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grin had not been wearing calloused welts, 

 inches thick, from former experiences, I verily 

 believe I would have shed tears. The first expo- 

 sure got the picture shown herewith, where the 

 leading goose may be seen killed in his tracks, 

 but scarcely falling; the other two films of the 

 birds in flight were blanks. Some sand had 

 clogged the shutter and it had not made an ex- 

 posure. 



" Better go back to the gun, Mack!" was the 

 comment of my assistant. 



