Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-11

You can keep up your reputation, at least
while you are here, and as you live in Chi
cage while we live away of near the Allan
tie coast It does not make so much differ.
enee what your reputation for veracity is at
home, for the people from our town will
never know YOU save as a member Of the club
here"
So they had gone to Healy lake with the
lie they were to tell prearranged between
them. Ii was not to be less than $50 bass in
a day, and by bringing home as many as the
boat would carry they could easily account
/ for having thrown the remainder back into
the lake for lack Of means to carry them.
| They had found the fish biting unusually
! well, and when they started out to return
to the club house they had l9s bass OF ali
sizes, from ten inches to five Founders, piled
in the skiif which they had chosen instead Of
the usual canoe because Of the difference il
would make in the effect on the crowd.
This ought to fix them all right" said
Yorker, to whom the days fishing had been
a revelation, and who was now sitting up in
the stern OF the boat using an oar for pad
die with the fish piled around his feet so
thickly he could hardly move them.
There's Husky Bill out there in canoe"
said Smith. as the skih shot out from the
slough between Healy and kah-pee-kog
lakes.
Bill had sighted the skiff at the same
time and yelled to the two fishermen that
they had company at the club house in the
person Of Barnes, Of Barnesdale.
did he walk overf" asked Yorker. who
still remembered the l2-mile jaunt he had
had because Of Barnes
How else do you suppose be would get
here" asked Bill
Il would like the privilege Of refusing
Barnes permission to sleep in the club |
house tonight" said Yorker 10 Smith |
I've got an old score to settle against him /
and if | can make him walk back 10 Barnes |
dale tonight | figure that will be iust
about square for the six dollars il cost the |
two q us to sleep in Moore's cabin one |
night"
Supper was over when the two men pad
died their skif load Of fish into the hay in
'front.' OF the club house, and the evening
fire was already blazing on the shore Of the
lake. Around it sat the members Of the
club and Barnes.
Yorker carefully related the story Of The
$50 bass they had caught during the day
each detail Of the story being corroborated
by smith as be went along. When the story
was finished and Yorker was l0oking to see
what the effect was upon the members Of the
club Barnes broke the silence
Il suppose You fellows think You have
had wonderful days fishing" began the
old man. The fact is $50 bass in day Is
pretty good fishing. It's Just a trile better
than the Pastor here had the first year be
was up here. His record for himself and a
friend was 500, if / remember correctly
! here have ben any number Of people who
have doubted that story, but It is true. new /
as ] happen to know.
Now, just to prove to you that other peo-
PIE besides yourselves have had big catches
viii tell you Of the fish myself and a gen.
.leman from New York caught here in ore
iay two years ago. We fshed clear over AZ
he western end Of this lake. The man WHO {
vas with me said he would be satisfied with I
dozen good fish, but when we came in that q
light the two Of us had caught a triile over
~ bass during the day. We used ordinary
'ane poles and worms for bait
Now, gentlemen, I really must be start. ]
hg Tor home or ] shah &c. in after every. Z
'ody is in bed"
A Yorker and Smith walked IN TO the
,ah house after Barnes had disappeared =,
through the timber Smith said:
can't beat Barnes at lying. but I an, J.
much obliged to him just the same for beIn.
ng Us out on our story. I was little as,,b.. u
,. as TO whether it would 70 down untiItb.
Ia man came 10 our rescue
Any man who has nerve enough To start
y On that wax back 10 Barursdafs ~ ~
me o. night has nerve enough Ia ten a r. N
r. ne than that was Il Il is needed $ rs-ii,s ~
oTkeT have a new fund az sdr,irs,io-
y he cd mar after this nights svn.ri'
WRIGHT 4. PATTERSON