New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
I Walk, q Talk and an Odd
Occurrence.

occurrence.
breaking the game laws!' gasped
In answer to Dickys sulky explanation
that we could not go trouting, as we
had planned, because Mr.. Cosgrove
had been informed of the fish war
denis presence in the neighborhood.
ooh! Dicky! how could you Go such
a thing, and let me do it also? Why
1 feel like criminal
mo doubt" Dicky replied sardoni-
cally, "but you also made me feel like
a blooming chump standing out here
in the hail. batting out your sorrow
for everybody to hear. For heavens
sake, if you're going to hold a prayer
meeting about this, come inside and
shut the door,
obeyed his suggestion so promptly
that he looked puzzled-he is not ac-
customed to docility in me when We
are having any controversy. But l
had been startled into acquiesence by
the sight of Mrs. Allis' door opening
stealthily and almost inperceptibly
outward I knew that she must be
listening, and the idea frightened me.
She was too INSCRIPTIONS woman to
be allowed any knowledge whatever
of ones private affairs.
7 knew better however, than to ex-
plain the real reason for my action to
Dicky. I preferred letting him be
| astonished at my docility to revealing
the fact of Mrs Allis' espionage. 1
saw that he was perilously near one
of his fits Of temper-that the incident
of the woman's opening door would
be just the thing to set him going.
I made quick resolve to lay aside
all discussion of the law until another
time, although I knew that all pleas
ure in my mountain trip was over.
have an ingrained respect for law
and order, and a horror for breaking
laws, which is as much a part Of me
as the color of my eyes. But I put it
all aside, and tried to speak lightly.
A Glorious Tramp.
I'll be ready for the tramp in a
minute I said. Lets strike off down
the stream instead of up this time
I'm crazy to try that fascinating
wagon track up the mountain which
we saw just before we got to the
station here"
Dicky looked at me curiously for a
| moment:
Blamed II L can make you QUIT! he
said grinning reluctantly. zone
) y
into crime, because we've caught a
, trout Or two out of season, and the
! next minute you're as quiet as kit
ten. But 1 don't care what's made
the change as long you've clam
bered down from your high horse-I
hate that angelic pose of yours
Its not the angelic pose" I re-
torted But, tell me, Dicky, is there
any danger that We may be arrested
for fishing out Of season."
Not one chance in a thousand,
unless some one reports u.s." Dicky re-
turned. This place is something
like Halpin's, where I used to go, so
isolated that there is no chance for
tattling neighbors to find out what's
going on along the banks of the
stream"
But suppose someone should report
us?' l persisted.
ooh, I'd have to loosen up with
some kale for fines, I suppose said
Dic}xy easily, tapping the money belt
which, when on a journey, he always
wears ingeniously concealed under his
outer clothing. unless" he added,
mischeviously, they'd happen to want
,, to make horrible examples of us, and
lock us up in the calaboose over
night
"Oh. Dicky' I walled, Mortified,
taking his words seriously until I
caught the twinkle in his eye and
knew he was teasing me.
Don't worry Dicky laughed,
For crime unknown I go to a dun
geon's cell won't be said of you just
yet"
He chanted the famous line from
| "Pinafore'' SO lusubriously that I put
| my hands to my ears.
do stop, Dicl1y,' I begged, you
| give me tho shivers!''
"All light" Dicky returned, peni-
| tently, "T won't do it again; come
along, let's go for our walk.