The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-10

af the rivers edge with long stretch of water in sight while the music of the hounds voice came faintly to our ears from the distant forest.
 "Oh, I've been dreaming of this for n long time," said the senator as he leaned back against tree and filled his lungs and looked out upon the wa ter, green with lily pads along the edge and fiecked with the last of the white blossoms. "I believe you want to leave this lovely country"
 q am waiting for the call to go'" I said.
 "Well, I'm inclined to think you are the kind of man who ought to go." he answered almost sadly. ''You are needed. I have been waiting until we should meet to congratulate you on your behavior at Cobleskill. l think you have the right splrit-that is the all-Important matter. You will en- counter strange company in the game or pOllllCS. 44el luG NGAi yON
 He told me many stories of his lire in Washington, interrupted by souhu like that of approaching footsteps we ceased talking and presently a nock of cartridges came near us, pacing along over the mat of leaves in lel- surely fashion. We sat perfectly stlii' A young cock bird with his beautitul ruff standing out, like the hair on the back of frightened dog, strode toward us with q comic threat in ms manner. It seemed as If he were or half mind to knock us into the TSVer. But we sat as still as stumps and ne spared us and went On with the others
 The paying of the hound was nearer now. Suddenly we saw big DUCK come down to the shore of the cove near US and on our side of the stream. He looked to right and left. Then he made a long leup into the water and waded slowly until 1t covered him. He raised his nose and laid his antlers back over his shoulders and swan quietly downstream, hls nose JuSt showing above the water. His antiers were like bit of driftwOOd. If we had not seen him take the water his antlers might easily have passed for 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 and went on. We watched him as he took the farther shore be- low us and made off in the woods again.
 ."I couldn't shoot at him, 1t was such beautiful bit Cf politics" said the senator.
 Soon the hOunl reached the cove's edge and swam the river and ranged up and down the bank for half an hour before he found the bucks trail again.
 "Tye seen many a rascal, driven to water by the hounds, go swimming away as Slyly as that buck, with their horns Tn the air, looking as innocent as bit of drIftwood. They come in from both shOres--the Whig and the Democratic--and they are always shot al from one bank or the other
 l remember 1t surprised me a little to hear him say that they came in from both shores.
 Just what do you want to do?" he asked presently.
 q should like to go down to Wash ington with you and help you in any way that can"
 All right, partner-well try 1t" he answered gravely. "I hope that don't forget and work you as hard as work myself. It wouldn't be decent, have great many letters to write. I'll try 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 can do many of my errands for me and save me from those who have no good reason for taking up my time"
 You will meet the best people and the worst. There's just a chance that it may come to something worth while who knows? You are young yet. It will be good training and you will wit ness the making of some history now and then"
 What elatiOn felt
 Again the voice of the hound, which had been ringing in the distant hills, was coming nearer,
 "We must keep watch-another deer Is coming said the senator.
 We had only a moments watch be- fore a fine yearling buck came down to the opposite shore and stood look Ing across the river, The senator raised his rife and fired. The buck fell in the edge of the water.
 How shall we get hlm?" my friend asked.
 1t will not be difficult" I answered as I began to undress. Nothing was difficult those days. ''
 swan the river and lowed the buck across with a beech wlthe in his gambrel joints. The hound joined me before was half across with my bur den and nosed the carcass and swan 1,a1piDO T,,ifh