The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-30
- EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR


bounced upon IT, laughing.
Il couldn't have acted any sillies
n some one had shouted mousse"
Zee. hossi.phati" murmured Uncle
Billy. as the bass cleared the water
again.
He made megaphone OF his
hands and shouted to Crawford:
IT'S him"
Everybody was laughing excited.
1 ly and offering advice. Uncle Billy
stood up and shouted. and the girl
murmured abs" and obs" after
the manner OF children witnessing
fireworks.
II was IA minutes by the girl'a
watch when Crawford called for the
net
The girls palms were wet, ans
little beads Of Precipitation stood
out upon her forehead. She had
gone thru the battle as II she her
self had fought every turn ana
phase OF a.
III. Miss Wynne. reels buzzinf'
sang out Uncle Billy. diving for the
oars.
She caught the rod just as the
final turn OF the reel brought tbs
alp knot into view; 30 yards OF
limo OUT
One chance in a hundred She
thrust the rod outward and took
three or four turns OF the reel.
Away beyond Cranford's boat the
fish broke.
Lester. realizing what had hap
pened. came about and headed for
the shore TO give the girl all the
play she needed
Mate to ours he said to Gran
ford.
"A golliwhopper," gurgled Uncle
Billy. Don't y git fused. Miss
Wynne. He's swallowed tn hook,
r don't know nuthin' bout bass"
Lester weighed Cranford's catch
and laid IL tenderiy In the box.
Here was a fish worth mounting
-Four and three-dnarters."
But Crawford did not hear him.
He was watching the girl, the
girl he had always known 10 bs
somewhere, among the millions,
mate for him. helpmeet In sorrow.
comrade in Joy. wife. Young and
strong and brave; scarlet-lippec.
brown-eyed, 1.-THE.
TIL this spectacular moment he
had not known; but now he knew
that when she had entered Uncle
Billy's boathouse that stormy morn
ing but ten days ago she had also
entered his life. never to 20 out Of
H.
Four times the great bass Glove
the water. and then he began 10
come in on HIS nose. as they say.
fighting wildly every inch OF the
way.
The girls throat ached, her eyes.
her arms
When the fish turned over on his
side she put the net under him;
but she had not the power to M
him into the boat. Uncle Billy had
TO bring him In. Then he hau1Dl
out his drawerseat and pewo1
about for the scales.
Great Jee-hossi-ph at! NJ
pound. two ounces," he aaDounes1
I'm mount 'em both
1 Ouk OI inc CHANNEL Inc SWO OOot0
New, skirting the island to a beau
tifuily pebbled beach, upon which
the vietors were landed.
A great world, isn't IT," said
Crawford. holding out his hand
Sometimes" she answered. She
: accepted the hand-clasp, but she
avoided his eyes. She had seen
that look In other mems eyes
then IL had set a burning In her
cheeks. stirred an anger In her
: heart: now there was neither the
one nor the other. only an imper-
ceptible fading OF the tan and .
vague apprehension OF misery to
; come.
/ That night she determined to ais
illusion him-she would tell him
the CALLING truth. She was not the
mate for such a man as he.
: Il have a plan" he said. sub
! consciously recognizing q danger.
After lunch well take jaunt over
; to Kingston and prowl about for
melons"
kingston"
: She sprang up. animated. Good,
I've been wanting TO see the quaint
7 old town. And can | bring back
: pair OF shoe strings?"
Surely, Uncle Sam will not mind
; that"
After lunch Lester carefully
wrapped the big fish in the nap
kins. piled the excess luggage into
his boat, and set for home. Billy's
boat was larger. Crawford sat with
his back to the old guide and never
looked at anything but the girls
exquisite face; talked without be-
: ing able later to recollect one word
, OF the conversation.
p At quarter TO three the Navarro
bumped into the ietty. and the two
young people jumped ashore.
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