The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-26

fish. which was entangled in the reeds, and with kick flung it clear out upon the ground.
 "A coryphene!" cried winthrope, and he ran forward to stare at the gorgeously colored prize.
 "Coryphene?" repeated Blake, fol- lowing his example. Good to eat?"
 Fine as salmon. This is only a small one, but"
 Fifteen pounds if an ouncel" cried Blake, and he thrust his hand in his pocket. There was moments si lence, and Winthrope, glancing up, saw the other staring in blank dismay.
 Whats up?" he asked.
 Lost my knife"
 "When?--in the pool? If we felt about"
 No; aboard ship. or in the surf"
 Here is my knife"
 Yes; almost big enough to whittle a match! Mine would have done us some good
 Tt is the best steel"
 "All right; let's see you cut up the fish,
 But you know. Blake, shouldn't know how to go about it. never did such a thing"
 And you, Miss Jenny? Girls arc supposed to know about cooking"
 q never cooked anything in all my life. MT. Blake. and it's alive-and-- and am very thirsty, Mir. Blake!'
 Lord" commented Blake. Give me that knife"
 Though the blade was so small, the Americans hand was strong. After some little haggling, the coryphene was killed and dressed. Blake washed both it and his hands in the pool, and began to cut slices of flesh from the fish's tail.
 We have no fire" Winthrope re- minded him, flushing at tAe word.
 That's true assented Lake, in cheerful tone, and he offered Win thrope two of the pieces of raw flesh. Here's your breakfast The trimmed piece is for Miss Leslie"
 But it's raw Really, could not think of eating raw fish. Could you. Miss Leslie?"
 Miss Leslie shuddered. "Oh, no'--- and I'm so thirsty I could not eat any thing"
 You bet you can!" replied Blake. Both of you take that fish and go to chewing. It's the stuff to ease your slf t.sf VI i.ordi-i a week you'll be glad to eat raw snake. Finnicky over clean fish. when you swallow canvas-back all but raw, and beef running blood, and raw oysters with their stomachs full Of dis- integrated animal matter, to put It politely. You couldn't tell rattlesnake broth from chicken, and dog makes first-rate veal-when you've got to eat 1t. I've had it straight from them that knows that over in France they eat snails and fish-worms. It's all mat ter of custom or the style.
 "To be sure, the Japanese eat raw fish" admitted Winthrope
 Yes; and you'd swallow your share of it if you had an invite to swell dinner in Tokyo. Go on now, Dotn or vou. It's no joke, I tell you. You've got to eat, if you expect to get to wa ter before night. Understand? See that headland south? Well, it's loo 10 l we'll not find water short of there, and If we make it by night, we'll be doing better than I figure from the looks or these bogs. Now go to chewing. mats if, That's fine, Miss Jenny"
 Miss Leslie had forced herself to take a nibble of the raw flsh The flavor proved less repulsiye than she had expected, and it's moisture was so grateful to her parched mouth that she began to eat with eagerness, Not to he outdone, Winthrope promptly followed her lead. Blake had aireaos cut himself a second slice. Alter ne had cut more for his companions, ne hogan to look them over with close ness that proved embarrassing to MISS Leslie
 "Here's more of the good stun, ne said. While you're chewing It, we U sort of take stock. Everybody sheii out everything. Here's my outflt- three shillings, half dozen poker chips and not another blessed Say, what's become of that whisky mask 7 nave you seen my flask?
 4Here it is, right beside me- MT. p,al,er answered Miss Leslie. bu' 1t is empty .,
 "uieht be worse! What you got -hairpins. watch? No pocket sup pose?" r.u ,,ost
 None; and no watch Even moss os my plns are gone" replied the giri' and sbe raised her hand to her loosely coiled hair. o.
 sWell, hold on to what you ve s sS' laft They may come Tn TOT nS" hooss Let's see your shoes
 Miss Leslie slowly thrust a slenuer pttle foot just beyond the hem oi nei draggIed white skirt .u,,u
 Good Lord" groaned Blake, sup. uous and high heels at that How do ,'o,, rn,7, axnect to walk in those things
 '.I can at least try" replied me si''' with spirit. hara Win nle. my boy" .a aver