. be
fer sure b. would nei iii.e her bit
Handsome Abe undoubtedly vas. and
qneenly f5a Int with her aueenliness
fs0fetly wa- visa. lonanezs nself She
eGuid Fid0 aifh tho skin II cowboy
the wilaesi fang that ever leaped
fe4ee. Sire could shoot ike an -
pert AMI row ike university oars
man
And aftrr Esllaping gHsiy oFer the
fields on ere II her faFa most dan
eereas teang horses Sue would come
irfa the drawing room and. with syfn-
paihetie touch. play seDre Of old
time melodies surehargea with senil-
meut
Before nahy moons Owen discover
ri that vtfh aii her athletic prppeuNis
ties Dorh1h. was ~ tender nainred
ard az warfn henrfed MS any girl who
breatbed tie ozone
Tie result WIS Inevitable.
Therefore when Dorothy looked NJ
from tic iiann. n eoduetliah light In
her dark ..ees. and asked owen. when
are sou coming ont - shoot partrldges
with me- owen replied ibat next
morning would ind him ready With
cartridges aad gun
lie aupe#rcd Ily snnup. and Dorothy
was Hwnissre lin with her own fasor
tie SETTER aud her own brightly POI
ished lI'Iis hatFnn IN hunting boots.
Short stir AID a brown jacket. whose
larae coft8f fell baHk Over her ahaul
ders d. salns her round white
threat, she Was .erltHbHe vision =
she forest
As I tie. hat Yeu Do laok stun
uluHs W. Owens comment rs he
gave her + rarid survey Another
Diana reaaY fer The hunt but whether
il he birds 81 hrnrtu it's hnrd 10 say
she laughed merfiit
'ssfhe former. Of course. SIR she de
elared At evening With moonlight
setting, ynu know. Is the proper time
for wcundlne hearts This morning
10 the bright sunshine cartridges are
TO be our only consideration. Please
remember this"'
agreed he said. his eve flashing
back the challenge. Lets strike Out
Lock. your dog Is Just crazy TO he
or
Then down the long slope they went
IL al 10.
sun WIS "a dali. golden disk thu
seemed ta eHst IS euler over tie leasss
and fhc faady fruit Is they nude
their way through an err hard owen
stopped nnh. throwing a stiek up sutp
the hougha brought down several fine
aptslra
IN evident relish Dorothy SCI her
sherp teeth luta ems af the largest Of
these TIL sFf-eHi # thr picture WIS
ton much Zoe owen apd h. hesan 81
quote something atrut tie tirowsy
Winds thu aaeed n keaei ripe 70 tho
anFl rtaWu IA orchard ands II leng
a.
= stopped him xhh . dlsapf roy
int lance "I1e ven remember What
Ne tarted aut Is do she asked
"a. 10 shoot hirds= moi 10 talk son
IT, -"
~ nodded pnd they pushed OUT
into open aelas again The setter
hu ired yurds ahead, vas air ady
stand * = eotes ~ parlfidges They
hurried up close
Ready lac asked raising his gun.
'Ready" she answered You take
Il rse on the left. III look after those
that ay NJ on the tight
nurr.hnrr burt. AID dozen par.
frldrss rose ohiiauelt aud sailed ovei |
the fields
nane. hsns spoke Defothy's gun |
Hung tane eobncd hts
Two birds dropied. one in line Of
Owens fir. the other over 10 the
Flght
''llaaofa arr even cried Dorothy |
sIrs Il hii aud miss fer each 4 US
ate spraag terWaui. and ~ tiW aes
laua1a 81 ~ lac dead hsnls & dianpe1
them l4.le ihs saas ~ yairied Sudden
H. Aua.lessl fees IA feea ~ Aiao
nartrldse tai hai Is eise separated
NOM the nthees a4u e0t If size er.ss
aisd auHer,d ea toward a dump II
hss hes ga sRe hl. eie
lle ies h.s $50 te his sheuisief aud
pua..d bath TRIGGERS hai the bird Non
ssaas.l ia rs asgat rsea lsh'ud hin
naShed Dorothy kaa. aud The par
gfadee dropped llke speai MKT
Al tie sauce nsaNeul sharp. sting
sng pain ran through ssNeps left hand.
lnStlaethel5 he legked it w II was
covered With blos.d
Ills faee grew pale for he thought
that geea part 4 the leaden lead
had struck him He raised his aria
a nj the hI,.ed ran down IN tiny |
risnle. Over his wrist. With his fiehs |
hand he reached fer his hankeFehief |
TO ssop the eslmsoa aew He VAS |
yonscious that the SRI MAS r0nutns w |
~ him
Coed heavens, she ss~Resi, her face
white as chalk - she saw the el0~st |
-ise shot. seN, owen
-Im afraid yeu have" be said. "ha'
nat seriously | guess
La y seeaal hes hand had hala Z tie /
fs Mt ere hsef. and she Was ~ipsns
swey he tlesd
~0h Is nat very serious she
gresfgs.i feyfv.is sfeak, rs eAts =
asvsa rid e1ar hsw stfas sssl hss
kfa4ea ths la4es X tsar hard that i
AL lssark sssaansss
lie Aeosed asae aHd saw thas shas
So SD W4s tgae
~n nast fle fsnaaSsd as psN
she Nrsaea "a ae
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