52 GAME-HIKDS AT HOME. 



Bbbbbb went another from almost the same 

 place before the first bird was out of sight — only 

 a trifle smaller, but quite as swift of wing. Bang 

 went the second barrel of both guns exactly to- 

 gether, and a cloud of feathers puffed from the 

 bird which came whirling downward, while with 

 huge hubbub seven or eight more birds rose 

 curling, darting, and whizzing from the ferns in 

 all directions. 



But Jack seemed to have little anxiety about 

 the birds that had fallen, and after moving care- 

 fully a few feet stopped again, with the other 

 dog, named Frank, on the other side of the 

 ravine watching him, with legs almost as firm, and 

 tail but slightly waving. Right well Jack seemed 

 to know that all the flock had not risen ; for it 

 was a common trick in those days for part of the 

 flock to trust to hiding even after the old one 

 and most of the young ones had flown. Jack 

 swung off a few feet to get in the direct line of 

 the scent again, and then with nose high, in air 

 and body sunk in tlie grass he came to a stand- 

 still. From the ferns some thirty feet ahead 

 three grouse started in different directions. One 

 had scarcely aired his wings when he went whirl- 



