TUCH of the satis¬ 
faction one derives 
from life in the 
open depends upon the complete¬ 
ness and serviceability of the equip¬ 
ment. In the famous Marble line there 
are many items which should form an 
indispensable part of every outer’s 
equipment. 
Game Getter Gun 
Two guns in one—a gun for all game. The 
Game Getter gives you just the gun you want 
when you want it. Light weight; takeslittle 
room. Strap a Game Getter over your shoul¬ 
der and you are “ready for action”, for any 
game. Upper barrel. 2 2 cal. rifled; lower bar- 
rel .410 cal. smooth bored. Three lengths, 
complete with leather holster. 
No. M21—12-in barrels, $25.50 
No. M21—15-in barrels, 27.00 
No. M21—18-in barrels, 28.50 
Woodcraft Knife 
An all-purpose knife that will meet all the re¬ 
quirements of the hunting, fishing, camping 
or canoeing trip Embodies all the desirable 
advantages of other knives made for sticking, 
skinning, slicing, breaking bones, etc. A won¬ 
derful knife for Boy Scouts. Blade, 4K i n - 
No. 49, leather handle, $2.25; No. 50, stag¬ 
horn handle, $3.00. Add 10 % revenue tax. 
Waterproof Match Box 
Just the thing for carrying matches. Water 
tight—keeps matches perfectly dry, even un¬ 
der water Can be opened or closed instantly 
in the dark. Seamless drawn brass, heavily 
nickeled. Inside diameter about Fi inch. 
Convenient for the pocket. 60 cents. 
Handy Compass 
Don’t go on a trip to the woods or lake, or 
even motoring, without a Marble’s Compass. 
Waterproof screw case. Absolutely accurate. 
Can’t demagnetize. Safety Coat Compass 
fastens to coat or belt; stationary dial, $1.50; 
revolving dial, $1.75. Pocket Compass, 25 
cents less, either style. 
Safety Pocket Axe 
Indispensable to every outdoor man. Small enough 
to carry in pocket or belt, yet large enough to fell a 
tree. Tool steel blade, carefully tempered and sharp¬ 
ened ; drop-forged metal handle and hard rubber side 
plates. Nickel-plated guard is spring-hinged and lead- 
lined. No. 2, 11-in handle, 2-fix4-in blade, $3.25. 
No. 3, llK-in handle, lyf x 4-H-in blade, $3.50. 
If you can’t get Marble’s Equipment from your 
dealer. Write ur and we will fill your order direct. 
Send for our 1923 catalog. 
Marble Arms & Mfg. Co. 
526 Delta Ave. Gladstone, Mich. 
680 
working in. It was a large hickory, 
and the ground was covered with dis¬ 
carded nuts and chippings, and then I 
saw one of the squirrels, seated midway 
of a limb industriously at work on a 
nut. Up came the big gun, and at its 
loud report, down came the squirrel 
crashing through the branches, and im¬ 
mediately another one came rushing 
down the tree trunk to be killed by the 
second barrel. As silently as possible, 
I “broke” the gun and inserted new 
shells, then all was quiet at the grove 
for several minutes, then a squirrel 
near the top of the tree began barking, 
he fairly “sputtered” in his rage, at 
this rude disturbance of his woodland 
home. At last I saw him, and taking 
careful aim brought'him down. At the 
crack of the gun, a fourth squirrel in 
great alarm rushed out on an extend¬ 
ing limb, and sprang for an adjoining 
tree. I cut him down in mid air with 
my second barrel, but this one was not 
killed, and on striking the ground, 
started feebly fleet for the nearby den 
tree, with me in swift pursuit. I was 
rapidly gaining, when the squirrel 
came to a small tree that had been 
blown down, and crawled in among the 
uptorn roots. Kneeling I could see its 
tail hanging down, and thought I would 
seize it and pull it out quickly, and 
dash it against the tree trunk. But, 
the best laid plans of mice and men 
“gang afft agley” for the instant my 
hand closed on its tail, the little rodent 
turning as quick as lightning seized 
me by the third finger biting it through 
and through, and chipping off a piece 
of bone with its chisel like teeth as it 
did so. Grasping it with my left hand 
I crushed it to death, but the valiant 
little warrior held on with a bull dog 
grip, and I had to use the large blade 
of my pocket knife to pry its clenched 
jaws apart. Wrapping the wounded 
digit in my handkerchief, I proceeded 
on my way very well pleased, for I had 
four fine squirrels in my pocket, and 
had not been in the woods ten minutes. 
I had taken but a few steps, when 
glancing down the stake and rider 
fence bordering the old orchard, I saw 
a squirrel coming along the top rails 
at a gallop, he too was heading for the 
nut tree, and as he came opposite me I 
killed him also. It certainly seemed a 
good afternoon for squirrels. I passed 
on down the road, then up through the 
woods, here I found a squirrel in a 
large beech tree, and killed it, but in 
falling it caught on a twig and it took 
two more shells to dislodge it. The 
woods seemed full of squirrels. You 
could hear them on all sides, and in an 
astonishingly short time my shells were 
gone, and I had thirteen squirrels. 
Reluctantly I turned my steps toward 
home and it seemed the squirrels had 
lost all fear of me, they barked at me, 
or quietly sat and munched their nuts 
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