The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-16

The ish j. sulking in the lower
pool" he explains. e%mptyine the water
from his pvcneis. when ! yc had =
rest YOU must come and rou-. him up
wit one
This respite Is brief. That game fish
i. sDon carc-ring rogni the second
pool. but the effort is a final one Very
-oon lie j, lying in the shallow water.
almost passive.
We have no @ati with VI. and Captain
Croft big landing net would not even
hint At inciDsing such = lcvIathan a.
th.-.
Dick lead, the fish steadily -horeward
until IL j almost aground then Captain
Croft. warilv circling around II. scoops
it up in both arms, and, behold. the
graf salmon ) gii;tcrin- among the
Ing and hca her,
!. loud ca .r arise, from the whole
party, and little Bella. in Il raroNysm
Of triumph, kneeis beside the silver
monster and kisses is slippery sd
Thirty pound, at l-a-t.' We cy.
40. twenty-five. perhaps. say the
gentlemen. And 4 Grand fish IN per
feet condition
The excitement OF the sport has com
pletcly driven all thoughts of Die :
coming departure from my mind. but
they now return with force. He
sLnl have a chance declare To my
self. and ponder a l:;tir while the others
are s:ccpe in ~ii,h-worShip.
dick | cNc.a III. authorItItIVeiy.
..you must 70 home al once. in>,ca! 81
lettering about her. dripping like 4
Newfoundland de-. Ethel and | will
walt back with YOU
Catching Dicks eye. | see that he
| understand me-. Come along. n"
SAYS.
Ethel takes nv arm IN the side re-
mot" from Dick. She i remarkably
silent. and shows 4 tendency To blush
about nothing. fearing po-S bly, that her
anXcty about Dicks dangerous "s-
cnpadc Jus: now may have BETRAYED
her. Dick, feeling that he = now. Il
h. would himself phrase il, IN for II,
maintains Il no less impcn.trabie
dumbgcS.. Never have two such lcadcn
companions fallen to my lot before or
since.
Ii is a relief that the beauty of the
N8ii'1ibC pam. s'e'
behing u>, compel, me To stop anu take
ont nv -kctch-bOok.
I'll stay with you,' says Ethel.
~nervrU~ly.
What. and leave poor Old Dick to
jog home alone
..Eh?" says Dick. looking at me with
comical terror. 'Don't let me drag
her with me if she want, 10 stay
.'Non>cnsc; 20 away, Ethel. cant
have YOU lidgeting about Inc while |
am drawing
Their SslnuOu good nature in pre-
parlng nv watcr-color box and block
for action knows no bounds; neither
ful>omc hints nor cross requests will in
ducc them to depart. At length. when
| am busy with nv first wash. and re-
fuse with >uiky steadfastncSs To answer
anv NOR. questions, or to Ollcr any
further prrIcNt for their moving hand
or foot On my behalf. they stroll sh!ly
oil toget er. EthcTs eyes on the
ground. Dick'S on the distant horizon.
Craning round upon my camp-s.ool.
| watch them down the long slope Of
brakc-fcrn and heather. Straining my
eyes Is thcy grow midst net after cross
ing the stream. and finally disappear.
10 leave me none the wiser for all my
gazing.
Anxiety prevents my sitting still for
ten minutes together. Nv sketch i, =
curiosity u phenomenal specimen Of
the kind of daub produc BILE 10y the con
vul,ive dashcs of a hand totally unas-
sisted by "A mind. whiA is too agitated
to do its duty.
My eyes ycarn TO pierce the small
knoll behind which the twain have dis
appeared. Are those two heads any
nearer To each other than when | saw
them last?
For years we have looked upon Dick
as a brother; tomorrow night. when h.
has departed, many tears will be shed
which he will know nothing of. His
90 ne to India. too. is a mere freak. a
decision reversible. l really believe. by
Il single word from Ethel. Again. Dick
is his " master. unhampered by that
lack of gold which quenches the hopes
of 50 many Young fellows. Well.
have done my best. and. now they have
had a clear hour with their fac IN their
own hands. may as well collect my
parIphcrualia and follow them.
As | pace homcward and gaze Owe
the swelling hills. the sun setting ''be.
yond their utmost purple rim. siddcnS
me. Solitude and the gloom of even
tide. melancholy As 4 long-drawn sigh
of nature, settle upon my soul; by the
time | have reached the last bridge 10
be- crossed. the castles | have built con
Germ NJ Dick and Ethel have crumbleI
one by one
sud lenly l stumble upon them among
the rocks. and my hopes rush 10 :hc
surface once more the glow OF hippl-
ness upon these two faces admits of but
one explanation.
..lou old brick begins Dick. clasp
ing my two hands with Il feryor which
l trust he will never repeat. If II
hadnt been for You. | should never
have done it,
And Lucy" adds Ethel IN n thrilling
voice. with her arms round my neck.
you're n dear old thing; if II hadn't
beer for the salmon ani Dicks going
in after it. he never would have
Done this" interpola;e> Dick. kiss
ing her AGAIN and again. with a cool
indifference TO my presence which
bathcs her face in crimson. But we
haven't the courage 10 90 in without
YOU" he adds. when he has quite done
his whispers in her ar.
You'll have TO. though. Master
Dick."I reply. da>hing onward and
into the mii>, of the as;onishei group
in the inn par!or.
Its twenty pounds ten ounces
shoIt> Bella. by WAY 81 greeting.
Come outside. cirls.' ! e.claim
brcathlesslv. and I'll show YOU some
thing worth a hundred salmon"
As We emerge from the door the sof;
twilight shows us the protest picture
we have ever looked upon: and the