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Show SMOOTH AND FRUGAL RURALITE. Baits Automobllists with Calf, and Collect $5C0 with Gun. r Now York. Aaron Hanks, a PJno-brook PJno-brook (N. J.) farmor, near whoso homo many automobiles passed, stationed sta-tioned his two sons, James and Joth-ro, Joth-ro, In a clump ot bushes at tho road-sldo road-sldo with a four-woeks-old calt; across tho highway tho calf's mother was tethered In full vlow, Ho told hla two sons to turn tho calf looso ut tho moment an uutomobllo approached. ap-proached. Hanks, with a double-barreled shotgun, shot-gun, hid himself furthor down the road. James was the lookout, tho calf struggling to reach Its bawling mother moth-er nearly pulled Jethro's arms from their sockets. Finally James yelled: "Hero comes ono coming llko tho dickens; lot 'er looso!" Jethro dropped tho ropo nnd tho calf rushed toward Its mooing ma. Tho trap was timed to tho fraction of a second; tho chauffour had not time to avoid a collision, tho big car hurling tho calt in the air; it toll lifeless. Tho chautlour halted, only to learn It tho car had been hurt. Hanks stepped from behind tho tree and covered tho two men nnd two women In tho car with his shotgun. "That was a Ouornioy calf; none better bred In tho stato," yelled Hanks In affected fury. "You killed it; hnnd ovor 5JC00 or I shoot!" Ho got tho $500. When tho automobllists had passed on Hanks called his boys with tho remark: re-mark: "Well, kids, wo'll skin tho calf and eat It ourselves. I intended selling It to tho butcher for five dollars If I hadn't thought of this scheme." |