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Identifier: shadowofgun00merr (find matches)
Title: The shadow of a gun
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Merritt, Henry Clay, 1831-
Subjects: Hunting Game and game-birds
Publisher: Chicago, The F.T. Peterson company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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into the valley of Rock River. Ido not now remember the name of the family butwe will care it Moore. The man was a hardy butslender looking pioneer and his wife was always ail-ing with some kind of disease, or else it was im-aginary, and the man was frequently called in fromhis work to assist her in getting the meals. Henever manifested any impatience at her frequentcalls and she was very tender towards him, alwayscalling- him Hubby or Hubby, dear. The wifessister-in-law lived but a short distance away andwas often called for when anything unusual oc-curred, or when any very sick spell happened, which TRAPPINCx BIG GAME. 57 Mrs. Moore was liable to get. When we came inat evening Mrs. Moore was in bed and she wasgroaning and carrying on awfully, and the hus-band was kept running constantly after one thingor another as the wife suggested, till he was nearlytired out. Now, my dear/ she says, my bedwill have to be changed and you know you cantdo it alone. Run over to Johns and see if you
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Trapping Big Game. 58 TRAPPING BIG GAME. cant get Antionette to help you. Cramer wasnear as Moore came out and he volunteered to goas Robert said he did not dare to leave. Cramer re-turned shortly and the two women proceeded to putthe sick woman in order, while Cramer and Moorestood near ready to help if wanted. Mrs. Moorewas lifted on the lounge while the bed was reno-vated and after many directions of Now, Robert,Robbie, dear, she was replaced as carefully aspossible on the bed again. She did not seem torest just right and Antoinette, who was standingat the foot, thought she would crawl under andsee if she could not adjust the slats so as to raisethe foot a little, and in so doing, she threw theweight all on one side. The slats broke down andthe bottom of the bed caught her square on theback and held her down. Mrs. Moore was lyingwith her eyes closed. She felt the weight fall offfrom her feet, and while Cramer rushed to relieveAntoinette, Mrs. Moore sang out, There, stop now,leave m

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