Show FANOY rancy FISHING rolling Rollin 49 romantic Koi Roa ining laing with if kl el in kiefne Rea reavill lill ni how a senator sought to 0 o secure speckled specimens chicago newt there wag was a pale tint of gray in III the eastern sky when Jud judge e iray ll olline rolled out of his camp calup bed next morning 1 I am ani domed glad I 1 woke before any ot of tho the other fellows he lie said for I 1 want to be back hero here with a string of fish fur for breakfast wouldn t it be a good one on cm em though it I 1 camo came in while they were waiting for bob to set the table with a dozen pickerel or so by jove that ud hog ilog cm ein all ill bet say I 1 bought cm em but where in texas could I 1 boyem buy cm ill just throw cm em down all and sa say boya boys heres a few fish for arc I 1 thought id amuse myself a little this morning just help yourselves to em theres lots where them fellows came from froin if vou you only know how to scoop era em in I 1 kin kill see the chief turning red in the face and walking away with a grin as much as to say 1 I wonder if that duffer did lid have such a streak of luck and I 1 can call sec I 1 with his it is e eyes bulging out of his 1 head hrad lie g gave 11 me a L kiff tiel about the young herrings berrig and the diver and id pit like to show him blin what I 1 cando ahers s my worms great lucifer crawled out of the tile can call all over my bed heres one in my ruy shoe and another in chiy my vest pocket by ehg hokey I 1 dont like this heres loss of time to begin with well ive got enough my fishing pole 0 oh here it is liue line all right reel all right everything just right oil yes the basket well if this largo large enough I 1 can string the other I 1 should have hired one of the boys around the camp to help carry the fish home but do to wake pein em now well im off the judge stepped out of his tent into the fresh morning air and then stood still for a moin moment nt evidently undecided as to which direction lie should take at length there boing being a little mere light in the east and for that rc reason ason it appearing to be the most inviting point of the compass he lie walked toward the rising sun sull it was an enchanting morning the air was eo vo pure and withal ao so mild that every breath he imbibed seemed to stimulate him and fill his soul with happiness and hope he ile knew k new that there must be some water in that direction for several little streams crossed his path and in his jud judgment ament being au an old sport and having gone several miles into th the 11 interior ot new jersey he calculated that the streams diverged from one common source he ire was right before he lie bad gone four miles he came to a beautiful sheet of water about a hundred yards wide and two hundred bundred long from which flowed numerous small arte arterie riep 1 irrigating tile valley and producing a mossy turf which felt like a persian carpet beneath his feet selecting the most moist comfortable place on tho the bank he eat sat down and arranged ilia his tackle this was a matter of no little difficulty in the first place I 1 ce he lie felt that the reel locuto was au absolute necessity and ho lie could do nothing not liing until ho lie had wound upon it fifty or sixty yards of line 1 I suppose suppose ill have aye to play em with this reel 1 41 I have heard fellows talking about fellens playing playing fish in the water before they could coul land cm em then he lie waa was a littia bit at sea bea regarding the hooks he was told before he started that he be would need about a dozen and his understanding was mas that they theys should bould be put on at once so she cut up tip a portion of the line into equal lengths fastened tile hooks to them theril and then tied the tile lent lengths to tho tile line about twelve inches apart then lie waa was lost ae as to how the bait went on theider the idea of slipping them over the hooks did not strike him he ile thought for a while of unraveling one othis socks and tying the worms to the hooks but he lie gave that up and finally decided to slick stick the hooks t through brough the center of the worms so that the ends dan dangled Fled 1 11 I s suppose appose the trick he said tvr when hen they dangle like that they cat catch ch t the he ey eye of the fish fah better end them they bite quicker when he had bad tire dozen ozen hooks baited batted he lie found ho lie had over looked I 1 one very important point chehad he had forgotten to run his line through the rings of the polo pole and it go through with the tile hooks books and worms on this is devilish sh annoying eaid paid tho the judge here ive ajol fooled ed abay ayay two hours already all up and ite its breakfast by this time now I 1 must go to work and remove all these worms and hooks again darn it there aint much fu fun in this sort of thing as I 1 can see when he removed half the worms and hooks books he lie discovered that he lie have saved paved all this trouble by simply cutting tho the line at the reel and pressing it through from front the top of the pote pole and this dis discovery eov made him hopping mad it was three hours from the time L e he lie first sat down until lie was an able ble to throw his lino line into tile water the twelve feet of bait looked a little odd but rather picturesque and in i i n keeping with the general surroundings IM why dont tho the darned things eink in k lie he said paid m he unwound the 7 ree reel 1 the cusand maggots lie around on top of the witter for by jingo 9 forgot 0 agot a sink sinker cr what 1 will I la I 1 do 1 for 1 a sinker he lie felt feli in his pocket and the first tiling thing hat his liand struck was a jack knife he fastened knife midway between the tile extremities of the baited hooks and cast the line in in again then he lie was doomed to another alloth er disappointment the center sank all right but the worms at each end floated buoyantly on the tile placid sur fate of the pond once more he lie brought the line ashore and fastened a bunch of keys at one end I 1 and ind a plug of tobacco at the other by this time the line had the tile appearance of an indian necklace but as it touch touche edhe tilie water it sank out of sight eight now everything will be all right eaid paid the judge if thy the darned fish dont go to chewing the tobacco make hakeem cm so sick alla they wont caro care for worms it t was rather lonesome dittin sitting I 1 there bythe by the side of the lake holt holding a fishing pole in his hand and it was no wonder that the time tinie seemed to weigh heavily upon him once or twice he thought lie felt something nibbling at the bait but on pulling his line out he be found it to be untouched minutes grew grow into quarters quarters into halveland halve sand halves into hours but not a sign of a fish did he be see or fed feel one two three four iu in the afternoon came and thero there was the judge gazing into the water like one entranced he had put his pole down several times with the intention of taking a short walk but he be thought what if a school of mackerel or cod or bass or herring should come along while I 1 was gone take my line and find pole with them of course no ill wait right here five came and for the next hour he amused himself trying to think of something to tell ten when he lie went back te to camp for I 1 know guy me eaid said the tile judge and ald stager will never let up six came and the judge began to grow very restless but he sat there baill his line in the water hoping against hope at last lie j jumped u ill ped to his feet and as he d did id so to he lie heard a wild unearthly whoop the blood froze ia in his veins could it be that he was surrounded by indian 2 A moment later the form of a herder whom lie had seen feen once before at camp emerged from the buala the herder was dr driving darivin ivin sonic cattle to the pond hallo stranger abuid 1 the herder what yain t bin a fis fashin bill hev ve ye yes eaid said the judge ive been sporting arting with the tile finny tribe a little today to day botched euthin hev ye stranger asked the herder N no I 1 devent caught ally thin thing yet they dont seem to be biting today to day why thunder and hurricanes stranger remarked the herder ye expect ter have anything bite in did ye well I 1 thought perhaps there might be a little game inthe in the lake and lake h hl l 1 I 1 said the herder this cain no lake this is tra beys cattle pond ab ah taint but i a foot deep leep Itaas its a spring what wo we dug around for t the Ering c cattle be here lake h 1 11 ik the A august moon was sending do down wit a s soft uk and silvery light upon I 1 the tenderfoot encampment as ja judge 1190 rollins stole through the i picket lines that night ho had readied reached his tent a br broken 0 ken do yn man when a hand was laid upon his shoulder where have you been judge asked the voice of gen en stager over at Trace Tracey ys 8 ranch trying their buttermilk replied the f judge then you dont know what happened to me said the general his voice trembling no replied the judge thank god fer for that eaid laid the general as he lie walked sadly away 1 I wonder if he struck a cattle pond too eaid taid judge rollins roll in as lie crawled into bed TO dr CONTINUED |