08 Safari Adventure
“But they stuck it out - they listened to the lame excuses of all forty-seven prisoners. The judge, realizing that it would look too ridiculous for him to say ‘Case dismissed’ every time, imposed a few light sentences.
One man was sent to prison, not for ten years, but for three days. He grinned when he heard his sentence. He could rest in prison and would get better food than he would have at home.
Another man who had a small farm on which he raised melons was fined one melon.
Another who raise...d chickens was ordered to pay a penalty of two eggs.
Most went scot free.
Hal and Roger left the court-room without having been seen by the judge. They were gloomy, angry, and bewildered.
‘We break our necks to catch poachers,’ grumbled Roger, ‘and he lets them off.’ ‘And that means we’ve really done more harm than good,’ said Hal. ‘Now these fellows know that they can poach all they like and if they’re caught they’ll just have a nice trip to town at somebody else’s expense.’ ‘What’s the matter with that crazy judge?’ wondered Roger.MoreLess
One man was sent to prison, not for ten years, but for three days. He grinned when he heard his sentence. He could rest in prison and would get better food than he would have at home.
Another man who had a small farm on which he raised melons was fined one melon.
Another who raise...d chickens was ordered to pay a penalty of two eggs.
Most went scot free.
Hal and Roger left the court-room without having been seen by the judge. They were gloomy, angry, and bewildered.
‘We break our necks to catch poachers,’ grumbled Roger, ‘and he lets them off.’ ‘And that means we’ve really done more harm than good,’ said Hal. ‘Now these fellows know that they can poach all they like and if they’re caught they’ll just have a nice trip to town at somebody else’s expense.’ ‘What’s the matter with that crazy judge?’ wondered Roger.MoreLess
Read book 08 Safari Adventure for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
User Reviews: