BULLETS AND THEIR BILLETS 



moment a bargain seeker might have 

 purchased a rifle, with the owner thrown 

 in, at a sacrificial discount from list 

 prices ! The magazine now being empty, 

 the rifle was brought down from the 

 shoulder, that a sixth cartridge might be 

 slipped into the barrel. The sight was 

 at three hundred yards! Many hours 

 before, a companion, who was to have 

 the first shot, had come upon a small 

 band of caribou lying in the midst of a 

 snowy expanse, and, as their bodies were 

 not in sight, had suggested that the pro- 

 tagonist of this tale should fire at three 

 hundred yards, to bring them to their 

 feet. Then was the sight elevated, and 

 so it had remained. 



If the little narrative has any interest 

 for the reader, he may care to hear the 

 sequel or sequels. As to the caribou first 

 seen other counsels prevailed, and two 

 of them were accounted for by two 

 clever shots ; while the animal who had 

 so gallantly stood the fusillade fell to 



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