54 The Wild-Fowlers 



sport on this trip, birds or no birds. The 

 Doctor says you 're way up on battery 

 shooting. I 'm mighty happy 't is so, for 

 by my true word, I know nothing about 

 it; never saw a battery, but it must afford 

 grand sport. The Doctor says it 's real 

 comfortable and a sure thing for ducks. 

 Sit down, boy, sit down; waiter! " 



"Yes, sir/' 



" We 've no time to spare. My friend 

 will look after his own bottle ; you busy 

 yourself getting some bluepoints for him 

 a plenty dish and let the broiled lob- 

 ster and the green chicory for Doctor 

 Bradley and me come at the same time. 

 Hurry, now." 



"Yes, sir." 



" And, waiter!" called Bradley, " tell 

 Martin to send out to the wagon two 

 boxes of those dark Key Wests of mine 

 to William. He 's to stow them in one 

 of the leather cases or in the half-filled 

 black rubber bag under the middle seat; 

 he '11 know." 



