The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-01-27
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there.
He opened the olives and anchovies
and split the two cantaloupes, packing
them neatly with ice and covering
them with a napkin. Then he set the
table in the shadow OF the tower,
which made first class sundia) too.
The shadow would last in that spot
at least an hour. and If lunch went
beyond that time. which he hoped 1t
| would. it would be simple to follow
the shadow.
The pork was sizzling in the frying
pan. the green corn bubbltng in the
pot. and the odor of coffee drifted up
invitingly.
A meal fit for the gods-better than
all the famous hotels put together could
offer!
Presently he looked about for the
girl and saw her standing at the end
of the dock. The power boat was only
Il few yards off.
Suddenly Uncle Billy and Lester set
off lickity-cut toward their boats, and
Crawford logged along behind them.
whats up:" he called.
Game wardens!'
| Neither OF the guides had Il guilty
conscience this day, but it was always
we'll to be OIL hand when the wardens
took inventory of your belongings.
Some people weren't above taking all
the bass they could catch, notwith-
standing that the Canadian law per-
mitted eight bass to the rod.
There is all the difference in the
| hot
madam game Wardens.
On the south side of the line laws
bristling with amendments and rami-
tications and additional clauses were
passed and printed in books and then
put away OH the shelf for reference
only, since nobody honestly intended
to obey them.
Perhaps at odd times the sheriff and
the wardens would get their heads to-
gether and stop a baseball game OH
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 dzzled
or exploded fatty. But Oh the north
side a law was law seven days in the
week, and those living in the radius
of it's effect had the decency to respect
and obey it. They very we'll had to.
If you tished in Canadian waters
without a license and were caught, you
paid, whether you were ignorant Of
the law or knowing.
Lester and Uncle Billy arrived to find
their boats being overhauled-the fish
boxes, the hollows under stern and bow
Friendly greetings were exchanged.
The men knew each other. 1t was all
in days work. &9
"Only the game wardens." said the
girl, smiling at Crawford.
Only! His puzzlement revived.
"Are you hungry?"
lis everything ready? I'm starved"'
She turned ana ram up the dock toward
the white putcli in the shadow of the
lighthouse.
The trihing inquisition over the can
opted top put out again. heading for
Sand bay.
"Them tish'll be burnt" roared I'm
Gle Billy, shutting along the dock.
"She won't know nuthin' bout turnin'
them"
/ When they arrived, however, they
, found her daintily turning the fish in
l 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 un
der the tan-a woman 1.-THE and strong
and fearless and beautiful. a proper
mate for man.
e He did not mean it SO, but there
q was something compelling in his gaze
' and her eyes turned toward his.
Instantly there was smile, friendly
warm, like an honest handclasp, at the
a same time as bewildering and dazzling
Il as sun glitter on water. He had all
he could do to keep from drawing his
hand across his eyes, so strong was the
o illusion that he had momentarily beer
/. blinded.
o Then the smile broke into sound
y subtle and alluring as that which Ulys
II ses might have heard as he struggled
f. at the mast
n He interpreted the laughter far NOR
II readily than the smile.
1t was miscellaneous. The expression
N on his face had been that of yokel NJ
doubt. Worldly wise, versed in fem
Is ininity, he realized that it would neve
do to give her this advantage.
L. '"Thanks for the smile. But why dit
you laugh at me?'
HAS no woman ever smiled at yo1
before?' as she turned the handle o
the frying pan into Uncle Billy's horn.
palm.
mot quite like that
IN mercy! Was it SO dreadful?'
}. mo. On the contrary, it was as IN
ly expected as it was beautiful"
W She looked straight into his eyes a