INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



The third morning a shot was heard. 

 Legrand returned with three beautiful blue- 

 winged teal hanging from each shoulder. 



"Legrand, how did you manage to have 

 so much luck all of a sudden, when you were 

 not able to get anything the two preceding 

 mornings?" 



"To-day," he replied, "was the first time 

 I could get them lined up so that I could bag 

 them all at one shot." 



It was my good fortune to make another 

 interesting acquaintance in a somewhat singu- 

 lar way. One afternoon, when shooting on 

 the edge of a marsh close by the house where 

 I was sojourning, I became conscious of 

 someone near at hand. Turning around I 

 discovered an elderly man of dignified bear- 

 ing, whose round ruddy face, ornamented 

 with a long white flowing beard, rested upon 

 broad shoulders and sturdy frame. The ex- 

 pression of his countenance was mild and 

 kindly, possessing a reflective cast, which was 

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