The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-29
'St0rV'
He Had the Ducks
OF That He's Sure
HoiC Did He Get EN-?
And When!
by hal ARMSTRONG

Boulevard cafe and tell Jack
.sehlffer He'll set you down TO a
five-course dinner. tip tho waitress
himself. tear up your check and hand
you a bit cigar with his compliments
on your way out
Schiller always goes out on the
first day OF the duck season. This
fall was no exception. With four
hunting companions he motored
forth the night before in order to
reach the lake early. Engine trouble
occurred. II was an hour after sun
rp when the party reached its desti.
nation.
The five Of them piled out OF the
car. gathered up their kits and head
ed into the woods. Shiffer was
tired lie had put In fatiguing day
the day before. had slept none In the
car. and WAS. In short. ~ali In
There were two lakes a small one
nessrby and large one. where the
ducks were reported plentiful.
farther on thru the timber. II was
two miles and n half to the larger
one. No ducks had ever been seen
on the smaller.
The party strung out along tho
traii. headed Tor tho larger lake.
'E%buAiffcr Jagged behind A drixxling
Frain began TO fail
1T was no trip for a tired man.
rccsIiz Schiller. Il sAngicd along
bringing up the rear TN tho others
had rot out Of sight ahead cf me-
II came 70 n shex of overhnnxfux
rock. buiit up fire. crnwied under
rhe ledge and sat down
Il looked at my watch II was
E35. / felt druwsy-
Some time later Schiller says he
awoke. shouldered HIS SUP and
struck across 20 tho smaller lake.
where he could hear the ducks
auacking loudly. On hands and
knees he crawlcd 100 yards to a point
OF vantage overlooking the pond
SHOOTS HIS QUOTA.
RETURNS TO S>OOZE
The water was literally black with
fowl He shot his limit. retrieved
Them personally from the water.
Beaded them onto his shoulders. and
dragged himself hack 20 the shelter
. 1Tg ledge He buried the ducks un-
dtr pile OF fallen leaves.
n His fire had gone dead whfle he
was away. He rebuilt II with diff
Guilty. using leaves from under the
! NiSe and damp twigs that he gath
- a outside
looked at his watch. II was
noon. He sprawled before the
q .fe and went 10 sleep.
A rough shake awakened him. His
companions had returned. They had
no ducks. he noted with self-aatisfac-
tion.
Come on said one Of them. we
thought you were lost. Nobody sleeps
or this party. We shoot our own
ducks. remember"
i've got my quota" Schiller said
The four others laughed derisfveiy.
IL was obvious he had not regained
his mental faculties after his nap.
Doubtless he had been dreaming.
'shake yourself and come on" said
another. We were almost 10 the
lake when We missed you and came
back. Thought you were lost Hurry
We want 10 get there before the
ducks are all gone"
Get fhere7" echoed Schiller
what do YOU mean. get there. Been
there all day. haven't yop-and no
ducks? I went over to tho small
lake and shot these"
TIME FLEW BACK,
But HE HAD THE FOWL
! He scratched among the leaves
md Uncovered his string OF birds.
3he others gasped.
-where the -" they unisoned
Shot 'ern on the small lake. tell
you," sSchlffer insisted
'~Ten 1t to Sweeney" said one,
pulling out his watch. We've only
been gone 20 minutes
Schiller glanced at the timepice.
then at his own II was not yet Q
o'clock.
He examined his gun II had not
once been shot. But there were the
ducke He brought them home and