The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-01
THE EVENING STORY
IInpaaence Is. Heroisn1.

niece or Uncle Joe and Aunt mary
warner, who had come from the city
Tor vacation. and who was. looking
ABOUT Tor new diversion.
The girl was rugged out with pole,
nook. line and bait, and Uncle Joe
went with her to point out the spot
where he once had a bite from some
thing almost as big as a whale, and for
half an hour she was so intent on her
fishing that she was oblivious of her
surroundings. Then a cough from a
human throat startled her. and she
looked up he raised his cap and bowed.
In the same waters and not over TWEEN
ty feet away.
At first glance she saw that he was
a stranger to the hamlet. AS she
looked up he raised his cap ind bowed
How long he had been there she could
not determine. but his action in sneak
Ing up, in the first place, and in max
Ing the bow in the second, irritated
her. She at once gave a vicious jerk
to her line, intending to quit the spot
at once but she was naturally defiant
and changed her mind in an instant.
She would not be driven away. she
had simply stared at him in naughty
manner when he had lifted his cap,
and should he attempt to push mat
tiers further he would get a rebuh to
freeze his blood. =
For the next quarter of an hour the
two fished in silence. Now and then
the young man reeled in his line ana
made a new cast and hummed or
whistled to show that he had not Deen
snubbed. Now and then the girl gave
her head toss. just to prove that she
thought herself alone. During this IN
terval the suckers in the river had re-
manned quiet or had business else
where. All. of a sudden, however, one
of them found the girls hook and
gulped it down. There was mighty
tug from the captive and scream
from the girl. 1t was the first time tne
sucker had ever been hooked, and the
til 1,a hnOir6d
fish. The young man saw the situa-
ton and came running up to call out:
you've got him! You've got him!
Don't handle him that way, or you II
lose him. Play him! Play him! =.
Miss Bessie Foster was excited, but
she didn't lose her presence of mind.
She realized what the situation called
for, and she gave the young man one
into the water and turned and walked
away. In that one awful look she no
ticed that he was rather good looking
and had certain hallmarks of a gentle
man, but despite that she continued
to lose her head, and her cheeks Kept
getting redder and redder, as she left
him behind.
For the lands sake. but what has
happened to your" exclaimed Aunt
Mary as the girl entered the house on
a half run and pumped down into the
rocking chair. :,
live found an impudent man."
was the reply.
Found a what? I've lived in Bakers
Vile ever since I was knee-high to
zrasshopper, and I've never run across
an fmpudent man yet. How was he i'm
pudent?"
He looked at me. He raised his cap
When 1 had hooked a fish he came ana
wanted to boss things. And oh, aunty,
II was such a lively fish, and such a
big one, and he was 50 willing to De
1.f-i. =,
he information possible she went TO
the kitchen door and blew the morn
FOR dinner, though 1T was halI an hour
ahead of time. Uncle joe came up
rom the lot in which he was working,
md in answer to the surprised look on
nis face Bessie told her story over
again. When she had finished, Aunt
Mary drew herself up and added;
And now, Joseph Warner, you VIII
ind that impudent young man and give
1im a piece Of your mind. He has got
10 be talked to good and hard, ana !,
you are not the man to do 1T, am.
An hour later Uncle Joe WEN ven, u ON,
% the postoffice to make inquiries con-
,erninR the strange and cheeky young
nan. All he could ind out was that
he newcomer was stopping at WHITES
1T the other end OF the hamlee, ana "a, T h;s
yaca tion, The old mill was next VS.
ted and there it was found that Bes-
,ie's pole and line had been recovered
md left in a conspicuous position;
,Tncle Zoe carried them home and tolc
lis story, and Aunt mary thre" up heA
arms and exclaimed:
"Did any one in all this world ever
see such a case of impudence! Joseph
f you were a man YOU'D go up 70
he ear and make him beg BESSIE
nardon. She can't go fishing again as
'ong as he is hanging around mere.
but 1 Wilt" declared the girl as
air. "Ill show him, whoever ne y,
hat he can't scare me off, I'll be
light there tomorrow morning at
O'clock. and If he dares speak to me
again I'll-I,ll-wel af1er l ARE nat to
given him look ne won
And Miss Bessie Foster was there at
he hour named. She saw nothing OF
he impudent young man. but a ooaro
lad been placed across two logs to !
make a seat for her. and she instantly |
that 1t was his work. She
.efused to sit down. For ten minutes,
Or while she was getting real mao, she
wouldn't 60 within fifteen feet of the
eat. Then the stranger suddenly
made his appearance from behind the
I'D mill, and to show him what she
h fought of him she laid down her pole
md picked UP the board and pushed
I into the water To her chagrin the
rour1e man didn't seem to be aware of
,er presence. He was catching all the
ish. and she wasn't getting a ntbble.
Ie made a great fuss every time he
aught one, and presently the girl
ound herself wishing that he would
unnble in. He could have told her
hat her line was in only two feet OF
vater. and that a crab had eaten off
ler bait as soon as the hook touched
he bottom, but he had nothing to say.
lie even grinned because he had moth
ng to say.
Half an hour had passed away when
Hiss Bessie changed her position. 1t
lid not seem to be secure one, but
n her defiance and chagrin she was
Wiling to take chances. She rebafted
nd cast in her hook. and within a
minute something seized It. She re-