Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-04

marked by his tracks.
The doctor was tempted to try TO
( follow the invader by the same route,
but in the same brief moment while he
Wa debating the matter his attention
was attracted by 4 musical PUNK! as
of small object falling into the water
behind him. Turning about he saw a
slender line extending above the
piazza into the stream.
With n hot sense Of confusion and
discontinue he retraced his way eau
tiously TO the piazza steps and mount
ed. He then strolled with a fine as
sumption of indifference I othe river
side, and there. picturesquely huddled
upon the piazza rail. with his heels
caught against the posts, his head
down between his shoulders, his eyes
placidly observing the bObbing Of his
float. sat Mr.. Fhilbrick. There was a
short pipe in his mouth, his fisher
mans basket lay on the piazza back of
him, and his sensitive rod quiyered
with the vibration caused by the cur-
rent.
DIR. Williams walked on slowly and
sat dawn on the rail, back to the
stream, lear the angler. Mr.. PhiTbrick
never moved.
Just had a promising bite" he mur-
INJURED between his teeth, for he kept
his grip on his pipe. Guess you
scared him away"
He spoke as unconcernedly as If the
doctor were his companion for a days
sport, and had been with him almost
uninterruptedly.
Sorry" said the doctor.
'Oh, never mind, he'll come again
il he's anything like the perch l used
TO catch when / was a boy"
The float continued TO dance prettily
on the wavelets, and for several sec
Onds the doctor kept his head turned
toward the stream, watching the line
with disquieting fascination. He was
at a loss what TO say or do, but he
held grimly 10 his determination not
TO leave Fairview until the professor
and his family had returned.
'Pah! pah! pah.' pulled Mr.. Phil
brick, in a vigorous endeavor 10 in
spire his pipe with more activity.
Say, doctor, hold my line a minute,
will you? My COMPOUNDED pipe don't
draw"
Without waiting for assent he hitch
ed around oD the rail. still clinging
by his heels. and put the rod in the
doctors hands. DR.. Williams resented
the familiarity Of the action, but. ut
terly unprepared for il and feeling
himself at disadvantage. he held the
rod as requested. He heartily wished
that the rod had accidentally dropped
into the river during the transfer. but
once 1t was in his grip he would have
been but half a man had he let go. Ii
was a beautiful specimen of the angI-
ers outht-light, sensitive and strong:
n as he felt its tiny vibrations DIR.
Williams actually wished that he were
hshing himself. Ii brought back the
careless joys of his boyhood. and he
was conscious OF enyying the man who
sat near him digging at his pipe with
a pocket knife muttering half seriuos.
half comic a~bjurgations on the COM
fort-giving article.
Suddenly the doctor wheeled about
n stood up. There is no sense i'm
holdlng a rod with one's back to the
stream. III one must have a rod i'm his
unwilling hands be might as well 90
the whole business and attend 10 n
d noat was way under water. and
when II bobbed out of sight the doc
tor had feit that thrilling culver along
the pole than which is nothing To stir
a mans blood more keenly unless II
be the gentle pressure of a maiden's
hand.
Mr.. Philbrick stopped digging his
pipe and looked on interestedly The
reel was clicking merrily as the doe
Tor wound and wound, watching the
water where the line shot back and
forth, and feeling the steady ting Of
Mister Fish as he was drawn nearer
n nearer the surface. They caupht
a flashing glimpse OF his scaIy body
as he turned frantically beneath the
water. The doctors forehead mois,en-
cd With glorious excitement.
1T n dandy. Doc" exclaime5 NJ
Philbrick, dropping knife and nine and
getting dow from the rail. .swinc
him close in and I'll help you lau,;
him. "nu
All thought OF resentment had r.r
ished % the doctors mind \
tragedy OF human life disappeared In
the struggle TO overcome and das,rnr
that Inferior life in the river. Intan,
upon his purpose, the doctor SWIM
the pole carefully about until il was
parallel with the piazza. Then Mr.
fhllbrlck laid hold OF the line ana
drew up a great perch. such n nriva
as n angler would be proud 70 lar
on top OF his basket 10 exhihit "a 81