The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

/ let ibis fly, and the frogs plunged and
| lunged after il. Topping into the pools
and frightening the lurking trout until
Garland was obliged to substitute
yellow fly in self defense. But the
trout were coy. One great fellow leaped
for the fly, missed il, leaped again to
see what was wrong, and finding out,
! fled into the depths, waving his square
| tail derisiVely. Garland walked slowly
down the brook, casting ahead into the
stream, sometimes catching his fly in
the rank grass. sometimes deity de-
feating the larcenous maneuvers of
some fat frog. and now and then land
| ing d plump, orange bellied trout
among the perfumed mint, where il
Topped until mercIful tap on the nose
sent its vital spark into Nirvana and
its crimson fiecked body into Garlands
mOss-lined creel.
Once or twice he dropped his rod in
the grass to net some conceited but
terf1y that Haunted its charms before
the seriOus-minded clover bees, but he
seldom found anything worth keeping.
and the butterfly was left to pursue
its giddy flight
As ne passed. walking lightly on
the Towering turf. the big black
crickets sang TO him, the katy
dds scraped for him, and the grass
hoppers, big and little, brown, green
and yellow hoped out of the verdure
before him. a tiny escort of Outriders.
1t was nearly o'clock in the after
noon when he came to the last pool,
before the meadow brook flows silent
ly into the woods where slim black
trout Turk under submerged rocks and
mosquitoes swoop thankfully upon the
waadeTer.
On the bank of the pool sat a beau
tiful boy watching a cork floating with
the current.
Hello" said Garland. "you ought to
be in school, Tip
The boy looked at Garland through
gilded tangled curls. Cant you see
I'm fishing?" he said in whisper.
4 see" said Garland. but you know
your sister wouldn't allow it. Why did
you stay away from school, Tip?"
The angelic eyes were lowered a mo-
ment, then the boy carefully raised his
pole, and, seeing the bait intact
dropped it into the water again.
Bill Himerson biffed me-" said the
child.
IF Willy Timerson struck you. you
should not stay away from school," he
said: did you-er-hit him back?"
Did u"
Did your" repeated Garland, re-
|
"Heui Why, Mister Garland,
slammed that d-n mug of his"
Tip" said Garland.
The boy hung his head and looked
at the cork. Garland sat down beside
him and lighted his pipe.
After moment he said: Tip,
thought you promised me not 10
swear"
The boy was silent.
Did you?" said Garland.
Yes" replied the boy sullenly.
"Weu?" persisted Garland.
Il lied.' said the boy.
You forgot" said Garland quietly,
you dont lie, Tip"
The boy looked at him shyly. then
turned to his cork again.
Tip" said Garland, what do you
think of these?" he opened his creel
and Tin looked in.
He'll" said the child softly.
What" interrupted Garland.
There said Tip calmly. II lied
again; lam me one in the snoot. Mister
Garland
Garland touched the boy lightly on
the forehead You will try" he said,
trying to conceal the despair in his
voice.
Yes" cried the child fervently. Il
will, Mr.. Garland, so help mel mean,
cross my heart After a moment he
added, IL brought you a green worm
here it is"
Hello! A Smerinthus, Ell? Much
obliged, Tip; where did you get it,
Sister found it on the piazza-she
said mebbe you'd want st." replied the
child lifting his line again; SAY, Mis-
ter Garland, Squire Perkins says
you're loony"
What" laughed Garland.
Solemn" continued the child. 'he
says you was Onct a book agent or a
drummer but you're looney now and
can't work.
THE Hon. Hanford Perkins, Tip?"
asked Garland, laughing frankly.
Yep. ole Perkins hisself."
ITO whom did he eulogize me, Tip?"
What. sir?''
ITO whom did he say this?''
ITO sister-an' Celia turned her back
on MIN: 1 seen it. Are you loony?"
Garland was laughing, but managed
To say no.
That's what I said" said TIP,
scowling at the water land / said
you'd kick the hel-you'd kick the
stuffins outen him If he said II much
more. Will you, Mr.. Gariand?"
II don't know said Garland try
ing to control his mirth, you mustn't
say that sort of thing. you know Tip"
7 knCw it." said Tip, resignedly, 4
hove r apple through his hat, though
last night"
Then Garland explained to Tip all
about the Difference due to age, but so
pleasantly that the child listened to
every word.
"All right" he said. 9TH let the ole
man bel was plannin' to bust a win
dow" he continued, with a trace of
regret, but l WON'T" he cried in
climax of pious resignation.
Garland watched a distant butterfly
critically for a moment, then picked
up his rod and creel and shook the
ashes from his pipe.
Coin TO see Cis2" inquired Tip.
Hem Hum I-er-may pass by
that way" replied Garland.
you won't tell her that I smashed
Bill Timerson?"
"Of course not" said Garland,
that's for you 10 tell her"
4 won't" said the child doggedly.
Very WELL" said Garland, walking
away.
Tip watched him. but he did not
turn. and the child's face became trou-
bled
Il will tell" Mr.. Garland" he called
across the meadow.
IAN right, Tip." answered Garland
cheerily.
Before Garland came in sight of the
lor.y ct1ua bo11sa ha caught