February, 1918 
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118 
“Signals—suVe as shooting!” whispered 
Jatlow. 
King Sr. and Jr. nodded. 
“But WHO?” 
They all asked the same question. 
“Probably plume-hunters,” Mr. King 
finally suggested, “it’s egret season and 
there are no game laws here. And yet—” 
He paused. 
“Who would ever come into this wilder¬ 
ness for plumes?” demanded young King, 
“not even a party with a guide. I never 
heard of anyone from Miami trying it 
or think of trying it, Father.” 
Mr. King did not reply. He agreed with 
his son, however. It was Catlow who 
blurted out a far more likely solution. 
“Seminoles,” said he, “and I’m none too 
pleased. They’re not nice when you run 
into them this far from town. I heard 
only last week of a party that—” 
King Sr. cut the sentence short. “Let’s 
not think of it,” he interrupted, “they are 
miles away. We will not be disturbed. I 
am far more interested in hearing of your 
trip to-day and how those fat bass were 
caught. Better turn the middle one over— 
I smell bread crumbs burning!” 
Such a calamity in the affairs of the 
young hunters served to take their minds 
from the trapper call and any^evil import 
it might have. “Bass a la King-and-Cat- 
low” was 'served in a jiffy. There were 
five fat birds on spits, piping hot and lath¬ 
ered with butter, and rather pale biscuits, 
and, best of all, such a pot of coffee as not 
even the great Royal Palm could boast! 
And, as they all sat about the camp fire, 
beneath the magnolias, wrapped in their 
blankets, Catlow told of the Ridge Trip 
and the first glimpse of bear tracks and 
the exciting hour to follow. 
Engineer King, with his back against the 
boat, kept his eyes fastened upon the silent 
lake and the outer sloughs, and heard only 
a share of the story. 
' (to be continued next month) 
THE FINAL SHOT 
(continued from page 99 ) 
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Right here someone will insist that I am 
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