The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18

hanu-korged. spear-pointed, especially
strong. but not wide In the bend. On
this hook he made Royal Coachmac
~. He always tied his own flies. but
ne gave special care to this one. and it
was q beauty. He had one hundred
Yards Of good line. and a good rod. reel
and landingnet.
That night Winnan hooked Old Star
Nose again. and had another leader
cut OF. apparently by the big trouts
Frantic dive under the chute.
Late the next night Stewart visited
the river below Union Street bridge.
The two fishermen who had been vain
" trying 70 hook the big trout had
some home. Stewart stretched \ silk
thread from the chute to the shore.
Just above the water. on which his
steel leader miSht tall without making
2 splash 70 disturb the big fsh. Then
ne returned to his home. but not 10
sleep, although he tried hard. His
feverish desire to be at the river
would not let him even doze.
Long before the first faint streak OF
dawn he was out Of the house and
on his way.
He crept down the chute 10 the
broad place at the foot Of one Of the
TWO main piers. and there in the chill
Of the early morning he croucAsd and
waited. The dew seemed To settle all
over him 1t was very lonely. the
more 50 because the bridge was 50
crowded with people during the dsy.
He had NO timepiece. and it seemed
% him that he waited many hours
before he could be sure that DAY was
really beginning to dawn.
All this time his eyss had constant
II sought the river, and his ear had
been listening for sounds from the
water. Before he could make cut the
outlines Of the lower, end Of the
chute he had heard : splash that h2d
naAoe him almost leap TO his feet. As
soo2 as he had tine 70 think. he knew
tAar II was the sound Of = stray
EasnS oT EasS-Eat. 1t Was certainly
not TIE splash ot 3 rising frost.
As dawn drew near. however,. his
ssra1nSng syes detected ) hreak in the
water about forsy feet below him As
he waited and Watched he became
naoTs ard mere convinced tAzt Oa5
star Ness was feeding. But he dared
ret Sry cast vet Il vas Mt Eghs
eHo1gA In = fsTez Of expectancy Ne
waited There was 10 eAlh2sSS row.
he seemed fairly q Ere.
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hin mere h0crS Of waiting. he Ere
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