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The firing was certainly rather wild, owing to the difficulty they felt at first of firing without shutting their eyes; but after a few weeks' practice they became very steady, and in three or four months could make pretty certain of a bull's-eye at three hundred yards. Of all this Mrs. Hardy and the girls knew nothing; but there was not the same secrecy observed with reference to their shotguns.
Mind you don't leave your bones about. Needless to say, the bull's-eye was not returned. The packet was tossed on to the neighbouring sill, and then they settled down to enjoy their meal in peace. It was well that there was not overmuch light, for they could not consume it elegantly.
Come, show me the wretched thing." "It's below in the cellar. We shall have to go down the kitchen stairs, and I haven't a light." "Here's one," said Petrie, unhitching a bull's-eye from his belt and putting it into Narkom's hand. "Better go with Sir Horace at once, sir. Leave the door of the gallery open and the light on.
"But there is this difference," muttered Billie. "I know that there must be some sort of a crack where that slab fell back." He held the electric bull's-eye close to the stone and scrutinized every spot. Not a single crack could he spy. Then he took out his big jack-knife and prodded with it clear across the width of the stairway. There was nothing but solid stone.
It was a small place, scarcely larger than a cupboard, and very imperfectly lighted by a single bull's-eye let into the deck; but it had one merit, it was well provided with good wide shelves, upon which everything that could possibly spoil was stowed; and here I was lucky enough to find an abundance of food such as it was and several bottles of the thin, sour wine which Dominguez and his crew drank instead of coffee.
My name's Drake Captain John Drake, of the tramp steamer Quernmore, two thousand five hundred and sixty tons register, to be exact and, from what you've just said, I think I could make a pretty good shot at your tally. Should I be very far wrong if I said that you were ex-lieutenant Murray Frobisher? "`On the contrary, I answered, `you would have hit the bull's-eye dead in the centre.
Between them they quickly got the man on shore, and laid him down on the path on his back. The bull's-eye lantern, turned full on him, lit up a face that seemed all bony structure, staring eyes, a mouth out of which the water dripped. He had no coat on and his thin arms were like those of a skeleton. "Dead as a door-nail," said the first policeman. "A case of suicide." "God! Hindford, it's he!
Oh no, she said, and they stood for a long while staring at a large golden moon, lighting up the street like a bull's-eye. 'How nice it is to be here out of that hot stuffy theatre! said Dick, putting his arm round her. 'Oh, do you think so? I could listen to that music for ever. 'It is pretty, isn't it? I'm so glad you liked it. I told you the waltz was lovely. 'Lovely! I should think so.
Down they flung themselves and now, as eager for their success as they were, old Lem handed each a fresh rifle and sang out: "Let her go! A silver dollar to the gal that wins!" They fired and the unexpected happened. Alfaretta's untaught hands succeeded where greater skill had failed. Her bullet went straight into the bull's-eye, into its very centre. "By the Great Horned Spoon!
The outside circle of the target should be six feet in diameter, and every six inches another circle described with a piece of string and two pegs for a compass. The object of the game is to stand at a stated distance from the "enihan," or target, and to toss the "habs" as in the game of quoits. The player getting the best score counting from the inside ring or bull's-eye wins the game.
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