. The Saturday evening post. cks. One was still standing againstthe wall, a thing that caused me to stopand utter a cuss word. What kind of a gun is that? askedone of the young fellows. Out of curiosity he picked it up andtried it to his shoulder several sighted it and—pulled the trigger! The explosionsounded like the report of a cannon in the little load of bird shot blew a hole as big as your fist throughthe wall, taking with it parts of a gunning coat and an oldslicker. I didnt know it was loaded, stammered the youngfellow as he saw the expression on my face. He was a
. The Saturday evening post. cks. One was still standing againstthe wall, a thing that caused me to stopand utter a cuss word. What kind of a gun is that? askedone of the young fellows. Out of curiosity he picked it up andtried it to his shoulder several sighted it and—pulled the trigger! The explosionsounded like the report of a cannon in the little load of bird shot blew a hole as big as your fist throughthe wall, taking with it parts of a gunning coat and an oldslicker. I didnt know it was loaded, stammered the youngfellow as he saw the expression on my face. He was as paleas a sheet. No, I spoke severely, and you didnt know it wasntloaded either. Of course not, but I had no idea that Then why did you pull the trigger? Why, I just snapped it to test the trigger pull! People round here, I told him, dont go round snap-ping strange guns, or their own for that matter. It is notonly dangerous, but it ruins the plungers. Now, look here,dont you touch another thing in this boathouse! When old. In Yellowstone National Park Mack sent you down here I didnt think youd be like theseother old fool folks who go round Isnt that pretty strong? No, it isnt strong enough. Now you and your friendgo out there and sit on the landing until I tell you whento get in the boat. Ill put everything where it belongsand dont you lay your hands on a thing. Im going tctake you out because I promised Mack that I would, bulIm not going far unless you do exactly what I tell you. We have to talk rough to folks like that. Maybe I talltoo rough sometimes, but Im still alive, while some of mjold friends are not. These young fellows took the call-down all right. As a rule, I told them after I had stowed them in th<boat, I would refuse to start with you fellows; but yoiare no more to blame than the fellow who leaned a gun uj (Continued on Page 34) Jl Camp Near the Headwaters of the Falls River, Yellowstone Park THE SATURDAY EVENING POST 11
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