The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-07-22
flsberrnan's
Love-.
By TEMPLE BAILEY.
copyrighted. 1905, by Associated
Literary Press


didn't seem at all the type of young
woman who made acquaintances pro-
miscuously. She had a grave, direct
glance, and at present her mind was
bent seriously ON the question of fish
Ing
In silence Halleck impaled the worm.
"Thank you," she said and dropped
her line into the water,
In moment there was II splash and
with n little cry the girl landed fish.
''Please take 1t off," she said, and
Halleck found the line again dangling
in front OF his nose, but this time with
golden, jewel spotted fish at the end.
Without harming the charming crea-
ture Haleck slipped the hook out of
Its mouth. You'd better throw II
back" he advised. cts too small to
eat"
Very we'll" she said and watched
| the little sunfish as Ii swan through
| the liquid water to freedom.
Then once more she held out the tin
| can,
Please put one OH" she said.
Again IIalleck patiently laid aside
his hand net and baited her hook. and
again she dropped her line In the wa.
ter, to bring 1t out again with another
| inhniteslmal fish.
"Fhis one IL too small, too" Halleck
told her you can't catch any fish
worth keeping on the pier"
"Why are you fishing them" she
questioned
II am catching bait" was Halleck s
information, "and when | have enough
! am going out In my boat for pick
erel."
Her eyes shone "0h, | should love
to catch "A plekerel." she. said eagerly.
''Do you know, those two little fish
that you took Off of my line are the
first ever caughtf'
Halleck looked at her with u specu'
latlve eye. 81 could take you out
He hesitated
could your Then In business
like way, How much do you charg
for an hourf'
Halleck stared Mt her.
81 don't understand" he said at las
The grave eyes met his In dlreC
gaze.
aren't you the man who rents til
boaisf"
mo"
"Oh." Her tone was startled. "Oh
| beg your pardon. thought
That's all right" Halleck assure'
her.
But her face was stained by burn
Ing blush.
Il must have seemed very--trouble
some
Not II bit. l am one Of your fellow
guests at the hotel. l sit Mt the tabl,
next to you. l saw you last night Will
an elderly lady"
Eyes, my aunt
She spoke abstractedly as she gath
cred up her rod and little basket. .
don't think viii fish any MORE" slit
remarked.
"Please don't run away on my &C
count" Halleck begged. II am goIni
out In few minutes, and you cal
have the pier all to yourself"
lie did not offer to take her Will
him. He knew now that she was no
that kind of girl, and lie was glad sh'
was not
He put his traps into his boat ant
pulled out, lifting his white linen ha
gravely MS his boat shot into mid
stream.
That night he saw her again at thu
table She was In pink, and she wor'
her hair In pretty golden puffs all owe
the top OF her head. He liked her Iii
tie stately manner and the deferentla
way she had with her aunt.
The older lady was tall and thin
with sparkling brown eyes. The spai
king eyes rested often on Halleck dun
Ing the meal, and when dinner wa
over and the two ladies' passed him d
the table the aunt stopped.
"You are Mr.. HhlleckY she ques
toned.
Eyes" HalIeck rose and stood BIZ
side her.
II asked ut the Office" the lady eA
plainedsv MY niece has been tellin
She feels badly that she should hay
spoken as she did. But | am glad
happened. am Mrs. Evans. | kno'
your mother WELL Mr. Halleck, and
might not have met her son II hadn
been looking for the man that Hele
fancied she had offended"
Halleck walked to the door with he
where the girl In pink waited IL
them.
"This Is Mr.. Haleck, Helen" Mr.
Evans said "He Isn't bit offended
and he writes delightful books, as h
mother did before him"
Helen surveyed him with the gray
eyes that had delighted him that morI
ing
"Dd you catch any pickereli" sh
asked.
"Four," he Informed her, "big ones.
"Helen is simply crazy over fishing
Mrs. Evans stated. "She has Away
lived inland. and now she spend
morning, noon and night on the lake.
'.Tll tell you" Halleck planned, wv
will go tomorrow, and we will cate
our fish and cook them ON the island.
And they went, the three OF them, !
, Halleck's boat, and for bait they la
minnows, and their prey was plckere
, and before noontime Helen had caugt
two shining, slender beauties, and Mr.
, Evans, who, in broad hat and wit
a magazine, had made herself con
Portable, was moved TO enthusiasm.
Helen" she said, I'VE will com
every day."
, mfr. Halleck may think we are tro.
/, blesome, auntie."
''Mr. Halleck will think he has bee
blessed by the gods" said that gsnu'