The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-18
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his club and society for three or
flour weeks, aud had returned to tell
1pf the number of ducks he,j had shot
kAGsthA interval and what a GOOD .Fisne
\ AsNa AaghNn doing 1t, lIAosd Who
mad talvelL Interest enough7to4 qucs-I
ltiba ShiiAabad been told thar He Ind
gone down on the shore Of Long Isl
land sound, but they soon forgot i'll
They couldn't shoot, and they didn't
care to rough H.
| Winter had passed spring had
gcome. and Mr. Bennett was missing
ias usual. He had been welcomed by
4 the landlord pf The country tavern
and told that ducks were flying and
that he could not get into his old
suit too quickly Roughing il CON
4 with an old hat TO match shay.
ing. a briar root instead of a cigar,
/ and waJing or padding about the
! marshes for teu hours q day. Wild
/ 1ucksN wait for no man. the clubman
! knew It. and waited for them. II
there wore anv birds flying or. rest
4 ing he got them. His hunting range
! extended UP and down for three miles
\ and here and there is closely ap
dpl cached the highway.
I Mr.. Bennett had not concerned
4 himself much about the inhabitants.
lat the north end OF the range there
Twas a large manor house. He could
not help'seeing it. and he had won
Idered who lived there On his last
wears hunt he had caught sight OF a
Young lady driving pony and
lphaeton to the village and back He
had been too far away to Judge of her
appearance but gallantly decided
that sheAwas at least reasonably
handsome. There the matter had
rested. He was out to shoot ducks
On this spring he had been down
tour days before he caught sight OF
the phaeton and its driver. He had
Just stepped ashore, from his boat,
and picked up the five ducks he had
Killed 10 return to the hotel, when
pony and vehicle came driving from
the direction of the manor house.
The driver was the girl of the yeal
before.
She was good looking. The color
Of her hair was brown, of her eyes
hazel. She had a fine mouth. a chin
with dimple in it, and the pose
of her head was artistic. Having
spoiled about twenty canvases try
ing 10 become an artist, MIR. Bennett
was qualified TO Judge of poses and
poses. He stepped aside for the
vehicle to pass, but it did not pass.
, II stopped and the young lady looked
full at him. He would have taken
off his hat, but it was tied on; he
would have parted with his four
davs' growth OF beard, but there
| were no shaving conveniences; he
, would have liked at least a paper
collar, but all collars were far away.
My man. said the young lady al
ter looking him over, 81 suppose you
are shooting ducks for the New
York market?'
"Yes M for The Blank Flank no
tel, was the reply.
well, will pay you the same AZ
a they do for aWew pairs. Mother, sis.
! ter and | are very fond of them, but
: no one around here goes in for shoot.
9 ing. Could YOU sell me three pairs
~ I WPPk Hllll We btl tlitu VI tutih
!, Il think So.
= "And how much will thy be?''
" The hunter loked up into those
!. hazel eyes, rubbed his stubby beard
: in "A, reflective way, and then replied
!" WALL young lady, bein as | am a
y leetle hard up for cash Jest now
= we'll say dollar pair. | get three
:, times rs mlph for EN- in New York.
= 4 suppose you do, and | know you
= are certainly giving me a bargain
= Will YOU bring pair Of those you
have to the house, Please leave
them at the kitchen door with the
cook. Here Is your dollar
, "rhankee, ma aam'
, This is Tuesday On Thursday
n bring another pair and I'll pay you
. at the house"
. Just so. maam."
As Mr.. Bennett couldn't litt bis
hat, he touched il and bent n knee
aud the phaeton drove on. II was d
: full mile TO the manor house, and b,
u was tired and hungry, but he walked
u The distance, The watchdog was
= he first to welcome him, and for q
y time he seemed to be wondering
where to take his first bite. The
:, cook replied TO his knock at the
u kitchen door, and as the ducks wert
handed her she said.
!, 'l'll just bet this is some Of Miss
!, Carries work She's been talking
u ducks for Two weeks. hate 10 pici
en-, but | spose I'll have to. W.
amt got any cold victuals today OF
- I'd offer you some
y Thanks, Just the same
= I'm glad to see you have man
:, ners. Them's what most of thu
;, folks around here lack. I've lived II
y a family in New York, and know
= what's what
The duck shooter went away
laughing. He smiled all the wa,
y home, aud he took that dollar from
y bis vest pocket and looked at it Of
y ten As matter OF fact, it was
= the first dollar he had ever earned
~ He would sell the young lady NOR,
y ducks. He would carry the joke OF
u as long as he remained there. WheI
u she had tired of ducks perhaps sh'
would want fresh fish. 1t was just
harmless little joke. Even the tav
G ern keeper didn't know enough abon
! him to give him away.
On Thursday second pair o
). ducks was taken up TO The mano
:. house. The cook went off 20 uotifl