1 68 The Wild-Fowlers 



anyway. We 've had our day. Bradley 's 

 too old and I 'm too stout to find it worth 

 any great difficulty to perfect the matter 

 in our cases. Ha! cases not gun-cases. 

 No pun intended, I assure you/' 



" But Seth is quite right/' said Doctor 

 Bradley, " though, as you say, Doctor, I 

 am too old to become excited over any- 

 thing nowadays, and I will stand by him 

 in this gun question, but he need n't 

 think his immediate argument has settled 

 the affair in my mind. I have for years 

 seen the thing just as he pictures it, 

 though the advent of nitro powder has 

 increased my belief, I will admit." 



' Thank you, Doctor," answered Seth; 

 " and thank you, Doctor Corbin. Now a 

 word more. Old and fat as you both are, 

 you must admit you love this gun talk, 

 and you 'd both work like young race 

 horses to work it into practical service if 

 you were put to the test; you know you 

 would, indifferent as you claim to be. I 

 use my i6-gauge on snipe, quail, and 



