94 “COME DUCK SHOOTING WITH ME” 
because I saw the pea under the shell the chap bet on, 
but he lost all the same. After the chap that lost the 
five dollars had cussed a little and walked away, I said 
to the stylish feller: 
‘““What do you do with all the money you win?’ 
‘“““Oh,’ he said, ‘I am an assistant treasurer of the 
Y. M. C. A. and all the money I take in goes to them, 
except of course my actual expenses.’ I was certainly 
surprised to hear that, but then I remembered that these 
charitable institutions are always begging for money. 
‘Well, I jogged along to see what else I could find and 
two or three tents away I saw a chap throwing three 
cards ona small table. One card had a big cross on the 
back of it. He dropped this card by mistake and I saw 
it was the ace of hearts. Then he chucked all three 
cards down on the table and said— . . . Here come 
two teal, right north, close in!’’ exclaimed Jimmy. 
I rose and fired both barrels; one bird fell, the other 
darted upward so fast he beat me to it. I shot under 
him although I aimed four feet over him. 
‘“Where was I?”’ asked Jimmy. 
“Where the chap asked you to pick up the ace of 
hearts, ’’ I answered. 
‘““How did you know that?” asked Jimmy in a sur- 
prised tone of voice. ‘‘I never told you, but that was 
just what he did say.”’ 
‘“‘And what did you answer,” I asked. 
“Oh! I said, ‘I can pick up the ace of hearts. I’ll go 
you a dollar. I can do it, my middle name is Rocky- 
feller,’ and I laid my dollar down on the table. 
‘““All right,’ he says. ‘Let’s see you pick up the ace 
of hearts now!’ 
‘‘T turned over the card I saw him drop and it was the 
ace of hearts all right. 
