Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21

You can keep up YOUR reputation, at least
while you are here, and Gs you live in CHI
cago while we live away of near the At0N'
tie coast IL does not make 80 much dlIicr'
encc what your reputation for vcucliy Is at
home, for the people from our town VIII
ncycrknow you save rs Il member OF the club
here"
So tl,ty had gone to lIeo'y lake with the
lie they were to tell prcarNngcd between
them. 1t was not to he less than $50 bass IN
day, and by bringing home as many as the
boat would carry they could easily accorut
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
10 the club house they had 1913 bass OF all
sizes, from ten inches to five pourder', piled
in the skin which they had chosen instead Of
the usual canoe because Of the difference 1t
would make in the effect on the crowd.
"This ought to ilX them all right said
Yorker to whom the days fishing had been
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
thiclly he could hardly move Them
"Thcra's Husky BIZ out there IN canoe"
said Smith, as the skin shot out from the
slough between llca'y and kohpcc'Eos
lakes,
HUl had sighted the skilI at the same
.imc and yelled to the two fishermen that
they had company at the club house in the
pcrsan of Barnes, Of larncsdalc,
did he walk ovcrE' asked Ior kcr who
siIl remembered the l2mjc jaunt he had
had because Of Barnes
GLOW else do you suppose he would get
here" asked Bill,
81 would like the privilege OF refusing
Barnes permission TO sleep in the club
house tonight" said Yorker 20 Smith
"l'yc got an old score to settle against him
end if | can make him walk back TO Barnes.
dale tonight | figure that | will be Just
about s1ulrc for the six dollars it cost the
two of us to sleep in Moorc's cabin one
night,'
supper was over when lhc two men pad.
died their skin load OF fish into the bay in
front Of the club house, and tho evening
fire was already blazing on the shore of tho
lake. Around It sat the members Of the
club and Barnes.
Yorker carefully rr'otcd the story Of tho
ESQ bass they had caught during the day,
each detail Of the story benp corroboNicd
by Smith as he went along When the story
was finished and Yorker was looking to sec
what the effect was upon the members OF the
club Barnes broke the silence,
II suppose Ncu fellows think YOU have
had a wonderful days fishing began the
old man. "rhc fact s $50 bass in day is
pretty good fishing, It's just trlle better
than the Pastor here had the first year he
wns up here. His record for himself and a
friend was $50, il remember correctly
There have ben any number of people who
have doubted that story but it is true, new
erthccss, as happen to know.
"Now, Just to prove to You that other peo
pie besides yourselves have had big catches
will tell you of the fish myself and gen
t,cman from New York caught here in one
day two years ago. We iishcd clear over al
the western end of this lake. The man who
WAS with me said he would he satisfied will
dozen good fish, but when VIZ came in that
HlkUl llt lNu VI W. uhu NNhBuN " inv wv
COG bass during the day. We used ordinary
cane poles and worms for bait,
Nov, gentlemen, | really must be start
ing for home or shall &c. in after every
body Is in bed"
As Yorker and Smith walked up to th
club house after Barnes had disappeared
through the timber, Smith said;
81 can't beat Barnes at lying, but an
much obliged to him Just the same for help
ing us out on our story, lwos little doubt
ful az to whether it would 40 down until tn
old man came to our rescue,
Amy man who has nerve enough to star
out on that walk back to Barrcsdalc at thi
time Of night has nerve enough to tell big
ger lie than that was il it is needed, rcpEe
Yorker. ~ have a new fund of odmirnto
for ,he old man after this nights eNper
cncc." - ,,..,.,,,