he would have scored, he was trembling 
like a leaf. “What was it?” he gasped. 
“Partridge,” I answered, “and if you 
brought that gun along to use for a 
cane, you’d better let me carry it a 
while.” We collected our somewhat 
shattered nerves and shuffled on into 
the alders. Several times we saw the 
tracks of other feet, and once where 
the snow was trod down hard, we saw 
blood. ‘‘Somebody got a rabbit here,” 
Frank suggested, then we _ nearly 
jumped out of our boots. A gun went 
off just behind a big maple and a voice 
shouted “Rabbit!” Frank cocked his 
gun; his legs were none too steady and 
I knew my jaw dropped several inches. 
Suddenly a big white hare leaped into 
the path just in front of us and 
stopped. He was not over fifteen 
yards from where we stood. Frank 
raised his gun with the muzzle describ- 
ing circles, aimed so long that I thought 
he was paralized—he was—almost, and 
pulled the trigger. The cap snapped, 
but the powder refused to burn. Frank 
got on another cap, the rabbit blink- 
ing at us all the while, Frank took 
a step nearer and pulled again; 
same result. He got the cap box out 
once more, spilling half its contents 
in the snow; the gun remained dumb. 
Frank breathed—the first time for two 
minutes—and stepped five paces nearer. 
I had never really prayed until now, 
and I believe my hands were clasped; 
if the gun would only go this time? 
But horrors upon horrors, there was 
just a measly little snap from the cap. 
I assure you, gentlemen, that things 
were growing mighty interesting, and 
although the thermometer was flirting 
with zero, I was sweating like a 
butcher. Frank had boasted many 
times that Indian blood ran in his 
veins; he was certainly reverting to 
type. I shall never forget the look on 
his face. It was pale and drawn and 
the tears were streaming down his 
cheeks. He was trembling so that he 
could scarcely cap his gun. With a 
look like death in his eyes he walked 
to withing six feet from the rabbit’s 
nose, then pulled for the last time. The 
cap did not even snap. With a yell, 
- Frank dropped the gun. He was be- 
side himself with rage and excitement. 
Uttering a cry like some wild animal 
he leaped forward, and with the toe 
of his boot caught the rabbit square 
under the chin. “There, darn you,” he 
yelled, “I shot you that time!” The 
rabbit described several revolutions in 
the air and disappeared over the top 
of a small cedar tree. Frank was 
after him like a flash and came out 
clutching him by the throat, the rab- 
bit was quite dead. We concluded that 
the animal had been dazed from a pre- 
vious shot which accounted for its un- | 
usual actions. 


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