American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-25

spared us and went ON with the others.
The baylng Of the hound was nearer
now. Suddenly we saw a big buck
come down to the shore of the cove
neal us and on our side Of the stream.
He looked to right and left. Then he
made q long leap into the water and
waded slowly until it covered aim. He
raised his nose and laid his antlers
back over his shoulders and swan
quietly downstream, his nose just
showing above the water. His antlers
were like a bit of drlftwood. If we
had not seer him take the water his
antlers might easily have passed for
a bunch of dead sticks. Soon The buck
slowly lifted his head and turned his
neck and looked at both shores. Then
very deliberately he resumed his place
under water ana went on. We watched
him as he took the farther shore be-
low us and made Off In the woods
again.
II couldn't shoot ut him, 1t was such
a beautiful bit of politics." said the
senator.
Soon the hound reached the cove's
edge and swan the river and ranged
up and down the bank for half an
hour before he found the bucks trail
again.
1--WE seen many n rascal, driven to
water by the hounds. go swimming
away as slyly MS that buck, with their
horns in the air, looking as innocent
as Il bit of driftwood. They come In
from both shores-the Wing and the
Dcmocrntlc-and they are always shot
Mt from one bank or the other"
| remember 1t surprised me a little
to hear him say that they came in
from both shores.
"Just what do you want to dof" he
asked presently.
81 should like to go down to Wash
way that / can"
/, "All right, partner-well try it," he
answered ~gravely. 81 hope that I don't
, forget and work you as hard as 1 work
y myself. 1t wouldn't be decent. | have
' q great many letters to write. I'll try
v thinking out loud while you take them
down In sOund-hand. Then you can
draft them neatly and I'll sign them.
You have tact and good manners and
4 can do many OF my errands for me and
. save me from those who have no good
d reason for taking up my time"
"You will meet the best people and
the worst. There's just n chance that
/ 1t may come to something worth while
3 who knows? You are young yet. II
d will be good training and you Will wit
ness the making of some history now
y and then"
" What elatlon | felti
Il Again the voice of the hound, which
Is had been ringing in the distant hills
10 was coming nearer.
n ave must keep watch-nnother dee
Is coming" said the senator
e. We had only a moments watch be
~ fore n fine yenrllng buck came dow
st to the opposite shore and stood look
ing across the river. The ssu%
a raised his rife and fired. The bucl
fell In the edge of the water.
70 "IIow shall we get hlm?' my frlen,
II asked.
u. at Will not be difficult" I answere,
l MS l began to undress. Nothing wa
so difficult those days.
| swan the river and lowed tn
buck across with n beech wlthe in hi
gambrel joints. The hound Joined m
ne before l wns half across with my bun
NJ den and nosed the carcass and swan
es ON ahead yelplng with delight.
or We dressed the deer and then
M had the great joy OF carrying hir
tie on my buck two miles across the Cour
ed try to the wagon. The senator wIshe
TO send n guide for the deer, but / II
nd sisted that the carrying was my priv
ed lege.
tn "Weli l guess your big thighs an
Ip- broad shoulders can stand IT," said h
rs "NTy uncle has always said that n
re man could be called Il hunter until Il
lie can 80 into the woods without Il guid
lie and kill n deer and bring 1t out q
ais his back. l want To he able 10 testii
mt that | am at least partly qualified
he "Your uncle didn't say unythir
about fetching the deer across n dee
lgs river without n boat, did hep NJ
nd Wright asked me With a smile.
we Leaves of the hceches, naples M
lie Observation-Disclosures by frost-hur
like llny lanterns, glowing with moo
cw day light, nbove the dim forest mis-
Of which we travelled.
'nil The sun was down when we got
us the clearing.
TO "What n day It has been - said NJ
sat Wright when we were seated In Il
eos wagon.
tch zone of the best In my life" I n
of swcrcd with a JOY in my heart the III
our of which have rarely known in the
many years that have come to me.
for We rode ON in silence with the cal
he OF the swamp robin and the heru
led thrush ringing in our ears MS the mig
fell.
the TITS a good time to think, and the
the we take different roads," said 4
ant friend. "You will turn into the futu
and | into tho nnStn