The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-16


| quite n brother. you know. Dick"
Captain Croft and Ethel. whom we re-
ceised with dignified stiffness. throw
out strong hint, upon the subject of
tea. but we request them not 70 be
/ greedy. which Is unclyil. and declare
that the kettle i not Loiling. which i
untrue. Possibly we rather a.fonish
Captain Croft with our rudcness. but
| we are sure about Dick. and our enemy
has often enough III agowct al surpr' 81
Al the yagarics Of our sex.
\ While the anger. finding rs too dill
cult for conversation. turns over the
leaves u his fy-book meiiiatiyely.
Ethel reclines among the sea Of brake
fern which envclops our camp ! OBJ
serve her from behind "a book. and TO
ilerted for the thousanith time that the
multitude u her conqucsts i not to be
I wondered A. Who can withstand such
blue eyes and soft curly hair and the
dimples which come and 20 rs she
| speaks? Again. her voice Is like the
MARBLE 81 nightingale. and-but sister
Ethel Is theme which. from is exceed
ing attractiyeness. ! must label .'dan-
| gcrou>.
A. Dick comes in sight. clambcring
over the rocks with his long rod over
| his shoulder. fancy detect an added
| light in her eyes. but she only remarks
casually: Now you girls have got
your hero back again. perhaps YOU will
give uS some tea"
"Fish," SAYS Dick; s'not fin. Might
rs well throw . fly on dry ground -
on this gin-clear water
He sits down. and we recover orr
spirits and temper little. But he is
not himself. for being really anxious
about him and Ethel. | observe him
closely and note the elaboration Of ef-
| fort in his mirth.
II wish he was not so humble
minded Probably he will not even ask
her % run my thoughts
After our painstaking preparations
tea Is not 70 b. dismissed N a nom mt.
Onr coniempiatiye enjoyment: OF Ii.
however i broken in upon by loud
shout from fourtccn-year- old Bella.
Look. the salmon. and she points to
the curving cidies which mark the spot
where the big fish has risen
by gum says Dick. jumping up in
hate. ''it's regular ~ockdolager.
Take my rod. Croft. and try for il.
NO. no, it's your turn had the
last"
but gcod-naturcd Dick thrusts the
rod into his friends hand and drags of
his own hat 20 examine the ilies in il.
Our loud-tongued entreaties are to
him a the idle wind: but gentle. low
voiced request from Ethe. vcers him
=. - 49,
and glidcs cautiously down to the wa
ters edge, crouched behind rocks. and
with beating hearts we watch every
movement Of Dicks fingers
II shall show him big dark fly
first his words scarcely reach Us
through the noise Of the fall should
never land such 'whopper' on small
hook
lie seems an age afii>ing that fly and
then wctting IL A. he lengthens his
line out yard or more each cast. aud
the black wings and silver body float
nearer and nearer 10 the spot where
the great fish rose. our excitement
reaches almost 10 bursting point. and
little Bella has 70 be held down by
force.
There. II must have been right over
~ nose mat ''ine' almost WONDER
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cast The rod curves hack sw;nrs ~.
ward and the AZ. delivered STRAIGHT
and freely. drops gently on "a tire "a
Ter 4 connie ~ varis ahove ~. salmon
Hardly has the line snnk an nh ~.
low the surface before there i 4 heav-
ING boil ana swirl ~ water a The crrat
fis6 bounds "a the surf.ce Thars u
not one II us Urls Who would M -
this iuncsure have thrown the rod down
with I shrek.