4 2 The Wild-Fowlers 



cockney practice not only renders short- 

 lived sport possible to a few greedy indi- 

 viduals, but it takes away sport and game 

 from the general sportsmen of the day 

 and ruins all prospects of a future play at 

 wild fowl in these waters. But, as I say, 

 I '11 go with you and I '11 enjoy the trip 

 as well as either of you, but it '11 be my 

 first and last experience in battery shoot- 

 ing, mark me. I suppose you '11 wire 

 Doctor Corbin ? " 



" I have done so already," said Doctor 

 Bradley; " he '11 meet us to-morrow in 

 our old corner in the Studio. You be on 

 hand and we '11 give you a battery argu- 

 ment together. The idea! Us fat and 

 lazy! I '11 tell the Doctor what you 've 

 said, you mean cuss, and don't you dare 

 to back water. And now good-bye, old 

 boy. I 'm off for down-town to get 

 my ten-gauge. You '11 shoot that little 

 twelve of yours, I suppose ? Good-bye; 

 see you to-morrow." 



And the old Doctor wabbled out of the 



