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one that would do. Was I to flush two at once, 

 and would they fall to my gun ? 



A small town in one of the Middle Western 

 states was given as the address, and I wrote at 

 once. My letter was strong in requirements, and 

 asked for particulars as to experience, age, refer- 

 ences, and nationality. The reply came promptly, 

 and was more to my liking than any I had 

 received before. Name, French ; Americans, 

 newly married, twenty-eight and twenty-six re- 

 spectively ; experience four and three years in 

 creamery and dairy work ; references, good ; 

 the couple wished to work together to save 

 money to start a dairy of their own. I was 

 pleased with the letter, which was an unusual 

 one to come from native-born Americans. Our 

 people do not often hunt in couples after this 

 manner. I telegraphed them to come to the city 

 at once. 



It was late in April when I first saw the 

 Frenches. The man was tall and raw-boned, 

 but good-looking, with a frank manner that in- 

 spired confidence. He was a farmer's son with 

 a fair education, who had saved a little money, 

 and had married his wife out of hand lest some 

 one else should carry her off while he was build- 

 ing the nest for her. 



" I took her when I could get her," he said, 

 " and would have done it with a two-dollar bill 

 in my pocket rather than have taken chances." 



The woman was worthy of such an extreme 



