Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-10
CHAPTER IIl-Continued. d.

R0iney gave over the spokes and
went to the starboard rail with Lund
watching the preparations between
fore and main masts for the competi-
ton and telling Lund what was hap
pening. Carlson gave out some shot
gun cartridges from cardboard boxes.
twelve to each of the six hunters.
Sandy, the rOustabout, had been
requisitioned to toss up empty bot
ties, and those who failed cursed him
for poor thrower A hunter named
DemIng made no misses, and secured
first prize Of ten dollars in gold, with
man named Beale scoring two be-
hind him, and getting half that
amount from Carlson.
Then came the test with the rifles.
The weapons were all of the same
caliber, web oiled, and in perfect con
dition. Each of the hunters had a
few shells in his possession, but they
lacked the total of six dozen by a
considerable margin.
Carlson went below for the neces-
sary ammunition while the target was
completed and set In place. A key
had been rugged with a weight under
sluug TO keep 1t upright, and a tin
can painted white, set on a short
spar in one end of the keg. A light
line was attached to a bride, and the
mark lowered over the stern, where it
rode, bobbing in the tail of the
schooner's wake, thirty fathoms from
the tatfrail where the crowd gath
cred
More bullets hit the keg than the
can, ana Carlson was often called
upon as umpire. But the tin gradual
~ became ragged and blotched where
the steel-jacketed missiles tore
through. Beale and Deming both had
n'e clean, undisputed hits, tying for
hrSt prize. Beale offered to shoot it
OIL with six more shells apiece, and
Demlag consented.
can't he done" declared Carlson.
Not right now, anyway. / gave out
me last Shell there was in the maya
zine"
'berHed funny" said Deming. "a
sealer shy on cartridges! Lucky We
ain worryin' about tibet sort of a
cargo
probably plenty aboard some
"ueFe said Carlson, ''but don't
1h'" where they are. You boys have
so' HE beaten on rifles and shotguns. -
Ne went on, producing from his hip
p"caet a fiat, effective-looking auto
mo0c pistol of heavy caliber. "How
are You on small arms?"
HE hunters shook their heads dubi-
ously ~ ''' 00''
90. Never use EN-" said Deming.
-'e'er could do much with that kind
~ID5 now. Give me revolver, an |
r 'aaKe out to hit a whale, II he
n aS ..'ae enough, but not with one O.
No- much difference" said Carl.
" ANY of you got revolyers?"
ne '.r spoke. 1t was against the
:. W" 'l.ien laws Of vessel for pistols
49, =" oe owned forward of the main
Pos. Aedie hnally answered for the
AIRY pistol, sir"
Then said Carlson. "I'll give Won
, "a exhibition myself. ANY bottles
msa Beole, win you toss them for
n, mere were eight shots in the auto
So s and Carlson smashed seven
q . MS ia midair. The hunters shout.
81. relr appreciation.
nrese all of 'em7- Lund asked
a. Emmy bottles left at alp"
dec. vailed toward the taffrail, ad-
bv % a, y Oh shoot by sound as wen ns
T guy Docr ne challenged.
~. '@oey not" said Carlson.
p. had my eyes I'd snapshot We
4 hundred bucks" said Lund. "As
p,,- night target one or two.
lseS have some one run a line,
y, ing. an fix a bottle on Il. win
ant got a g,,n =, -. o-,-n