The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-01-20

just been dreaming. I've fshed up
here. as you say, twenty years, and I
never heard any other woman say so
much in so little. And If you say she
knows the game that's enough. Born
ut sea. Did you hear her say thatY'
Uncle Billy nodded.
Its more'n I've Earned tn hulk
week. No wonder she amt afraid G.
Pidgin r Charity. But that ain't IL"
"What isn't?"
9TH thing that gifts me she amt new.
t. ask 'er that. An tn frs thing she
SEE, ~ you think we can git out t.
Pidgin islam t'morrow?' That kind "a
habbergasted me. On'y them that
knows ever talks o. Pidgin.' -
"And you toddled right out there.
with never word Of the risk
MIR. Crawford. l bc'il married thutty
year."
whats that got to do with it?'
II don't argy none with womin. She
wanted t. go t Pidgin. r. Pidgin she
goes. You needn't worry. l amt
hankerin' after suicide Wouldn't take
TIL king O. England out there + it
didn't look good. Nuthin' panicky
bout Miss Wynne. She amt cryin'
none fer life belts. An, man, like
'er. She's one O. them rary avises v
read bout. An whut d v think?
Picked up two orioles an ysller bird
that'd busted their heads off against
tn light an had privit funeral back
o. TIL lightkeepers boathouse. Buried
EN-. Odd bc:is. some O. them-huh?"
Tender hearted-h-m. Kills Mr.
Bass with pleasure, but weeps over
little dead birds. How do you add
that up?''
Crawford took out his pipe and wiped
it inside and out with a bit Of waste.
II amt addin'," answered Uncle
Billy, flinging his third apple core into
the basin outside, where some hardy
perch snubbed it about as if playing
water polo.
1--WE fished her fer week now an
amt brought back nuthin but th'
bleeders. Lets 'em go every time they
amt hurt
Crawford settled his hat firmly and
turned down the brim.
IF she does that. Billy. you're right
She Is a rary avises, as you call them
How's the old Navarro running these
days?"
"Same's usual"
II see. You will not let off tinkerinc
with her."
Crawford patted the gunwale. The
name always stirred his sense of hu.
NOR. 1t had been Billy's selection.
Navarro" some one had said
That's good name.''
"You bet!'
"Name Of king
AN any queen might be proud
namin' her son after boss that could
run like that M"
After the unmerciful banter which
had annually followed this episode
some guides would have fastened to
change the name
Billy clung to it stubbornly. He
chung to his opinions stubbornly, his
weather representations, his lore con-
corning bass.
He erred sometimes because he was
human. but the saying went that when
he couldn't drop his mudhook over a
school of bass it was time to pack up
the rods.
"Well, send Lester over to the hotel
after dinner tonight. He'll find me in
the billiard room. I've got some let
tiers to write before lunch. And maybe
I'll find some mall
IAN right. III see t. Lester
"And tomorrow I'll go out to Pidgin
and hook 'em right from under your
old mud scow."
"Uh-huh! I've heard 'em say that
before. I'm tellin' you she can fish.
An | don't know 8 l want t. fish YOU
now anyhow
Crawford filed his pockets with ap-
pies.
I'm tell you what I'll do. III bet a
box of any cigars in the village that l
beat you out tomorrow"
FIFTY cigars against fifty apples N
I'll go YOU"
"Done."
'Ten cent straights?'
1.-TWO for quarter if you like. By
by! 1t was good to see you again, Bill
ly. By the way, has any one caught
a four and half FOUNDER over in the
gut at Horseshoe?"
"Not that I've heard tell Of Oh, "
needn't worry. That OF sogger's nosin'
around there yet. That's whut comes
o tryin them newfangled hooks.
He'll go five now f some blame pam
prey eel amt ct him up sidewise. But
Pm savin' him fer Miss Wynne"
"Piffle!'
"That's right; spring one O. them
foreign words on me so IS l can't talk
back"
Crawford stepped outside into the
rain. The sky promised no letup.