The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12


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tackle. NOW ne rested icly on inc oes
while the slack was coming In and the tarpon
lay motionlees. The fish was 30 close 10
the surface thu. hi; long ; s.e ~ an could Be
zen p,o!evuns ~ A, 'o'n 20
Hes big one and an old one and Q
wise one. said the Farmer. You'll have
your hands full. The only thing you can
do u to AGht him for every inch OF the Glk.
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Doht pve nm IN! m0e eso. .nsn YOU
can help ana hold on. He hasn't found out
yet what's the matter with him He sup
posed at frst that the mullet had scratched
MN ana made nls rusn IN anger ne aians
understand the strain OF the nne ana took
the other course to get nd OF 1t. It's let
up on him now and he thinks that he 10
nd Of IL. When he feels the hook again
he'll know that there's serious trouble
ana he'll get TOO angry 70 see stfaSnt'
Look out for war them
WELL" said the Engineer. -I'vs handled
tho salmon and IN trv this fellow. hut hes
a monster sure. The hooks we'll In; that's
one comfort
The line came taut and the Ash felt the
main Of the hook anew. Then a strange
,hine bsnnened-a thin, new "a ths En-
gineer. though common enough In the
experience OF those who 60 down TO the
sea for tarpon., The big swimmer did not
rush, did not dive, did not make . move
in the water that any one could - or feel.
pp &, the clear . good ave fos&, half -curved
IN air and at the topmost reach Of his arch
shook his head, Singing II wildly from
aide to aide in the effort 70 throw the hook
far away. It held, however. and he struck
the water jaws downward and then Oh
again.
This time the rush was short-for Q tar
pon-not more than thirty yards covered
In one splendid HshtninS dash, and st ita
end he rose once moro, tail on, plunging
TO the surface In q beautiful curve. Then
he wheeled and, holding his head TO the
men. would rise half from the water and
sljne his BODY about, still seeking to throw
out the hook. This not serving, be would
sprinR and stand upon his head, diving
strairht downward TO q depth Of twenty
feet. which would bring him near 70 the
bottom Of sand md Old sbelh.
In zach Of thee enterprises the Ensjpesr
was REQUIRED to be exceedingly Vide awake.
His task was not 40 much 10 take In silk
az to avoid getting the full weight Of the
tarpon on q taut limo, which would have
resulted In snappine the silk or tearing
out the hook. though II vas firmly Undecided
in the tough iesh at the entrance Of the
throat. The inner Inning Of the tarpon's
laws In Of 4 membrane almost a. hard e
bone and no hook will take suiicient bold
there,
Gradually the boot had been towed and
drifted until now IL was quite A mile from
the mouth Of the bayou.
When the 6sh was standing upon its
head. writing and divinS 70 disiodse