The Huge Hunter

what in thunder y

efore him. It was a hunter in half civilized costume, his pants tucked into his immense boot tops, with revolvers and rifles

lacently viewing the operations of the boy, who was not a little

surmising the query which was agitating him, 'and I cotched a glimpse of yer old machine. Thought

boy, seeing there was no use in attemp

it d

s,

e, younker, but I don't bel

reply of the boy; 'but if you will come inside and shut the door, and let me faste

ng, hardy, bronzed trapper, powerful in all that goes to make up the physical man, looked upon the pale,

e hunter pleased the appreciative mind of the boy, who

tranger, as he stepped inside and allowe

saw you

though I ginerally go

ather an

at's the

removed his hat and displa

n years ago. The Sioux war the skunks that done it. After they took my

emptied its smoke and steam into a section of stove-pipe, which led into the chimney,

he went straight through the side of the house; but you can tell by

imal,' returned Baldy, with great complaisance, as he

am to set the legs going at a terrific rate, varying the proceedings by letti

as was the mechanism, yet the boy who had constructed it was still more worthy of wonder. When th

hap, that be you. Did an

belie

you tak

hought of

hink of

ou want to

o keep the Injins back an' scart. I've been out thar afore, and know what's

further thought.' It has taken me a great while to finish it, a

to buy it! I'll give you a thou

t was a large offer, and the boy hesitated for a moment. Bu

want to sell it, until I have had it so

, in surprise. 'Why, it wor

ake a wagon to

u war goin' to ride on its b

orses, and as fast

xcitement. The boy's delight wa

the West; we'll walk through the Injins in the tallest kind of st

a month long

a few minute

git any ways troublesome, I'm comin' back arter this y'ar covey. Ef yer don't want to sell him, yer need

were trying to persuade me to

f his legs, I wouldn't know how to

ake such a sensible vie

lf, and we're goin' to stay thar till yer get this old thing f

ace lighting up with more pleasure than he had shown.

ur me in abo

was let out the door, and disappea

ade that the extraordinarily keen mind of the boy could suggest. When he stood one side, and witnessed the

m to complete the wago

to suit himself; but this was not in accordance with the genius of the boy. No contrivance could really su

that the vehicle was made

espects it resembled the ordinary express wag

with sufficient, as we have shown in another

ater, and the necessary tools to repair it, when an

keep steam going for twenty-four hours. When the reserve tank in the bo

ix weeks mentioned by the hunter were gone, and Johnny Br