The Seaforth News, 1941-04-10, Page 6PAGE SIX
THE SEAFORTI-I NEWS
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IThe ladies > ta. -heir yes when
•yo: firedr-aesoeainied the regimental
wags. "V..- r •.atlo. alarmed
tlienf.'•
"1 will eat eielie2e arch. e iU::i1y :y:
-.he 1ad.t sic' :h eeproaeh s•n my
eeill." retnrned :Sic c),Ilartermaster,
•crowin;; more and more. Se: tc { as he
-arils** with. his • feelings, n
,:cansedrace te rob a nterttoraoa- :flat
, _ lila daes;
'It's „ Sea, :nisi,. \1nir.' seid the
,mill:*. ;,undie 'end yell ! tat sit
*i'sl'e ,meetly ty eth the d. alt."
h"N C' 'c, Major." Pathfinder at
length o ser:e i. r1'e Quartermaster
e. a ,oil ,:hat .ler a slow one and a
e *:envier. though nothing
.. tord'.11 ary for real service. He has
-eerec i.. -sr',-„tas, , -will be.
.. : any vie ail: take .a, trottale
ere ''„t the rarest.' •
eeespeet for Path .'der skill
et -el fee: eis eeickne. _ and acceracy of
.y,, rr`•fotind and general.
a ,c - 1statu rade this .,eelar-
atinn. the spectators ;begar. t:+ di -trust.
tae.e‘r ..e.an enteione. era :: i1. en rash.
sc H .arret in order to eeeertain
e Flet. There. sore enough. it was
feeera that the t?t,. 1v , stet 'wallet
has paar., through hie 11 ;Male Sty.
e , ane* that. ^tr,aeli•
-- re require ai .tlithllte. a\ac:litlal100 to
'lop certain ..f the circuit -1.<1e •e-,
which, however. was soon ..'carie eat-
Washed.
at•Was ed. by di.scoxTrinc ,..m.- billet
,- ....- other in the atomp against
,liee tit,:e,et wag niaee'd.
teed ye. ladies. ye ere ago:tt t0
y z s. the influence f science on
.saki the t 1 titer na ter. ad
• ,. t e, the t,et n-. occupied
t '^r e ua es 'Major D *dean de-
▪ e- Pa idea of mathematics enter-
.. , target -shooting: but : tell
in i s any colours, and enlarges.
'•t , a - 1tt- 1.; ex
i
'ner?i:-- it ;e ., s?ie,othig-
1•uon. 1n , o:,r;9. phil-
1 Si. Y:l1y. 212 1 that is
_ 1:1 tile ail* rre :re.:
v...lnde love front the
1.:. .n-erved the wife of a
. kr,:iu the hi ,or: of the
..j. .1[:"- •: r;".::-te'r'• rerrria.•e-. and "Lethal;
"ie. errearas malice against the
.r leer -ex '9t seiene
..:s `int:. .. tepee-
.,-
4,:::. '111. . ,:.,.,,,.
•
,cy,r,d
,arri
. .,re 1 :. heel -n nth.
� - 011 . ,., .;(lrn,'Y .. .. is10
-.., .. n the sag,.city, moderation.
net -Ice of r li _ .:1 t •e,
,-1(1011,, for 111 no' .lent that
Y'111,- ' 1(32 a_ f l2,1,r0111'' ..,101112' 2P„
'(1 .fe. 'Here 1s t^er)ear:1 D.n-
Flan.'' charming daughter. now, tr. ap-
;aoye :.f such sentiments. I'm certain;
r tharacter for discretion being al-
✓ taCfy established in the garrison.
short a ;tae been her residence among
"Sergeant Ilunha-1'e daughter is
4rareely a fitting interlocutor in a
11,0 ar20 between you and me. Lieu-
tenant Moir," rejoined the captain's
lady, with careful respect for her own
dignity: "and yonder is the ,Pathfinder
about to take hischance, by way of
changing the subject."
"I protest, :Major Duncan, I •pro-
test," cried Muir, hurrying. !back to-
wards the stand, ,with. both arms el-
evated by way of enforcing hie .void?,
-"I protest in the strongest terms,
gentlemen against Pathfinder,being
admitted into these sports with Kill-
deer, which is a piece, to say nothing
of long haibit, that is altogether out of
proportion for a trial of skit: anainst
Government rifles."
'iKilld•eer is taking its rest, Quarter-
master," returned Pathfinder (aunty,
"and no one here thinks ,of disturbing
I 'know tha t well, and shall not deny
your 'eeeperience. :You've dived many'
years net the frontiers, and I've heard
'.r you in the 'colonies, and among
the Indians, too, quite a human life
ago,"
"Na, na," interrupted.Muir in his
broadest Scotch, "this is injustice,
man. I've no' lived so very lung,
neither."
'I'll do you justice, ,Lieutenant,
even if you get the 'hest in the potato
trial. I say n-ou''ve .passed a good
human life, ,for a soldier, in places
where the rifle is daily used, and I
know you are a creditable and ingeni-
ous marksman: but then you are not
a true rifle -shooter. As for •hoisting,
1 hone I'm •not a vain talker about
my exploits; but aman's gifts are
his gifts, and it's (flying• fu the face of
Providence to deny them. The Ser-
geant's daughter, here, shall judge
between us, if von have the stomach
to submit to so pretty a judge."
The Pathfinder had named 'Mabel
as the ar'bi'ter because he admired her
and' because, in his eyes, rank ha<1 lit-
tle Lieutenant i
tit o f t t o volts abut 1 icor ant -lu r
shrank at such t reference in the
pre. once of the wives of the offcer.s.
Ile would iblad:ly keep himself eon-
stantly before the eyes and the hnng-
ination of the object 'of his wishe:,t
but he was still too mucid under the
influence of old prejudices, and per.
haps too wary, to appear openly ;w
her suitor, unless lie saw something
very like a certainty of sucees,s, On
the discretion of :\lajor Duncan lie
had a iuld reliance, and he appreheml-
ed no betrayal from that quarter;
*but he was quite aware, should it
ever get abroad that hehall been re-
fused ,by the 'child of a non -commie -
lotted officer, he would fired great dif-
ficulty hes snaking his approaches to
any other woman of a condition to
which he [night reasonably aspire.
Notwithstanding these dotrhts and
misgivings, Mabel looked so prettily,
blushed so charmingly, smiled s,
sweetly, and altogether presented so
winning a picture of youth, spirit.
modesty, and beauty, that he found
it exceedingly tempting to he kept so
prominently [before her imagination,
and to be able to address her freely.
"You shall have it your own way,
Pathfinder," he answered. as soon as
his 'dou'bts had settled down into de-
termination; "let the Sergeant's
daughter ---his charming daughter, I
it. I did not thing, nnselt of ,pulling
nz`'
1
a trigger to -day; but Sergeant l'un-
haut has 'been perouadime the that 1
.',laic not do ;groper honour to his
handsome daughter, who came in nn -
der my care, ii 1 0111 backward ,1n
sneh an occnaion, I'm tieing Jasper's
rifle, Qt1arte'r111a•tel', as you may see,.
and thetas n' 'better than your 0400."
Lieuienaut Muir was now obliged
to acgltie-ce. and every -syr turned to-
wards the Pathfinder. as he took the
required '001101. 'i'he air and attitude
of this celebrated ;guide and hunter
were extremely fine, as lie raised llis
tali forth and levelled the piece, ehow-
ing 'l1rie(2 "elt-command, and a
thorough knowledge of the power an
the human frame as well as of the
weapon, Pathfinder was not what is
11 uall0 ler:ll01* a handsome duan.
111ou3I1his appearance excited 'so
12111(11 confidence and commanded res -
aye:. •fall,and even muscular, his
frame might have been esteemed near -
1y perfect. were it not for the total
absence of r veryttling like flesh.
'Whipcord yeas scarcely ifn+11'0 rigid
than his arms and legs, or, at need.
more mlilrblr: r411 the outlines of 1120
person were rather too angular for the
proportion that the eye most ap-
proves. still. Ma [notion., being nat-
ural, \vert graceful, and, Thein calm
and regulated. they gave him an air
and dimity that associated well with
the ilk a. 12'12 (1 Was prevalent,
ra services and peenlar merits. His
honest. eaten features were burnt to
a.hright red. that comported well with
the notion of exposure and hardship-,
sink his sinewy hands denoted force,
and a species of 110e removed from
the stiffening and deforming effects
of labour. Although no one +preceryed
any of those gentler or more in0in-
hating g11alitiee which are apt to grin
upon t woman's a feetio115, as he
raise* his rifle• not a female eye was
fa.tt•nrt* 1111 him without a 2310111 ap•
'.211, 21 of the freedom of his
u100001ent- and the m01111ue05 of his
:or. Thought ,ug'lt was .sanely quicker
than his arm: and. as the smoke flolu-
ed 121' «e his head, the butt -end of the
rill+ ra seen on the ground, the
hand o1 the Pathfinder was. leaning
.,n the barrel, and his 'honest count-
enalL.e :limm11inaterl ,by his 2141181
went t7 0071}' ietagil.
"if one .land to hint at such a
,. (010,1 \laj'.- Duncan, "I
.r.1 .i -ay •.'t-..1 t'te Pathfinder had
iii. rd the ta1201.''
"+,,.. Mi1.r' , milled ti, .mi.le
of Irrr,'', Mat •.anld ti,e a risky
`aratnll. didn't load the nice.
111.1 can't say 2122 Sao ill it; hut if it
':f s::: find the 'bullet driv-
l12 rl.:;,n vii the Qurtorniaster
is tiot n,; Matic Path-
:iNter,"
A * :11 from 1120 target antromued
:11e •:`11'1 :f this Ie.:a-mime
"1.1102', 11,7 a • n'it's not all. boys.
called ont t10 wide. who wag now
-dowdy advaoleing towards the "static
„ec21140 * .hv the females; -if you find
the target touched at all, I'll own to
a Miss. 'Pili Quartermaster cut the
OA. out y, nt'h find no wood cut by
that last meaaenger."
"Very tris. Pathfinder, 'very true."
answered 'Muir. who was lingering
near t\label, though ashamed to ad-,
dress her •partictilarly h1 the presence
of the officer's wives. "The Quarter-
master did cut the wood, and by that
means he opened a :passage for your
bullet, which went through the hole
he had macle."
"Well, Quartermaster, there goes
the nail, and we'll see who can drive
it closer, you or I; for, though I did
not think of showing what a rifle can
do to -day, now my hand 30 in, d'll
turn my [back tm no, .man that carries
King G•eorge's. .commisssion. Chin;g-
aohgook is outiy:ing. or he might force
ane into some of the niceties of the
alt; but as for you, 'Quartermaster, if
the nail don't stop yon , the potato
"You're over boastful this morning
Mg. -Pathfinder; but you'll 'find you've
no green 'boy` fresh from the settle-
ments and the towns to deal with, I
will assure ye,"
"I know that well, Quartermaster;
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941
should have termed her -he the um-
pire then; and to her we will both
dedicate the prize, that one or the
other mint certainly win. Pathfinder
must be humoured, ladies, as you per-
ceive, else, no doulbt, •we 0110111(1 have
had the honour to sulbmit ourselves to
one of your charming society."
A call for the competitors now
drew the Quartermaster and ids ad-
versary away, and in a dew .moments
the second trial of skill commenced.
A common 'wrought nail was driven
lightly into the target, it's head hav-
ing been first touched with paint, and
the nitllkanlan was -required to hit it,
or he lost his chances in the succeed-
ing trials. ;NO one was permitted to
enter, on this occasion, 'w'ho 'hacl al-
ready ,failed in the essay against the
b•ull's-eye',
There might hawe been hall a doz.
en aspirants for fly: honours of this
trial; one -or two, who 'had (barely suc-
ceeded in touching the spot of paint
in the previous strife, preferring to
t'e51 their reputtations there, feeling
certain that they could not succeed in
tlt
rentor effort that tI was now exaCt-
cd of theta The dot three advent-
urers tailed, all coming very near the
mark. `but neither touching it, The
42101]1 person who presented 'himself
going through his visual attitude, 20
far sineeeeded as to carry away a
small portion t+f the head of the nail,
planting his bullet by the side of its
point, l'1112 '20112 not considered an ex-
traordinary shot, though it tbrotught
the adventurer within the category.
"You've sailed your 'bacon, Quarter-
master, as they say in the settlements
of their creatures," cried Pathfinder,
laughing; 'shut it 'would take a long
time to build a house with a hammer
no 'better than yours. Jasper, here,
will show you how a *tail is to be
started, or the lad has lost some of
hos steadiness of hand and sartainty
of eye. Yon would have done (better
yourself, Lieutenant, had you not
been so 111.1101 bent on soldierieing
your figure. Shooting is a natural
gift, and is to be exercised 121 a nat-
ural way,"
We shall see , Pathfinder; 1 cal:
that a pretty attempt at a nail; and I
doubt if the 5'5th has another hammer
as you call it, that can do just the
same thing over again."
"Jasper is not in the '35111, hut there
goes 'his rap." 'Major Duncan, who wee sinnewitat of
As the Pathfinder spoke, the bullet a humorist in his own quiet Scotch
of Eau -donee hit the nail aelzlare. and
drove it into the target, within an inch
of the 'head.
''B'e all ready to clineh it, boy's1''
cried out Pathfinder, stepping *Ito
his friend's :tracks the instant they
were vacant, '°'Never, mind a new nail;
I can see that, though the paint is
gone, and What I can see, I can hit,
at a 'hundred ayards, though it 'were
only, a mosquito's eye. Bey ready to
clench!"
The rifle cracked, the [bullet sped its
way, and 111e head of the nail was
(buried in the wood, covered by the
the piece of flattened lead.
"t\A'eli, (jasper, lad," .continued.
Pathfinder, dropping the butt=end of
his rifle to the aground, and resuming
the discourse, as if he thought not'hiltg
of his om10 'exploits, "you improve
daily. A few more tramps an land in
any company, and the best marksman
on the 'frontier will *lave occasion eo
look 'keenly when he takes his stand
ag'in you. ".hhe Quartermaster is res-
pectable, but be will never *get any
farther, whereas you, Jasper, have
the 'gift and may one day defy any
who pull tugger.
"Mont, hoot*" exclaimed Muir; "do
vett call hitting the head of the nail
respectable only, when it's ',perfect-
ion of arta Any one the least refined
and elevated' in sentiment knows that
the delicate witches denote the mas-
ter whereas yoursledge-hammer
blows come from the rule and unin-
structed, Lf 'a miss is as'good as a
mile,' 0 hit ought to the .better, Path-
finder, whether it 22011d or +kill.".
'Che surest Way n settling this riv-
alry wi11 be to make' another trial,"
((''*:served Lundie, "and that will be of
the potato. You're Scotch, Mr. Muir,
and might fare (better it was a cake or
a thistle; 'hut frontier law has declar-
ed for the American fruit, and pot-
ato it shall be."
As (Major Duncan manifested some
impatience of manner• 'Muir had too
much tact to delay the sports any
longer with his discursive remarks,
but jatdiciously prepared himself for
the next appeal. 'Fe say the truth, the
Q,uarterinaster had little or no 'faith
in his OW11 stieeess in the trial of skill
that was to follow. nor would he 1)000
been so free in ,'relenting himself as
a competitor at al] had he anticip-
ated it would have ;been made; [but
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way. had secretly ordered it to be in-
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relish the notion that one who might
claim to the a gentleman Should [bring
dis'credit on his caste by 'forming 011
unequal alliance. As soon as every-
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was Betel in readiness to .be thrown.
.As rhe sort of feat we are albout to
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render the matter more clear. A pot-
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of twenty yards from the stand. 4t
the word .heave-" which was given
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