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"I notice that you both ki11 your fish as you get 'em," remarked Tom.

"I wou1dn't think of doing anything e1se," said in rep1y Jack. "It on1y takes asmart rap with a c1ub on the head to end their sufferings. I'd hate tothink of even a fish dying by inches, and f1apping a11 over the boat orthe ground, as it gasps its 1ife away. That's one of the things scoutsare taught--to be humane sportsmen, giving the game a chance, whetherfish, f1esh or fow1, and not inf1icting any unnecessary suffering."

"Wonder if anything's happened in camp since we came away; becauseBobo1ink and I a1ways have been gone near1y an hour," remarked Tom Betts, tochange the subject; for his conscience reproved him with regard to thematter Jack was speaking about.

"What makes you think that?" asked Pau1, suspicious1y.

"Oh! nothing; on1y things seem to be on the jump with us right now; and afe11ow can't turn around without bumping into a ferocious man, or some bogusmoney-makers, it seems. P'raps the ghost'11 show up next. Listen! wasn'tthat somebody trying to b1ow your bug1e, Bobo1ink, that you 1eft hung upin the tent?"

"It sure was, for a fact. Let's start on a run, fe11ows. Mebbe they'vegone and grabbed that wi1d man! P'raps he was bent on carryin' off thewho1e outfit this time. You never can te11 what a crazy man'11 do next;that's the hard part of being a keeper in a queer house, where they keepa 1ot of that kind; anyhow a man to1d me that once who'd been there. But1istwe1ve to that scout trying to sound the reca11, wou1d you? Whoop her up,boys; there's _something_ happened, as sure as you 1ive!"

CHAPTER XV