The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-04
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Captain Eanabas fish was rowing
ne out to the Lrcakwatcr where the
little Dlueiish were running in multi
tudes.
lie bent t. the oars and pulled with
long, even strokes, every exhaatiOn OF
his deep breaths being marked by a
little pan of blue smoke. Suddenly he
looked up at me with twinlling eyes
and spoke between his clinched teeth.
I'm bet .now what you're thinking
about Miss 'Ieham,' he declared
"Wellf' | inquired skeptically&
You was comparing me to a putting
donbey engine, chf" he grinned
blusbed ana eyadei the accusation
You lie not SO very little, Captain Bar
babas,3 1 said hastily
"Ho, no, ho!" he laughed down deep
in his throat, aud / realized that once
more had the captain exercised his al
most uncanny powers OF telepathy.
You shall tell me good story Ia IL
turn for that, Captain BarnaDas,"
said as tie brought the boat skiltully
i'll the fishing ground
II got 10 think up one, then" said he,
pumping The anchor overheard aud
sliding his ours along the thwarts. Big
as he was, the old captain stepped
around the small craft as ugilely as
one Of the cats that infested his cabin
Gu the beach.
AS he arranged the lines and baited
the hooks 1 looked cOntentedly around
at the encircling bluffs, wooded to their
SUBMITS and faced with heavy yellow
sand near the pebbly beach.
Ready called the captain Justify
and l reached forward and took the
baited line from his hand and tossed it
overheard. All around us Were anchor
ed other small boats whose occupants
were industriously pulling III the hun
gry bluefsh
When harbor blues are running all
Ounce Haven is redolent Of frying hsh
at the dinner hour
Captain Barnnbas dropped his line
over, and immediately il stretched taut
and then quivered suggestiNely He
began Ia pull Ia with a gratitied smile
Creasing his leathery skin
You got whale on there, capt n"
called a neighboring fisherman
Want any help sang out another
Delay there retorted the captain
his grin changing to IA frown as he
yanked into view "a large skate, which
at the moment of landing. snapped the
line and disappeared beneath the trou-
bled waters
An echoing laugh ran around at the
| captains expense and his hearty "Ho,
no. hOl' was the lOudest of all While
he prepared another line | felt u nib
bic at my own and pulled In wrig
Cling little blue, which the captain
promptly removed
This is a good time to begin the
story" | insinuated when we were
comfortably settled once more.
"Lemme see, lie unused, pushing the
straw hat back from his head and
skilfully rehlling his pipe with one
hand Something about that there
skatefish Just caught makes me
think Of Ananias Shines whale"
I'm rather sorry it's IN Ananias
story, captain"
"WhyY Again his eyes twinEled
at me
"Oh, because
He laughed heartily. That's an in
situation against Ananias Slime, whose
name is against him and
He certainly lives up 10 IL. cap
| tain"
"Ho, ho OF course I've described
Ananias Slime 10 you before, and You
know he was little and mean looking,
with pop eyes and a light bald head.
! mean his hair was light color, what
there was Of 1t, and, come to think OF
/ II, 1t wasn't overloaded with common
sense. and he had most murderous