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a s CHAPTER VII. ?RE ?was a soft, warm, yel? low glow to the world when Beverly Calhoun next' looked upon it The sun from his -throne in the mountain tops was smil? ing down upo a the valley the night iiad ravaged while he was on the other .side of the earth. The leaves of the -tees were a softer green, the white of *fee rocks and the yellow of the road I ? ?oe of a gentler tint The brown ?nd green reeds were proudly erect ?once more. & The stirring of the mountain men ?bad awakened Aunt Fanny, and she in torn called her mistress from the sur? prisingly peaceful slumber Into which perfect health had sent her not so many hours before. At the entrance to the improvised bedchamber stood backets of water from the spring. "We have very thoughtful chamber? maids," remarked Beverly while Aunt fanny was putting her hair into pre? sentable shape. "And an energetic eook," she added os the odor of broil? ed meat came to her nostrils. "Ah cain' see nothin' o' dat beastes, Miss Beverly, an' Ah-Ah got mah sus? picions," said Aunt Fanny, with sepul? chral despair in her voice. "They've thrown the awful tiling Into the river," concluded Beverly. "Dev's cookin' hitl" said Aunt Fanny ?olenmly. 1 -.^Good heaven, no!" cried Beverly/ "Go and see, this minute. I wouldn" eat that catlike thing for the whole vorld." Aunt Fanny came back a few minutes later with the a.. ?urance that ?bey were roasting goat meat The ?Mn of the midnight visito- was ?tretched upon the ground not far Away, . ! ?? "And how is he?" asked Beverly, jamming a hatpin through a helpless bunch of violets. '"He's ve'y 'spectably skun, yo* bigh ntess." .1 -*T don't mean the animal, stupid." : To* mean 'at Misten Goat Man? 'He's serein' up an' chattin* as if nothin* happened. He says to me 'at we staht on ouah way jcs' as soon as yo' all ?Mts yo' b'eakfus*. De bosses is hitched ?p an' 'V * '"Has everybody eise eaten? A n I the only cue that hasn't?" cried 3e>-er ?rr JJ "'Ceptin' me, yo' highness. Ah'm as Smngry as a poah man's dawg, an' "And he Is being kept from the hos? pital because I am a lazy; good for ^nothing little- Come on, Aunt Fanny; haven't a minute to spare. If he looks very ill, we do without break? fast" But Baidos was the most cheerful man in the party. He was sitting with .bis back against a tree, his r'^ht arm ?n a sling of woven reeds s black patch set upon the proper ey J. Ton, will pardon me for not rising," t?jsaid cheerily, "but, your highness, I am much too awkward this morning 4? act as befitting a courtier in the presence of* his sovereign. You have ,slept well?" ~Too well, I fear. So well, in fact, mat you have suffered for it. Can't we start at once?" She was debating 'within - herself whether it would be cgmte good form to shake bands with the reclining hero. In the glare of the broad daylight he and his followers Rooked more ragged and famished than before, but they also appeared more picturesquely romantic. "When you have eaten of our humble fare, your highness-the last meal at me Hawk and Raven." .; "But I'm not a bit hungry." : ""It is very considerate of you, but equally unreasonable. You must eat Ixfore we start." "I can't bear the thought of your suf? fering when we should be hurrying to a hospital and competent surgeons." Hie laughed gayly. "Oh, you needn't iaugtf. I know it hurts. You say we eannot reach Ganlook before tomor? row? Well, we cannot stop here a minute ! unger than we- Oh, thank your A ragged servitor had placed a rade bowl of meat and some fruit be? t?re her. "Sit down here, your highness, and premire yourself for a long fast. We may go until nightfall without food. "The game is scarce, and we dare not Tenture far into the hills." Beverly sat at his feet and daintily began the operation of picking a bone wfflb. her pretty fingers and teeth. "I aim sorry we have no knives and forks," fee apologized. "I ?ur,:i*: mind," said she. "I wish you wo Lid remove that black patch." "Alas. ? mu<t resume the hated dis? guise. A chance enemy might recog? nize me. * "You.---your dollies have b^en mend? ed," ?she remarked, with a furtive fiance ;;t his long legs. The trousers ?ad been rudely sewed up and LO band? ages were visible. "Are you-your legs terribly hurt?" "They are badly scratched, but not seriously. The bandages are skillfully placed," he added, seeing her look of doubt. "Ravone is a genius." ".Well, ni hurry," she said, blush? ing deeply. Goat hunter though he was and she a princess, his eyes ?gleamed with the joy of her beauty, and his heart thumped with a most ?znruiy admiration. "You were very, speary brave last night," she said at last, her rescuer led con - ted?y ; She wn-; n?.; . >:,:. ailing the rade bu?.. d tl eu By |f GEORGE BARR ?g? ' ??sis M oil I Ot itu!\, m !*..;".?*..** Atrtharof *Gr?u?l*rk** / WM ** W \ v>*V? CtwWrt. 190*. br Dodd. -??V <*-{.?:"?: Mead ad Gastar /V-T-; announced her readiness to be on the way. With the authority of ? genuine princess she commanded him to ride inside tbe coach, gave Incomprehensl j ble directions to the driver and to the escort and would listen to none of his protestations. When the clumsy ve? hicle was again in the highway and bumping over the ridges of flint the goat hunter was beside his princess on the rear seat, his feet upon the oppo? site cushions near Aunt Fanny, a well arranged bridge of boxes and bags pro? viding support for his long legs. **We want to go to a hospital,** Bev? erly had said to the driver very much ?s she might have spoken had she been Sn Washington. She was standing bravely beside the fore wheel, her face flushed and eager. Baldos from his serene position on the cushions watch? ed her with kindling eyes. The griz "You wiU pardon me for not rising.19 zled driver grinned and shook his head despairingly. * "Oh, pshaw! You don't understand, do you? Hospital-h-o-s p-f-t-a-l,'* she spelt lt out for him, and j still he shook his head. Others in the ; ! motley retinue were smiling broadly. ! i "Speak to him in your own language, I your highness, and he will be sure to ? understand.'* ventured the patient. "I anTspeaking in my-I m?an, T pre- | I fer to speak in English. Please tell ( him to go to a hospital/' she said oon j fusedly. Baldos gave a few jovial in ! structions, and then the raggedest j courtier of them all handed Beverly ] j Into the carriage with a grace that j amazed her. i "You are^ the most remarkable goat hunters I have ever seen," she remark? ed in sincere wonder. "And you speak the most perfect [ English I've ever beard," he replied, j j "Oh, do you really think so? Miss Grimes used to say I was hopeless. ! You know I had a-a tutor," she has- : tily explained. "Don't you think it j strange we've met no Axphain sol- ? diers?" she went on, changing the sub- j ject abruptly. "We are not yet out of the woods,*' he said. "That was a purely American aphor? ism," she cried, looking at him intent? ly. ' "Where 'did you learn ail your English?". i "I had a tutor," he answered easily. "You are a very odd person," she sighed. "I don't believe that you are a goat hunter at all." "If I were not a goat hunter I should have starved long ago," he said. "Why do you doubt me?" "Simply because you treat me one moment as if I were a princess and the next as if I were a child. Humble goat hunters do not forget their sta? tion in life." "I have much to learn of the defer? ence due to queens," he saic "That's just like 'The I [ikado* or Tinafore,' " she exclaimed. "I be? lieve you are a comic opera brigand or a pirate chieftain, after all." "I am a lowly outcast," he smiled. "Well, I've decided to take you into Edelweiss and'' "PaTdon me. your highness," he said firmly. "That cannot be. I shall not go to Edelweiss." "But I command you" "It's very kind of you, but I cannot enter a hospital-not even at Ganlook. I may as well confess that I am a hunted man and that the instructions are to take me dead or alive." "Impossible!** she gasped, involun? tarily shrinking from him. "I have wronged no man, yet I am being hunted down as though I were a beast" he said, his face turning hag? gard for the moment. "The hills of Graustark, the plateaus of Axphain and the valleys of Dawsbergen are alive with men who are bent on end? ing my unhappy but inconvenient ex? istence. It would be suicide for me to enter any one of your towns or cities. Even you could not protect me, I j fear." "This sounds like a dream. Oh, dear me. you don't look like a hardened criminal." she cried. "I am the humble leader of the faith? ful band who will die with me when the time comes. We are not criminals, your highness In return for what service I may have performed for you, T *?>->r.i,von to question me no fur? ther. I,.- -ne he rour slave .:? to the forget Baidos, the goat hunter." "I never can forget you," she cri touching his injured arm gently. "V you forget the one that gave you t wound?" "It is a very gentle wound, and I lc it so that I pray it may never lief She looked away suddenly. "Tell me one thing," she said, a m coming over her eyes. "You say ti are hunting you to the death. The: then your fault must be a grievous o Have you-have you killed a mai she added hastily. He was silent : a long time. "I fear I have killed more than c man," he said in low tones. Again ? shrank into the corner of the coa "History says that your father was brave soldier and fought in many b ties," he went on. "Yes," she said, thinking of Ma; George Calhoun. "He killed men then, perhaps, as have killed them," he said. "Oh, my father never killed a mai cried Beverly in devout horror. "Yet Graustark reveres his migt prowess on the field of battle,'' su he, half laconically. "Oh," she murmured, remember! that she was now the daughter Yetive's father. "I see. You are i a-a-a mere murderer, then?" "No. I have been a soldier. That all." "Thank heaven!" she murmured a was no longer afraid of him. "Wor. -would a pardon be of any espec: benefit to you?" she asked, wonder! how far her influence might go with t Princess Yetive. "aIt Ts T>eybnd your power to hi me," he said gravely. She was sile] but it was the silence of deep refk rion. "Your highness left the casi ten days ago," he said, dismissing nh self as a subject for conversatic "Have you kept in close communie rion with Edelweiss during that time "I know nothing of what is going < there," she said quite truthfully. SI only knew that she had sent a me sage to the Princess Yetive apprisii ber ot ber arrival in St. Petersbtr a?d vi her intention to leave, soon f T?23 Gransiark capital. Then you do not know that M Larry is still on the Dawsbergen fro tier in conference with representativ< from Serros. He may not return f< a week, so Colonel Quinnox brinj back word." "It's news to me," murmured Be erly. "Yon do not seem to be alarmed," I ventured. "Yet I fancy it is not a da] g?rons mission, although Prince GJ briel is ready to battle at a moment j notice." "I have the utmost confidence in M Lorry," said Beverly, with prope pride. "Baron Dangloss, your minister c police, is in these mountains wa tebin ; the operations of Axphain scouts an j spies." "Is he? You are very well posted, : j seems." ? "Moreover, the Axphainians are plai ning to attack Ganlook upon the firs signal from their ruler. I do not wis to alarm your highness, but we may a well expect trouble before we com to the Ganlook gates. You are know: to be in the pass, and I am certaii an effort will be made to take posses sion of your person." "They wouldn't dare!" she exclaim ed. "Uncle Sam would annihilate then In a week." "Uncle Sam? Is he related to you Aunt Fanny? I'm afraid he could d< but little against Volga's fighting men,' he said, with a smile. "They'd soon find out who Undi Sam is if they touch me," she threat ened grandly. He seemed puzzled, bu was too polite to press ber for expia nations. "But he is a long way of and couldn't do much if we were sud denly attacked from ambush, could he* What would they do to me if I wer? taken, as you suggest?" She was mor? concerned than she appeared to be. "With you in their hands, Graustart would be utterly helpless. Volga could demand anything she liked and your ministry would be forced to submit." "I really think it would be a capital joke on the Princess Volga," mused Beverly reflectively. He did not know what she meant, but regarded her soft smile as the clear title to the serenity of a princess. She sank back and gave herself over to the complications that were likely to grow out of her involuntary deception. The one thing which worried her more than all others was the fear that Yetive might not be in Edelweiss. According to all reports, she had lately been in St. Petersburg, and the mere fact that she was supposed to be traveling by coach was sufficient proof that she was not at her capital. Then there was, of course, the possibility of trouble on the road with the Axphain scouts, but Bev? erly enjoyed the optimism of youth and civilization. Baldos, the goat hunter, was dreami? ly thinking of the beautiful young wo? man at his side and of the queer freak fortuue had played in bringing them together. As he studied her face he could not but lament that marriage at least esta i dished a barrier between her and the advances his bold heart might otherwise be willing to risk. His black hair straggled down over his forehead, and his dark eyes-the patch had been surreptitiously Iii ted-were u.jusuai.y pensive. "It is strange that you live in Grat? stark and have not seen its princess before," she said, laying groundwork for inquiry concerning the acts and whereabouts of the real princess. "May it please your highness, I have not lived long in (iraustark. Beside*, it is said that half the people ot' Gan? look have never looked upon your face." "I'm not surprised at that. The pro? portion is much smaller than 1 imag? ined. I have not visited (?unlooi;., strange us it may seem to you." "One of my company fell in with sorte of you guards fro?a the Ganrook ga rr ison day before yesterday. He city within forty-eight hours, A lai detachment of men has been sent meet you at Labbot." "Oh, indeed," said Beverly, vc much interested. ^^They must have been misinform as to your route or else your Russi escort decided to take you through the lower and more hazardous w? It was our luck that you came by 1 wrong road. Otherwise we should i have met each other, ?nd the lion," said, smiling reflectively. - "Where is Labbot?" asked she, tent upon the one subject uppermost her mind. "In the mountains many Ieagi north of this pass. Had you taken tl route instead of this you would by tl time have left Labbot for the town Erros, a half day's journey from Gi look. Instead of vagabonds your cort would have been made up of I03 soldiers, well, fed, well clad and w satisfied with themselves at least** "But no braver, no truer than 1 soldiers of fortune,*' she said earnest "By the way, are you informed as tile state of affairs in Dawsbergen?" "Scarcely as well as your highnc most be," he replied. "The young prince - what's 1 name?" she paused, looking to him i the name. "Dantan?" "Yes, that's It Whit has become him? I am terribly interested in hin "He is a fugitive, they say.'* "They haven't captured him, the Good! I am so glad!" Baldos exhibited little or no inter* In the fresh topic. "It Is strange you should have f< gotten his name," be said wearily. "Oh, I do so many ridiculous things complained Beverly, remembering wi she was supposed to be. "I have nev seen him, you know," she added. "It is not strange, your highness. I was educated in England and had se? but little of his own country when ] was called to the throne two years ag Yon remember of course that his mot er was an Englishwoman, Lady Ic Falconer." "I-I think I have heard some of h history. A very little, to be sure," s? explained lamely. "Prince Gabriel, his half brother, the son of Prince Louis III. by h first wife, who was a Polish countes After her death, when Gabriel wi two years old, the prince married Lac Ida. Dantan is their son. He has sister, Candace, who is but ninetec years of age." "I am ashamed to confess that ye know so much more about my neig] bors than I,** she said. "I lived in Dawsbergen for a litt] while and was ever interested In t? doings of royalty. That is a poor man' privilege, you know." "Prince Gabriel must be a terrib] ! man," cried Beverly, her heart sweliin ! with tender thoughts of the exiled Dai j tan and his little sister, j "You have canse to know," said h shortly, and she was perplexed uni she recalled the. stories 01 Gabriel misdemeanors at the court cf Ede weiss. "Is Prince Dantan as handsome a they say he Is?" she askefl. "It is entirely a matter of opinion, he replied. "I for one do not eonside him at all prepossessing." The day went on, fatiguing, distresf lng In its length and Its happenings Progress was necessarily slow, th perils of the road increasing as th little cavalcade wound deeper an deeper into the wilderness. There wer times when the coach fairly crawle along the edge of a precipice, a prc ceeding so hazardous that Beverl; shuddered as if In a chill. Aunt Fann; slept serenely most of the time, am Baldos took to dreaming with his eye wide open. Contrary to her expects tions, the Axphainians did not appeal and if there were robbers in the hill they thought better than to attack th? valorous looking party. It dawne( upon her finally that the Axphainian were guarding the upper route and no the one over which she was traveling Yeti ve doubtless was approaching Gan look over the northern pass, providec the enemy had not been encounterec before Labbot was reached. Beverly ( soon found herself fearing for thc safety of the princess, a fear which a j last became almost unendurable. I "Near nightfall they came upon three Graustark shepherds and learned thal Ganlook could not be reached before the next afternoon. The tired, hungrj travelers spent the night in a snujE little valley through which a rivulet bounded onward to the river below, The supper was a scant one, the fora? gers having poor luck in the hunt foi j food. Daybreak saw them on their ? way once more. Hunger and dread had worn down Beverly's supply of good spirits: she was having difiiculty j In keeping the haggard, distressed look from her face. Her tender, hopeful eyes were not so bold or so merry as j on the day before; cheerfulness cost her ?in effort, but : -JO managed to koop it fairly alive. lier escort, wretched and half starved, never forgot the def? erence due to their charge, but strode steadily on with the doggedness of martyrs. At times she was Impelled to disclose her true identity, but discre ; tion told her that deception was her best safeguard. Late in the aftei noon of \ho second day the front axle of ?he coach snap? ped in two, and ;i tedious deiay of two hours ensued. Baldos was strangely si? lent and subdued. It was not until the misfortune came that Beverly observ? ed the flushed condition of his face. Involuntarily and with the compassion of a true woman, sli" touched his hand and brow. They were burning hot The wounded man was i:i a high fever. Ile laughed at her fears and scoffed at tlie prospect of blood poisoning and the , hundred other possibilities that sug? gested themselves to her anxious j brain. j "We are close to Ganlook," be said, ?t-i<ii o... i'nHi.i.r r?r <n-. omi "^ii.i'i vnn may he relieve,] ?, your tiresome,:. Cheerier.- .... : . , > ar ?t:g'-:>^ss." "You are going to a physician," she said resolutely, alive and active once more, now that the worst part of the journey was coming to an end. "Tell that man to drive in a gallop all the rest of the way." j (TO SK COSTXHUXXXJ THE THANKSGIVING BALL. The Thanksgiving ball, which was the opening event this season of the Sumter German Club, was a marked and decided success. Taking it from every standpoint, it will always be re? membered among the most brilliant and enjoyable balls ever given in Sumter. A large number of visitors were in attedance, many of whom were la? dies. The ball room presented a most gorgeous sight; the ladies were all handsomely gowned and carried beautiful flowers, and it is indeed a rare occasion to see so large a num ben of graceful dancers on a floor at one time. Prof. Schumacher and his well se? lected orchestra rendered music for the occasion, and it afforded inspira? tion to the dancers from 10 until 3 o'clock. The excellence of the music was a subject of general comment. At 12.30 o'clock the dancers repair? ed to the banquet hall, where a de? lightful course supper was served by the management of the Hotel Jack? son. After the intermission, Messrs L H. Moses and W. S. Graham led the german for the remainder of the evening. The list of those present, as obtainable, is as follows: Miss Ida Kohn with Mr. W. G. Mosers. Miss Sybil Odorne with Mr. R. ?). Graham. Miss Marguerite Forbes with Mr. J. H. Levy, Jr. Miss Daisy Bowman with Mr. W. S. Graham. i ? Miss Rosie Moses with Mr. H. W.. Harby. Miss Moneta Osteen with Mr. O. H. Johnson. Miss Lucile Iseman with Mr. John Bowden. Mass Bertha Kohn with Mr. R. S. Richardson. Miss Emma Barnwell with Mr. H. B. Richardson. Miss Pena Sorentree with Mr. Geo. D. Levy. Miss Flora Moses with Mr. L H. Moses. I Miss Hattie Auld with Mr. J. A. i Yates. j Miss Bertha Briggs with Mr. Selby. ! Miss Cecile Jeannerrette with Mr. ! E. W. Ware. Miss Alaline Kohn with Mr. D. J. LaGrone. Miss Fannie Ryttenberg with Mr. A. L. Weatherstil. . Miss Veline Sanford with Mr. Clyde Brown. Miss Marie Moise with Mr. R. D. Lee, Jr. Miss Pauline Davis with Mr. E. W. Moise. Miss Annie May Hardee with Mr. S. W. Gillespie. Miss Xeretta McCain with Mr. Wil? lie Dunn. Miss Alberta Schwerin with Mr. W E. Harris. Miss Julia Schwerin with Mr. Wilie McCain. Miss Adele Dunn with Mr. C. F. Schwerin. iMiss Marie Willoughby with Mr. Jack McLaurin. Miss Mable Cauble with Mr. Lucius Harvin. \ . Miss Walker with Mr. Mitchell ! j Wells Miss Theo Gregg with Mr. Eugene Tucker. Miss Lydia Lee with Mr. McGowan Holmes. Cha.perones-Mr. and Mrs. Her? man Brad ham, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harby, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Moise, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dove, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shelor, Mrs Moise DeLeon, Mrs. Ferd Levi, Mrs. J. H. Levy. Stags-Jas. D. Graham, Guy Nelson, Richard Camey, Ashleigh Tobias, Moore, James Silcox, L. M. Green, A. B. Kohn. Theo. DuBose, James Pagan, Burney Heyward, Jack Reeves, John Lee, Elisha Carson, A. S. Ledbetter. J. E. Anderson. W. H. Thomas. L. R. Williamson," Reardon, G. Ward. Her? bert Parrott, R. O. Dena's. Mr. W. W. Lawton, ono of the best known citizens of Charleston, died Friday, aged 70 years. Second Vice Pr.-sident W. W. Fin? lay will probably succeed the late Samuel Spencer as president of the Southern Railway. Engineer Geoi'ge Folk, of Colum? bi;!, was injure:! by the breaking of thc driving rod on his engine on tho ?.'. N. & L ii. ll. Friday. A number of the Wittekind immi? grants who went to Anderson to work in the cotton mills have become dis satisiied and onit work. The trouble is said to be due to labor agitators. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the /ij? y/f/7 4 ? ~ Signatu of t?ta?/x&??C?& Saw Mill of the Dixie Lumber Com? pany Burned Thanksgiving Morn? ing. The saw mill of the Diixe Lumber Company, which is situated near the junction of the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway, a short dis? tance from the cotton mill, was burn? ed Thursday morning between 2 and 3 o'clock. The fire started in the boi? ler house and when discovered the ? boiler house and saw mill were burn? ing fiercely, the flames having made such headway that it was impossible to do anything toward saving the de? partment of the extensive plant. The fire department responded as promptly as possible to the alarm, but water pressure was not good and the firemen were seriously handicapped in their fight with the flames. Nev? ertheless they succeeded in preventing the spread of the fire and no other machinery and none of the great quantity of lumber stored on the mill yard was damaged. The loss was quite large, but was partially covered by insurance. SUMTER WINS. ! tft - ~ *> High School Boys Defeat Darlington 5 to 0-A Splendid Game. The football team of the Sumter High School defeated the team from the Public Schools of Darlington on Thursday morning in a fine game by a score of 5 to 0. The Sumter boys, who had been well coached by Mr. C. Guy Gunter, outclassed their oppon? ents, and while they were unable to score but once, the ball was kep* in Darlington's territory most of the time, and the locals' goal was never in danger. The teams were remarkably, even? ly matched in weight. The visitors had a heavier back field, but the line of the Game Cocks outweighed that of their opponents. The game throughout was snappy. It was played under the new rules, and was a splendid exhibition of mod? ern football. There was a very good attendance at the game, the specta? tors consisting of both Darlingtonians and a large number of local enth? .siasts. ( The Game Cocks scored in the first half in the following manner: Beale made a spectacular end run, followed by another with Vickers in possession of the pig skin; Bowman used the quarter back run to advan- . tage; Green circled the end for a good gain, " ting the ball almost to Darlington . roai line; Collins open? ed up a big tole in the visitors' line, an fl Hanni:- went through for the touch down. He failed at goal; sccre Sumter 5 ; Darlington 0. Neither side was able to score further. For Sumter, Manning, Beale, Green, Vickers and Levy starred, while for Darlington, Irvin, Woodhard and Lawrence showed up to the best ad? vantage. ! The line-up: Sumter. Darlington. Manning f. b. Irvin Beale r; h. Wardhard Green 1. h. Lawrence Bowman and Haysworth q. b. Perkins Collins c. Campbell Barnes , r. g. Blackwell Chandler and u Plowiden I. g. Alexander Vickers r. t. McElveen Shaw 1. t: Mciver Levy r. c. Haynsworth Blackwell 1. e. Sligh Umpire-L. C. Moise. Referee-W. L. Boyle. Timekeeper-W. Aiken. THANKSGIVING ACCD3ENT. Mr. Marion Wells Has One Thumb Shot Off While Hunting. Mr. Marion Wells, a son of Mr. W. G. W?lls, of Privateer, met with a painful accident when out hunting Thursday, and will lose his left thumb as a result. After hunting all the morning he and his companions sat down on a log to rest. When ready to resume the hunt Mr. Wells reached back and picked up his gun which was leaning against the log. 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