Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-06-21

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
I,,1p1lder1ce
VERSUS
HerOiCy17.
4 Copyright. 1907. by Mary McKeon.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By JANE LEWIS.

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q Copyright. 1907, by Mary McTSeon.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Bakersville was like any other ham
let. 1t had store, a postofilce.
shop and ruined old
1t had river and a dam. and
there were fish In the river. The lat
ter fact was told TO Bessie Foster.
niece of Uncle Joe and Aunt Mary
Warner, who had come from the city
for vacation and who was looking
about for q new diversion, -
The girl was rugged out with a pole.
hook, line and bait, and Uncle Joe
went with her to point out the spot
where he once had bite from some
thing almost as big as whale. and
for half an hour she was so intent on
her fishing that she was oblivious Of
her surroundings. Then a cough from
n human throat startled her. and she
looked up to see n young man fishing
In the same waters and not over twen-
ty feet away.
At first glance she saw that he was
a stranger to the hamlet. AS she
looked up he raised his cap and bowed.
How long he had been there she could
not determine. but his action In sneak
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
ters further he would get rebuff to
freeze his blood.
For the next quarter of an hour the
two flshed In silence. Now and then
the young man rceled In his line and
made new cast and hummed or whis-
tied to show that he had not been
snubbed. Now and then the girl gave
her head toss Just to prove that she
thought herself alone. During this
interval the suckers I'm the river had
remained quiet or had business else
where. All of sudden, however, ono
Of them found the girls hook and
gulped 1t down. There was n mighty
tug from the captive and n scream
from tho girl 1t was the first time
the sucker had ever been hooked and
the first time the girl had ever hooked
a fish. The young man saw the situa-
ton and came running up to call out:
you've got him! You've got himl
Don't handle him that way or you'll
lose him. Play hlml Play himp
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 ono
awful look and then threw her fish pole
into the water and turned and walked
away. In That one awful look she no
tlced that he was rather good looking
ana had certain hall marks Of gentle
man, but despite that she continued to
toss her lcnd, and her cheeks kept get
ting redder and redder as she loft him
behind.
"For the lands sake, what has
happened to your exclaimed Aunt
Mary as the girl entered the house on
Il half run and pumped down into the
rocking chair.
1.-Two found an impudent man."
was the reply.
Found what? I've lived In Ba-
kersville ever since was knee high to
a grasshopper, and I've never run
across an impudent man yet. How
was he impudentT
"IIe looked at mo. He raised his
cap and bowed. He sang and whistled.
When had hooked fish, he came and
wanted to boss things. And. oh, aunty,
1t was such lovely fish and such big
one, and he was 80 willing to be
caught"
When Aunt Mary had extracted all
the information possible. she went to
tho kitchen door and blew the horn for
dinner though 1t was half an hour
ahead Of time. Uncle Joe came up
from the lot in which he was working,
and In answer to tho surprised look on
his face Bessie told her story over
again. When she had finished. Aunt
Mary drew herself up and added:
"And now. Joseph Warner, you will
eat your dinner and then start out and
find that ilnpudent young man and
give him piece Of your mind. He has
got TO be talked to good and hard. and
II you are not the man to do 1t I am"
An hour later Uncle Joe went down
to the poJtolIlce to make inquiries con
corning the strange and cheeky young
man. All he could find out was that
the newcomer was stopping at Whites.
Mt the other end Of the hamlet. and was
thought to DO college student ON his
vacation. The old mill was next Wis
tied. and there 1t was found that Bes-
SIZES pole and line had been recovered
and left in conspicuous position.
Uncle Joe carried them home and told
bis story, and Aunt Mary threw up her
arms and exclaimed
Did any one in all this world ever
SEQ such n case Of impudencel Joseph,
II you were man you'd go up to
and take that young man by
tho ear and make him beg Bessie's par
don. She can't go fishing again as
long as he IL hanging around here"
But l willW declared the girl as she
flared up and stuck her chin In the air.
'Pll show him, whoever he is, that he
can't scare me off. I'll be right there
tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock. and II
he dares speak to me again PIi-PIl-
well. after have given him a look he
won't dare to, that's ALL"
And Miss Bessie Foster was there at
tho hour named. She saw nothing of
the impudent young man. but a board
had been placed across two logs TO
make a seat for her, and she instantly
that 1t was his work. She