The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-11
PURSUED CLOSELY BY A
GREAT BIG UGLY FISH

want 10 have some real fun. II she
knows hoS TO fsa 1t won't De half so
much fun. and il vill be all the more
fun II you don't know how TO fish your
self"
Then the enthusiastic young mar
proceeded TO explain his proposition.
A friend and l." said he. got oui
girls to 20 10 Greenwood lake last
Sunday. We hadn't any idea what We
were going to DO or see when We got
there. and Ne didn't seem TO care, only
so Ne ran against good time.
On the way up asked the conduo
tor Of the train what Te we're likely TO
find at the lake 10 sort OF round ou
a day with some fun mixed up with
IL
"Do you folks dance" said he
Sure thing, said !.
"Can you fsh- said he.
NO, said I, positively.
Then 20 hshin', said he, and
passed on.
We thought It was kind Of queer
advice. but the conductor seemed &c
know what be was talking about, ana
Ne made up our minds 10 take his ad'
vice and go fishing When Ne got &c
the lake ve found a man who had
boats and fishing things 10 hire, got
couple Of boats. a fish pole apiece and
some bait, and prepared to 90 fish
ing.
Where's the best place to fish" !
asked the man We hired the outfit
from.
KNOW much about fishing" h,
asked.
Il told him We didn't know a thing
about fishing.
Don't make no difference. then,
said he. where you fish
This seemed 10 bear out the advice
the conductor had handed US. and |
considered that We were following the
right path to overhaul fun, so after the
man had told US how 70 bait our hook
We rowed out on the lake and went
10 fishing. Our boats drifted about for
a while, and as the situation was all
20 the restful and dreamy | was pass
ing quite a few over 10 Sue in the line
o, soft nothings, and Sue was taking
EN- for all they were worth and now
and then murmuring one or two back
10 me. the fishing stunt kind o slipped
my mind and hers, too. Then all OF a
sudden she gave a scream that almost
lifted my hat and hollered
"Oh. Charlie, something is trying te
take my fshpole away from me-
Il looked, and sure enough. her fish
pole was being jerked down in the va
ter and she was trying 70 keep 1t up,
Hold on TO it, Sue" l shouted.
Maybe it's bite.
Just then about twenty feet from
one side OF the boat big fish jumped
| out OF the water with Sues hook in
its mouth. 1t shook itself like dog
! shaking a rat and glared at US the
! naddest kind. Sue screamed louder
| than ever and hollered:
Its jumping at me, Charlie; why
don't you kill the horrid thing
Il put my pole on the seat and sat
on it while ! rowed fast to the spot
where the fish had jumped out, intend
ing to slaughter it with an oar II /,
sprang out again, but when l got there
the sgly critter had moved and came
leaping out twenty feet in another d.
rection and madder than ever.
"Oh. it's chasing US, Charlie" she
hollered. Pull for shore and call fol
help
Il don't know just what I would
have set myself to work at doing il
Sue hadn't screamed again right on
the heels OF her last yell:
"Oh. now it's heading US off, Chan
lien she hollered
u turned and looked in that direc
ton just in time to see the big fish
glaring at US of our bow and shaking
Itself in the air till everything ratified
At least thought it was that big fish
until out OF the water astern OF US II
came again and then | discovered that
two fish were after US, the one on
Sues line and now one on mine.
Then certainly did yell for my
/ friend 10 get IN tutle Ou lHS uCuO'e
quick with that gun OF his. Sems to
me that those two big and ugly fsf
must have caught on to the meaning
OF that hurry call, for while my friend
was on his way in answer to 1.-THE hsf
on my line gave one other great JUMP
in the air and with tremendous
lunge tore loose from the hook and
didn't come for us again. Following
its example. Sues Hsh did the same
act. Sue gave one shrek OF Joy ant
exclaimed:
"Oh. thank goodness, Charlie. He'l
gone at last!
when my friend came up andSF'
told him our adventure he didn't seen
TO have words to make any comment
on It for a while then he said:
! Wonder why II wouldn't have
been the proper thing TO yank then
|, fsh In and land EN- in your boat?'
"'Why OF course II would. Charlie.