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FOREST AND STREAM 
December, 1920 
e Call of the Great Outdoors 
is the Call for a COLT 
T HE allurement of the woods at all times 
of the year is almost irresistible to the man 
who loves the great outdoors. 
And naturally, he packs with him when ever he 
goes as part of his camp equipment a COLT. 
His preference may vary as to whether it is 
an Automatic or a Revolver but those who 
have experience never argue on one thing — 
that is, that the arm must be a COLT. 
This world-famous accuracy and dependable 
safety have earned for it among sportsmen the 
world over, a reputation which establishes it 
as the best that money can buy. 
For all your hunting trips take a COLT. It will add 
great pleasure and protection for your trip. Your 
dealer will be glad to obtain for you, if he has not 
already got it, the exact model you prefer. 
COLT’S PATENT FIRE ARMS MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. 
Manufacturers ol 
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Colt's ''Browning) Automatic Machine Guns Celt's (Browning) Automatic Machine Rifles 
ing slowly, for all the world as a mule 
would, she made for the shore. 
“Now,” said Charlie, “pull, pull!” 
The little canoe leaped forward, and 
the mad race started; on our part to 
cut her off from shore, — on hers to get 
to the shelter of the forest that came 
down to the water’s edge. 
The water foamed behind her. Those 
powerful legs of hers with their 
bunched muscles were heaving in 
mighty strokes. The bubbles leaped 
hissing under her lips as she churned 
her way; one could mark her wake by a 
broad streak of white water filled with 
bursting bubbles. 
For the first few yards, too, she held 
her own. Then we began to creep up, 
nearer and nearer. There was no mud 
or waterplant to hinder either of us, 
so the race was clear. For my part, 
I simply put all my weight and strength 
in the paddle, leaving it to Charlie to 
steer the course, — which he did with 
that careless and scarcely perceptible 
flip at the end of each stroke. 
I could feel my lungs swelling with 
the strain, and hear Charlie’s breath 
coming in puffs. But we were slowly 
gaining. While just ahead of us that 
powerful body clove the waters, neck 
stretched out, ears leaning forward 
tensely, legs stretching and swirling 
back with the regularity of an engine. 
One thing I saw even as we were 
madly racing: she still held in her 
mouth the long vivid green strip of lily 
stem which she was eating when we 
disturbed her. And that, with her pen- 
dulous nose and mobile lips, her little 
twinkling eyes and erect ears, gave even 
to this massive creature, a sort of trig, 
devil-may-care attitude. It had the ef- 
fect of a feather stuck cockily in a girl’s 
hat; it struck one, too, like a cigar or 
cigarette cocked in the corner of a 
man’s mouth. She was running, swim- 
ming with amazing strength; every 
nerve and muscle in her magnificent 
body was tense with electric energy. 
Turning with a strikingly dignified 
tilt of her head she made a leap that 
carried her half way clear, then settled 
to a new pace that simply walked away 
from us, while the water curled from 
her haunches as it swirls from a power- 
ful boat at sudden speed ahead. 
But Charlie saved the day, — he was 
like a hawk following game, and seemed 
to have sensed the leap before it was 
made, for the canoe shot forward and 
headed her off once more. We were 
right on top of her when she gave up 
the race for shore, and in answer to 
Charlie’s charge ‘at her snout, turned 
lakeward. We had won the race, and 
definitely cut her off. 
Not a grunt came from her, however; 
with the same dignified swerve of her 
huge head sho turned toward deep water 
and put on speed. But we had her safe, 
well out in the lake, — and now with the 
breath puffing from her distended nos- 
trils and her bunched muscles trembling 
a little with weariness, — she gave up. 
I photographed her in all sorts of po- 
sitions, with all apertures, and times 
and focus, to be deadly sure of having 
a good picture. And two of those pho- 
tos came out so clear that one ean see 
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