Lor!' A sharp report as Orion fired at a rabbit that bolted almost under Little John's fingers drowned his remonstrances, and he had to scramble out of the way quick.

Bang! bang! right and left: the firing became rapid.

There being no nets to alarm the rabbits and three ferrets hunting them, they tumbled out in all directions as fast as we could load.

Now the cartridges struck branches and shattered them.

Now the shot flattened itself against sarsen stones imbedded in the mound.