Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
Il wouldn't BE- a. honsay as she

Y wouldn't be as homeiy as she
The woman who sold nsting ont
hts could have posted the stranger
about the 1sh laws, but she didn't
Her business was to sell hooks and
lines and sinkers and say the Ash
ere never biting better. Miss Weed
hung about unil the GIRL had departed
and then found out what she had been
Buying.
'Ha-ha, she's going to nsh for fish,
fs she! Well see about that"
Word reached the game warden to
be on the watch. It wal afternoon
next day when the girl from New
York had got her bait and net out In
the old punt
The warden saw her catch half :
dozen.
you are fishing against the law"
he informed her.
They have no business to make Z
law against fishing"
"But they have made q law and
am here to enforce It,"
Don't talk 50 loud. and don't move
ar und In your boat SO much! There's
an awful big Ash fooling around my
hook!"
But you must stop fishing"
But my Uncle Jim owns this part
of the lake"
you are his niece from New
York;"
Eyes, SIR"
"This morning, down at the store.
you stuck UP your nose at Miss Weed"
"A homely old maid?" asked the
visitor.
Eyes, rather that way"
But she stuck her nose at me-"
Very likely, but you haven't got
her %revengeful disposition. She knew
you bought hshhooks. and she's been
on the watch for you, She tele-
phoned me when you caught your
first fsh. She's over on that point
now. and she's got q spyglass trained
on us."
II defy any old maid IN this world
The warden turned away his face
to chuckle.
"She is also mad at me. She has
caught you flshing and notified me,
and unless I do my duty shall 10
removed from ONCE"
And your duty is to stop me from
fshing?"
More than that. You have caught
six fish. That will be at least $40
fine and costs"
But I'll pay 1t in all this
world"
II don't mean you shall. You must
gather up your fish one by one and
slyly drop the1n overheard. Remen.
Der. the old maid Is, watching you
through q glass"
The caught fish were slipped over,
board.
Nov, them continued the warden,
II am going to row away. but shall
call on you this evening
"But I haven't invited you TOT.
said Miss Katherine.
You don't have to In this case" S,
I'll skip before you get there"
He rowed away and she Dwed back
home, and when she had told her
story Aunt Elnice exclaimed:
James, are. We going to let that
Mary Weed get Katherine Into
jail?"
II guess not"
but what = you going to do
about it?'
Wen have to wait for Coleman"
1T I have to go to JAIL I'll poison
that old maid irst." desperately an
nounced Miss Katherine.
The game warden called. He
brought a covered basket with him.
Also, he brought q summons for the
fsherwomsn to appear in court next
morning. His call lasted two hours.
The old maid wa IN court a. q
witness. She swore to six flsh. Tho
defendant took the stand and opened
the covered basket Uncle had toted
along. There wer six cells In Il.
"Ha!' exclaimed his honor.
"Ho!" added the game warden.
The defendant is discharged! II
is not against the law to catch eelS
any time you can"
The game warden had to call with
congratulations. Then he called to
lgo eel fishing. Then It was something
else. Then Miss Katherine prolonged
her visit to six weeks, and then-then
when she did go home, Aunt Eunice
said to Uncle Jim:
What do you think"
"Nuthin'."
"Then you are an old fool, for that
couple will be married within .
year,"