Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains

up to something,"

ng to know just what it is

owed them how to make a good picture with a strong reflection in the water.

" said the photographer. "Otherwise you may get a sun-

of my cousin standing by a well. The glare of the sun got on the

ost!" cried Shep; a

to Mr. Jally and walked toward Mrs. Carson's house to get supper. Just as they turned the corner of

aying?" asked Whopper

," returned Snap. "It s

uestioned

n!" bawled the man. "

eet he went on t

lion!" exc

must have gotten free!" b

se!" returned Snap. "Don't you rememb

they

ren were hurrying in all directions to get out of the way of the beast. Some said

ess!" And she took her little girl by the hand and r

closed, and windows followed. The majority of the people went to the upper floors of their dwellings an

ertainly make things interesting," obse

shing up against a real, bloodthirsty lion!" And he

s aunt, coming out on the piazz

loose from the circus

nd turned pale. "Come in the house th

f it is true or

I once heard of a lion getting loose from Central Park

answered Shep. "But it was all a news

d we'll close the

osing up the lower part of the house. They had just reached an upper window

lly get loose?"

ly did," wa

is he

eight depot, or in one of

to shoot him?"

s are going to try to d

presently another appe

he hunt, too," said Snap. "Thi

Whopper. "But supposing the lion turned and hunted

iant. "I've heard that a lion can ge

use until that lion is caught," said Mrs. Cars

atch him at all," s

or shoot him by morning," an

ng afraid to make a light, for fear of allowing the roaming lion to see the eating, and her guests. Just as the hired girl was bringing in the d

ave shot the lio

him," correc

ve done, Mary!" cried

ed the servant girl. "That lion g

nd be careful next time. Boys, you'll have to d

e," answered Snap, and the

her shot, this time from the

ed the doctor's son. "Let us go ups

t. "That lion may jump right u

stepped out on the top of the front piazza. They saw several

be in this vici

ied Giant, and pointed to the back of a

e," returned Whopper. "He looks as if he

cared him," said Sh

. Gazing in the direction indicated, the lads saw somethin

in a whisper. "See his tail

pper. "Aunty, have you a gun?"

house quickly. "And you had better get inside as

nk he can ju

uns," went on Giant. "See, they are run

" suggested Whopper. One after another the boys set up a shout. Bu

yard, and disappear behind the side of a barn. Then came a sudden smashing of bo

," said Whopper. "Well, he'

leaded Mrs. Carson. "If he sees you he

l come in and shut the bli

be too l

hink not

d then the boys saw the m

aged to shut the lion

e the lion than kill him," returned the doctor's

n o'clock, and not as

nd the men did not see

declared Whopper. "I think t

"Maybe he has crawled to some dark corner of th

stir him up?"

ktie!" answered

p in peace,"

ep," said the

er. He had seen one of the men run across the yard. "Wh

get there?

n't k

e another shot!" cried Sh

y in the air. With grace and precision the lord of the animal world cleared

t out the doctor's son. "Mayb

," insisted Giant, who was

ances," was Shep'

me around the corner of the street. The lion leaped from behind the tree into the road

from Giant, and his

ut instead of answering the small y

Whopper. "Catch him! He

Snap did what he could to stay their progress, but it was in vain, and the next instant both boys slipped down over the ed