OH, SHOOT! 



"Those are nice bear dogs of ours," I ven- 

 tured, at which my companion's remarks were 

 of a character not to be chronicled. 



'"Kindly remit hundred dollars and feed 

 only at night,'" he quoted. "Say, if those 

 laphounds ever crab another shot for me I'll " 



"And I'll do the same," I declared, heartily; 

 and we shook hands over the compact. 



We found Little at camp, clad in a pair of 

 bath slippers, drying out his clothes, but Joe 

 did not show up until nearly ten that night, 

 and then he came alone. 



"Did you kill those college bear dogs?" we 

 inquired, hopefully. 



"I couldn't get close enough," he said. 



" Did you get a shot at the bears? " 



"No! About twelve miles back yonder 

 those two picked up five more. Your eighty 

 pounds of Mother Goose dog had four tons 

 of bear on the hike when I quit. It looks like 

 they're heading toward the north side of the 

 island, and if we take the launch around to 

 Big Bay to-night we may be able to pick them 

 up to-morrow." 



It was high tide when Jack and Jill appeared 

 on the bank, and as Joe boosted them over the 

 rail they beamed upon us as if to say: 



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