La Junta tribune., 1912-12-07
His DESERT
ISLAND
A Fish Story"
B, CT ARIssA hACKiE
B, CT ARISSA nACKiE


me out To the brcaEwalcr. where the
lille biucii-h were running In multi
,udes.
He bent to the O7rs aud pulled with
long, even strokes, every eNhnluiion u
his deep br.atlis being marked by =
little pun Of blue smoke. suddenly he
looked up at me With twinklins eyes
aud spoke between bis clinched teeth.
"l'll bet | know what you're thinking
about. Miss Teiham." he declared
"Welly' ! inquired skcp'icaliy.
You was comparing me Ia putting
donkey engine cht" he srlnn.d
blu>bed aud evad.i the accusation
You're not 81 very little. Captain bar.
nabas." | said hastily
"iiu. h". ho.'' b. laughed down deep
In his throat. and ! realized that once
NOR. had the captain exercised bis al.
most uncnnpy I,ow.r> of tel.pathy
You shall tell IN. n good story In re-
turn for that, Captain Barnabns." |
said as he bruush, the bos, ssilifuliy
around To tn. most advantageous spot
In the fishing ground
i got To think M Que. then" said he.
plumpln: the anrhor overheard and
sliding hi. OAR along III. fhwarts big
n he was. the old captain -tept-d
around the small cmft a. agiiciy as
on. Of the eats that Infested hi, cabin
on tn. beach
A- b. arranged III" lines and hsi,s-i
the hooks looked coni.nt.dly around
st the cncirrllnr hluns. wo.ded 10 their
summit, and faced with heavy yellow
sand near III. I,.bhly beach
Ready called ih. captnin Justify.
and reached forward aud took the
bnifcd linc from his hand and tossed II
overheard. Al around ", were anchor
ed other small boat. who's. occupants
were indusiriously pulling in tn. hun
gry blucti~h
When barinr blues are running all
Quinrc Haven d, rcdolcut IT frying hsh
nt the dinner hour
Captain Rarunius dropf--d his line
over. and immediately II stretched taui
aud then puiycr~i suggcsiiyely He
began to pull 10 with gratihcd smil.
crrasing hi- i-aih.ry skin
You got whale on there. capt. n
called a n"i-hhorius fisherman
Want anN hripf" sang out another
Delay there r.toucd III. captain.
hi. grin ciiiuring to frown a. ir.
yank-i into view large skate. which.
~ the m"ni~ut nf landing. snapped tn.
line and disappeared beneath the trou.
blci wntcf~
An evho.nr laugh mn around a, the
captains "Nien-". aud his hearty lilo.
hp. h0'" wn- ~. loud.si OF all Willis
b" prepared Hurthrr line / felt q nih
b." ut my avn aud pulled Ia wrig
CLING iHtIr blue. whirh the captain
promptly removed
This j. s,=sd tim. TO begin the
story" I iu~innatcd when ". were
comfortably settled once mOr.
"l.mnc ~..-. he unused. pushing the
straw bat back from his bead and
ssillfuliy rrnllins his pipe with Que
hand. 'Sprn-thin. alput that there
skal.n,h Just caught make. me
think Of Nunnia- slime, whale
TN rather sorry IL. an Ananiss
story. captain
Why Again hi. eye. twInkic-i
at me
"oh. ts-nn-e
lie iaugh.si heartily. That's an In.
situation against Ananias Slime. ~ho>e
nam. l. against him and
~. certainly lives up 10 II. cap
taip"
Annnias slime To son hrfore. and you
know b. was little aud mean i.king
with i.ar .y-- aud . light bald head
! mean his hair WI. light c,ior. what
ih"r~ was "f II. aud. cuin- To thiuk ~
II. II wasn't overloaded with common
smil- aud hand 'hni WAS cold aud
6amp like u dead fi>h
When he WIS my nr>i mate ai.oard
IA. old Indus u. u~..i Ia at aft with
me aud tell stories. the gr-at~-t yarns
| ever dii hear, never met o man
" wv At'b - H''Hf
lures ~ dli Anniila- slime and ronid
tell '.m 80 they sounded n"t~ Ike
truth than netion. either. Well. one
uiEht when We WIS homewnrd bound
from f.uyon Ne sat out under the
southern cro-s aud watched the gIim
herring phosphorus rni wavr-. ani ns
n little .pie, brr-rr cnmr along on iis
way FROM some little south l'acihc
island Anapin- folded his arms and
Tilted back against the rail
Say. he: This r~mini. nw' ~ the
time wn- wrecked hrrrntsuts Want
10 hear H,ssut Nr
YES says I. And ~ he l,seins.
lit was "0 my nr-t voyasr 10 "a.
and ! MAS = young f~Il"w apd every
thing was new Ia nv. We WAS ~
eur way tn ChinH wt~m the shiC s0t
nhrv and all hands e~srtsed In the
hoata. Ill except nv was
"'Iii tpt yWu was snsu,ehns arow0si
ths ralpim 10 ~ u ti'e csvtstn had isss