The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-01-21
CHAPTER discontinued.

Dan saw the door close behind him,
and he had an instant's glimpse OF the
long sweep of m0onlit ridge that
stretched beneath the window. Then,
all at once, seemingly without warn
Ing, II simply blinked out. Not until
/, the next morning did he really know
why. ], Insomnia was an old acquaint-
ance of Dams, and he had expected to
have some trouble In getting to sleep.
His only real trouble was waking up
again when Lennox called him to
breakfast He couldn't believe that
the light at his window shade was
really that Of morning.
"Good Heavens y his host exploded.
4You sleep the sleep Of the just
Dan was about to tell him that on
the contrary he was very nervous
sleeper, but he thought better OF 1t.
Something had surely happened to his
insomnia. The next instant he even
forgot TO wonder about II In the reali-
cation that hts tired body had been
wonderfully refreshed. lie had no
dread now Of the long tramp up the
ridge that his host had planned.
But first came target practice. In
Dams baggage he had certain very
plain but serviceable sporting rifle OF
about thirty-forty- caliber--a gun that
the information department of the
large sporting-g goods srore in Gitche
apolls had recommended for his pur
pose. Except for the few moments II
the store. Dan had never held a ritis
10 his hands. The first shot he hit thu
trunk of a fve-foot pine at thirty
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.But couldn't very well hav'
missed It'll" he replied to Lennox'
cheer. "You see, aimed at the mid
debut I just grazed the edge
The second shot was not so good
missing the tree altogether. And
was singular thing that he aime'
longer and tried harder on this sho
than on the frst The third time b
tried stlll harder. and made BY n
the worst shot Of all.
sWhat's the matterY' he demanded
~Tm getting worse oil the time
Lennox didn't know for sure. Blu
he made a long guess. ut might b
beginners luck" he said, but I'm Il
clined to think you're trying too har'
Take II easier-depend more on you
Instincts" :.
Dams reply was TO lift the rim
lightly 10 his shoulder. glance quick
along the trigger and nre. The bulls
struck within one inch Of the cents
OF the pine.
For a long second Lennox gazed
him N open-mouthed astonishmen
aMy stars. boy." he cried at las
swas mistaken In thinking you wei
horn tenderfoot-after ALI Can
be that little OF your old grandf
Tiers skin has been passed down
youq But you can't do II again
But Dan did do 1t again. II an
thing. the bullet was little near
the center. And then he aimed at
more distant tree.
But the hammer snapped down
effectively on the breech. He turn
with look OF question
"Your gun only holds five shot
Lennox explained. Reloading. ID
tried a more difficult target-a trul
almost one hundred yards distant.
course II would have been only chit
MAY 20 an experieneed hunter;
10 a tenderfoct Il was q diinc'
mark indeed. Twice out OF four shs
Dan hit the tree trunk, and one Of
two hits was practically a bulrs-e.
his two misses were the result OF
same mistake he had made before
attempting TO hold his aim too long
Dan and Lcnnox started togetl
up the long slope Of the ridge. =
alone armed; Lennax went WIN 7
solely rs gulss. The deer season