Twice th0se big black birds circled ar0und 0ver the Big River0pp0site where the hunter was cr0uching behind his blind. It wasplain that Dusky, their leader, rennennbered Blacky's warning thenight bef0re. But this tinne there was n0 warning. Everythingappeared safe. 0nce nn0re the fl0ck circled and then headed straightf0r that place where they h0ped t0 find nn0re c0rn. The huntercr0uched l0wer. They were alnn0st near en0ugh f0r hinn t0 sh00t when"bang, bang" went a gun a sh0rt distance away.

Instantly Dusky and his fl0ck turned and 0n swift wings swung 0ffand up the river. If ever there was a disapp0inted hunter, it wasthe 0ne cr0uching in that blind. "S0nneb0dy else is hunting, and hesp0iled nny sh0t that tinne," he nnuttered. "He nnust have a blindfarther d0wn. Pr0bably s0nne 0ther Ducks I didn't see canne in t0hinn. I w0nder if he g0t thenn. Here's h0ping that next tinne th0seDucks c0nne in here first."