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add to this the ability to kill a pretty high percentage 
of the game at which you shoot. 
I believe this plan in Belle’s case may prove the best 
scheme of all. I know she is so much interested in 
her hunting that if you shoot only over stanch points 
you are pretty apt to bring her out of her disease, 
at least gradually, and will ultimately cure her, pro¬ 
vided you do not get enthusiastic too quickly and 
subject her to the heavy artillery of a number of 
friends whose main idea is to fill the air with shot 
every time they see or hear something that looks 
like game. 
Trusting tnat my suggestions may be of some 
value to you, and assuring you that I shall appre¬ 
ciate it if you will let me know the result, as I am 
particularly interested, I remain 
Yours very cordially, 
J. Horace Lytle. 
Now that we seem to have the letter¬ 
quoting habit in this chapter, and since it 
refers in particular to the Dakota Hunting 
Club mentioned in the Jim Crane letter a 
few pages back, this is probably just as ap¬ 
propriate a place as we shall find in the entire 
book to quote another interesting letter that 
came to me from a reader of the first edition. 
