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

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at the clerks desk Crawford
"a found a telegram.
The little morocco notebook
had been safely deposited In
his safety deposit box at the bank. He
was advised to fish without worry.
He strolled out % that end Of the
veranda where the guides foregather-
ed. He knew them al. from the clean.
self respecting man down TO the disco
lutte and improvident
Presently he saw Lester coming up
the steps
This young guide never came to the
hotel except on business lie was quiet,
educated. q born naturalist, he could
"see" bass In the water, az the saying
goes,
He was heartily envie1 by the ma
FORTY Of the guides because be rowed
for one man aud had done so for screen
years, from June II 70 September.
He had a small boat easy to handle,
and. being natural mechanic, never
tinkered with his two cylinder engine;
Travelled eight miles an hour with nev-
er n glance at the spark plugs, which
TO date no machine shop could turn ont
to satisfy Uncle Billy,
'Where would you like to fish, sir,
tomorrow"
eve might try Fidgin.'
The guide smiled They're biting
fast at Bells and around Horseshoe.
"Weu Try those in the afternoon.
'Lunch or shore dinner
Rather believe ia ike a whack at
boned bass
IAN right. sir. III be at the dock at
7:30" Lester touched his hat and
went down the steps.
Crawford went MP to his room and
began TO straightcn out his tackle. He
whistled and hummed ut the work
all boy.
Meantime & man arrived on the last
train.
He registered ate Il late dinner dled
about the desk and carelessly ran over
the names OF the guests. He then in
CURED the way TO the telegraph office
Later the clerk asked him if he de
sired a guide
NO. I'm leaving for Kingston in thu
morning. If you will give me my SeJ
III turn in at once. The boat leaves
ut Z"
.avsra'1 .zeV yrs. ,.ir
Thanks. replied the stranger, WHIT
was tall, thickset, gray haired. rnddl
faced, with an aip OF prosperity
Crawford eyed the two rods affection
ately.
Old rods. old tackle. the very leader
he had fshed with that last day oyel
at Horseshoe when the big fellow go
away Just as Uncle Billy was passinl
the net
A fawed hook had done the trick. II
another corner Of the room stood So
worth Of new tackle. CIarngly new
He might not use one Of them durinc
the month, and again they might be-
called into active service before tbs
week was up.
The sou'wester, the dripping rain
coat. the oozing shoes, the strong Whit
teeth burying themselves in the cheei
of the rosy apple. Wynne-Dian'
wynue it ought 10 be-Diana shut on
forever from the Olympian heights
made mortal. thereby attainabie.
Had he met her in the hotel parlo
she would have stirred only passing
admiration. but she had come from
the heart CT the storm, bringing will
her gust Of heady ozone.
Il love It out at Pidgin It is will
and free there. I was born at sea"
He laughed a little and whipped tn
rod back and forth 10 test It's pHancy
He must not permit any such nonsens
to enter hts head, only
The next morning the late arrival o
the night before changed his plans
He told the clerk that he would re
turn at noon to Ogdensburg instead o
crossing 10 Kingston. At breakfast b
watched Crawford stealthily,
When he saw him shoulder his rod
and 90 whistling down toward III
lock he went up 10 his room. qujetl,