Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06

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all the famous hotels pnt together could
offer.
Presently he looked about for tie +
Girl aud saw her standing at the end F
Of the dock The power boat was only /
a few yards of
Suddenly Uncle BiIly and Lester set /
off lickity-cut toward their boats. aad |
Crawford logged along behind them
What's up he called.
Game wardens.
Neither Of the guides had guilty !
conscience this day, but il was always
vel to he on hand when the wardens
took inventory Of your belongings
Some people weren't above taking oil
the bass they could catch. notwit1-
standing that the Canadian law per
mltted eight bass to the rod,
There is all the difference IN the
world between the American and Ia
madam game wardens
On the south side Of the line laws
bristllng with amendments and raml-
dcations and additional clauses were
passed and printed in booas and then
put away on the shelf for reference
only. since nobody honestly intended
to obey them.
/ Perhaps AT odd times the sheriff and
. the wardeus would get their heads to-
/ gether and stop d baseball game on
4 Sunday or interfere with fishing trip
/ Of & few poor chaps who couldn't get
away on week days,
/ 1t was all very much like wet FIRE
! crackers. Here and there one flzzied
( or exploded fatty. But on the north
/ side law was a law seven days in the
week. and those living in the radius
/ Of its effect had the decency to respect
/ and obey It, They very well had to.
/ II you fished in Canadian waters
without a license and were caught, yop
paid. whether you were ignorant Of
the law or knowing.
! Lester and Uncle Billy arrived 10 fnd
their boats being overhauled-the fish
boxes, the holIows under stern and bow.
I Friendly greetings were exchanged.
4 The men knew each other 1t was all
in a days work.
Only the game warlens,' said the
girl smiling at Crawford
Only, His puzziemeut revived.
Are you hungry
rs everything ready I'm starved"
She turned and ran up the dock toward
the white patch in the shadow Of the
lighthouse,
The triiing inquisition over the can
opied top put ont again heading for
Sand bay.
Them fsh1i be burnt" roared In
Gle Billy. shutting along the dock.
she won't know nuthin bout turnin
them"
When they arrived, however. they
/ found her daintlly turning the fish in
the pan.
Crawford was conscious Of little
catch in his breath. The round, brown
arms. the sleeves turned carelessly to
the elbows. the collar loose at the
throat. the flesh pearl tinted in the
shadow Of her chin, the cheeks red IN
der the tau-a woman 1.-THE and strong
and fearless AND beautiful proper
mate for man.
lie did not mean it SO. but there
was something compelling in his gaze.
and her eyes turned toward his
Instantly there WIS , smile. friendly,
warm, like au honest handciasp. at the
same time az bpwilderine and dazzling
as sun glitter ca water. He had MI
he could do to keep from drawing his
hand across his eyes. so strong was the
illusion that Re hid 'momeutarily been
blinded
Then the smile broke into sound,
subtle and aDuring as that which Ulys-
SEES might have heard as he struggled
at the mast.
He Interpreted the laughter far more
readily than the smile
1t was misehievous. The expression
Oh his face had been that Of yokel no
, doubt. Worldly wise, versed in fem
ininitv. he realized that it would never
do to give her this advantage.
Thanks for the smile But why did
Won laugh at me-
Has no woman ever smiled at you
before?' as she turned the handle Of
the frying pan into Uncle Brly's horny
palm
Not quite Ike that
Mercy. Was it SO dreadful?7
p No On the contrary. it was as IN
expected as it was beautiful"
: She looked straight into his eyes rs
she eetorted "Parlor broken I am
greatly disappointed Can't You men
forget those insufferable frosungs
when you are ont in the open?'
, Back there with q nod toward the
south. back there I shouldn't have
forgotten to smile"
Grub" came Overwhelmingly from
! Uncle Billy.
) The sirl laughed again.
And Crawford laughed. too, and he
: knew that she knew why. She Ind
! won all points in the comedy.
4 They sat down. he at one end of the
r table and she at the other. and they
ate feast for the gods. who very well
$ knew how to eat-the finest fish In the
f world, tender green corn, nectareous
= coffee. crisp potatoes. luscious melons
and the sun and the air for seasoning.
e 1T was very kind Of you to share
4 these fish. Il you only knew how /
r have longed for the taste of one. I
e wonder what IT really s that makes
I food taste so good out Of doors OF
curious to learn what opinion she