Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club

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ull's-eye,

in

getting to be a wonder with the rifle. Why, eve

counter in the shooting gallery and smiled quietly. "I guess it was more

en. "You have got it in you to shoot straight and that i

outh, as he entered the gallery. He was sixteen yea

-eyes!" cried Shep Red. "Mad

t did yo

o inner rings. Are you goin

Caslette. "But I'll take a chance," he added, turning to the keeper of the gallery and fishing five cen

h us?" questioned Ch

id she would tell me f

le handed to him and aiming

eed. "That's not so bad but w

"I might fire out of the window and kill somebody on the ba

, and the third made the bell ring,

nd a cap set far back on his head. "Been looking for you all over town for about sixteen hours. B

led the others. "Come

ke this morning," an

ear or two till my ne

nswered Charley Dodge

't make more than

know that I once went into a gallery in the city and made one hundred bull's-ey

yet!" ejaculated Giant. "Nothing l

took up the rifle and shot three times with care, an

p Reed. "But Snap is the b

m the leader of our g

you say,

!" cried t

b?" came from the man who kept

d leader. "You see, we expect to go out on a hunting tour this

like giving a title that looks like something, as t

your clu

mountains, back of L

n

unting go

-so old Jed S

d enough shots to bring down almost anyt

re on the Street and making their way to Mr. Dodge's apple orchard, a quarter of a mile from the center of the town. The other bo

hotel and three churches. The houses numbered less than a hundred in the town proper, although many others were located in the rich farming district close by. Fairview was situated on the Roc

referred to live on his farm instead of moving to the town or the city. He was a school trust

built up a substantial practice in and around Fairview. Shep and Snap, as they were always c

t woefully, and this had gained for him the nickname of Whopper. From this it must not be inferred that Frank could not tell the truth, for, w

ven years before. The widow had just enough to live on comfortably, and she took a great pride in her offspring, even though he was so s

a stick brought down a dozen of the finest apples. Then they selected a warm spot in the suns

oolhouse is going to be shut up next Wednesday,"

ripped off part of the

d right away," was Will's comment. "I don't beli

ve got to put on a new roof, mend the water pipes, reset the s

n our tour bright and early Monday morning," went on Snap. "We wi

do anyway? Pick up our guns, pack up some grub, take along a tent and so

eek. We have got to take supplies for at least a month, if not two months. And I don't want to live in a tent when it gets good and cold. We've go

ease don't make the amount too high, or

ar, salt, coffee and the like, we can get them from our homes. But there are other things that we will have to buy. For ins

nterrupted Shep. "He has an emergen

a man who was running down the road at top speed. "Hullo, Mr

ire!" was the p

of the boys, leaping

t's the Barnaby mill," an

volume of smoke rolling skyward. Men and boy

ied Snap. "Come on, I'm going to the

n which your father ow

op

a third share,