SEPTEMBER, 1917 
FOREST AND STREAM 
437 
CALL OF THE WILD PLACES 
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the house turns a sharp angle at the barn 
and runs straight down towards the creek, 
where it finally joins the road that borders 
the meadow. When the ducklings were 
five days old the priest’s maid patiently 
drove the little flock and their foster 
mother down to the creek, and patiently 
gathered them back again in the evening 
at sunset. And a happier or prouder 
mother duck there never was. But it was 
a pardonable pride. For nobody had ever 
seen so healthy a flock of ducklings; they 
went through the moulting season without 
a trace of ailment.—And how they grew! 
. . . Yes; and their wings were grow¬ 
ing, too . . .! 
It was the end of a perfect day in early 
Fall. Already the meadows were bare, for 
the hay harvest was over and now the 
grain was ripe. The setting sun was pour¬ 
ing its last golden rays over the waving 
yellow fields. In front of his barn stood 
Father Lebas, shading his eyes and look¬ 
ing down the road. As usual, a few neigh¬ 
bors and some casual passersby had gath¬ 
ered to watch, like himself, the ever inter¬ 
esting spectacle. The ducks were now 
fully grown, and never had there been such 
a beautiful healthy brood.—They had 
crossed the strip of green on the bank of 
creek, and were now on the road, on their 
way home, the same as daily. Up the 
road they marched in the usual proces¬ 
sion : The mother duck at the head and 
after her a big beautiful drake who some¬ 
how—evidently by common consent—had 
taken the leadership of the flock. 
They had come to about thirty yards 
from where the priest and his little crowd 
stood when suddenly the leader stopped, 
and with him the whole flock.—Head very 
erect, he turned to his brothers and sisters. 
“Quack, quack!” It was a command. 
And eleven shiny green heads nodded an 
eager assent. 
“Quack, quack!” came the answer— 
“Quack!” It was all ayes; there was no 
dissenting vote. 
There was a flutter, and- 
Swish-sh-sh! 
A dozen wild ducks rose in the air and 
winged their flight towards the setting sun, 
while a sadly astonished old man and a 
frantic mother duck followed them with 
their eyes ’til they disappeared in the 
golden haze that lay over the marshes. 
As it usually happens in such cases, much 
after-advice was given Father Lebas as to 
what he should have done. 
But the old man sadly shook his head. 
—“It was in their blood to be wild ducks, 
and they just waited for their wings to 
grow, to carry them where they belonged. 
It was the call of the wild, and it told 
them that beyond the green meadows lay 
the forest with its cool stream, the reed- 
grown banks darkened by overhanging 
branches,—the ideal place for wild ducks, 
where their own mother had laid her eggs, 
and intended to hatch them out. They 
knew that past the waving cornfields 
stretched the wide marshes, impenetrable 
to human beings. 
“Yes, it was in their blood. They had 
to answer that call; and it’s all right,—the 
wilderness has only claimed her own.” 
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST 
NEWFOUNDLAND 
A Country of Fish and Game 
A Paradise for the Camper and Angler 
Ideal Canoe Trips 
The country traversed by the Reid Newfoundland Company’s system is exceedingly rich in all 
kinds of Fish and Game. All along the route of the Railway are streams famous for their. Salmon 
and Trout fishing, also Caribou barrens. Americans who have been fishing and hunting ;n New¬ 
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J. W. N. JOHNSTONE, General Passenger Agent, 
REID NEWFOUNDLAND COMPANY ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND 
The Place to Rest and Rusticate 
Hunky 
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Farm 
Open Tilt 
Christmas 
Home of the big, gamey black 
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rates. No liquors. Address 
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wilcox, 
R. 1, Balsam Lake, Wis. 
Polk Co. 
Marshall’s Creek, Pa. 
MARSHALLS FALLS HOUSE e ^ es . TriX 
Lake. Garage free. N. Huffman, E. Strouds¬ 
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West Virginia 
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN TOP. 
“BROOKSIDE INN 
AND COTTAGES” 
West Virginia, 10 Miles from Oakland. Md. on 
the B. & O. N ow OPEN. 
For booklet and terms, E. J. KIRKPATRICK, 
Brookside Inn P. O., Oakland, Md. 
MOUNTAIN VIEW COTTAGES, 
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place. Booklets. C. D. PETRIE, Old Forge, 
N. Y. 
HOTEL MONPONSETT 
SPEND your holidays at the coolest and most 
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booklet. MONPONSETT, Mass. * 
SPORTSMAN 
If it’s Big Game you’re look¬ 
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season. I have Comfortable, Clean Camps with 
suitable accommodations for ladies. 
Write for Rates, Etc., 
Add. RAINSFORD ALLEN, 
Stone Ridge. York Co., 
N. B. Canada. 
GAMP LINGERLONG 
Clemons, N. Y. 
On Pine Lake. 
Includes 500 
acres of wildest Adirondack woodlands of pine 
and white birch. Hunting, fishing, swimming, 
canoeing, tennis. Tramps to surrounding mt. 
peaks, Lake George, and Lake Champlain. Danc¬ 
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Cabins and tents, $12 up. Private parties en¬ 
tirely isolated. References required. Manager, 
E D. ROBINSON, Clemons, N. Y. (Oct. 17) 
RIVULET HOUSE 
HADDAM, Middlesex County, Conn.—Excellent 
accommodations for 10; house on Connecticut 
River; boating, bathing, fishing; fresh milk, but¬ 
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magnificent views country; reached by boat to 
East Haddam or train to Arnold’s station; hunt¬ 
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E. R. SHAILER, Proprietor 
Camp Dewey Boarding House 
Situated six and one-half miles from Farmington 
Maine Central Railroad Station on the shore of 
North Pond. Large airy rooms well screened. 
An ideal quiet place for your summer vacation. 
The best of food guaranteed. Salmon fishing in 
September. Small game partridges, rabbits, squir¬ 
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MRS. H. E. FARMER 
Franklin County TEMPLE, MAINE 
WYOMING—Trapper Lodge 
Sixteen-bar-one (16-1) Stock Ranch, the 
beautiful Big Horn Mountains. An attrac¬ 
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table. Perfect water. Rate, including 
saddle horse, $30 per week. Trout fishing, 
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I 
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Excellent Fishing, Tennis and Deer Hunting 
. C. TUTILE Old Forge, N. Y. 
1 
i Short Beach, Connecticut 
k Ideally located near New Haven; 
running water in every room; sleep¬ 
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$14 UP- 
Maryland 
LOCH LYNN HOTEL 
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD. Now open. 
Special Rates to families for the entire season. 
Write for booklet. L. B. C. LIST, Proprietor. 
LAKE PARLIN HOUSE CAMPS 
In heart of Maine woods on beautiful lake. 
Henry P. McKenney, Jackman Station, Me. 
PINE CONE CAMP 
On the Mantrap—Sand Lake Chain. 
Excellent fishing and hunting. Rustic cabins, 
boats, camping outfits. Excellent table board. 
Rates reasonable. Write for booklet. Managed by 
THOMAS BROTHERS 
DORSET MINN. 
$2.00 to $5.00 Paid for Hundreds of Coins 
Dated Before 1895 
Keep all your old money and 
send 10c. for New Illustrated 
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You may have coins worth 
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OLD 
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WANTED 
HOTEL GULER 
J. E. REYNOLDS, Proprietor 
In the Picturesque Trout Lake Valley 
Side trips by auto or horseback to Lava and Ice 
Caves, Indian Race Track, Steamboat Lake, etc. 
Mt. Adams auto road to Morrison Valley, at the 
base of the mountain. Good trout fishing, tennis 
and croquet grounds and swimming pool in con¬ 
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Rates: Room and Board, $2 per day ; $10 per week. 
Address: GULER, WASHINGTON 
