The sun., 1919-10-12

could not get here in July. He usu,
ally stays about four weeks. Las
year he staid three weeks. think, and
three weeks this year He goes oul
every day he can get out-every day
the weather permits, and IL was the
same with Mr.. Foster. Both spent all
of the time they could on the water
us Mr.. Lansing what you woult
call a good fisherman" ventured
Mr.. Lansing is a very good fisher
man. a very patient fisherman, a good
all around fisherman. 1 understand
that he used to be pretty good trout
fisherman. l have heard him and his
friends talk a good deal about their
trout fishing together. He always
uses light tackle. There Is more sport
in that; / suppose not SO many
fish, maybe 1t takes longer to
land them with light rod. It's sport
more than the fish he's after, sup.
pose. We did not have much luck this
year: poor weather. Usually the bet
ter the weather the better the fishing.
Mr.. Foster always said after a day on
the water when the weather was good
and we had enjoyed a nice dinner but
had caught no fish, Well, we had q
good day if we did not get any fish,
and Mr. Lansing is very much like
that l don't think Mr.. Foster cared
to fish until he came here. Mr.. Ian
sing got him to go fishing. and that
probably prolonged his life good
many years, being out of doors SO
much"
Does Mr.. Lansing talk much while
he is out fishing?" I asked.
why, of course" Mr.. Stevens shot
back in reply. He talks a great
deal
Not much about the League Of
Nations?" l suggested, and Mr..
Stevens was quick to reply that such
was the case.
How about the Bulitt AFFAIR.""
asked Did that seem to worry him
much?'
Mr. Lansing did not seem to be
worried Ivy that he replied. AT least
he said nothing about it,"
What does Mr.. Lansing usually
talk about when he is fshing?" I
queried.
Mr.. Lansing talks like anybody
the day with"
What time do you and Mr.. Lansing
usually start out?"
Usually about o'clock in the
morning. We fish in the morning and
then have dinner somewhere
What kind of meal?" l. inter
rupted.
Just a regular boarding house
lunch" he answered. put up by one
of the boarding houses at the Harbor-
fish. potatoes, coffee, tomatoes and
green corn"
Does he help you coock?" I again
ventured to interrupt
NO he hardly ever helps with the
cooking. He usually busies himself
reading"
Novels. generally" he said. seeing
that ! was about to ask him what
kind of books the Secretary took
= along After dinner we fish, and
generally we go home early" he con-
tinued MIR. Lansing does not care
enough about getting the limit to re-
main out late"
Does Mr. Lansing ever read while
ne is waiting for the fish to bite" 7
/ asked
NO. sir: guess not-not when he
has hook in the water" was his
quick reply.
How about talking?" I suggested
MIR. Foster could not talk and Ash
at the same time. Mr.. Lansing some
times can do both
How about Mr.. Foster and MIR.
Lansing when they went together:
|. was there much rivalry between .he
two?" | asked.
mo, there was no strife between
them. Both were after the fish for
the fun of catching them"
"Mr. Lansing and I have had
great many days of good fishing in
the last twenty years or So" Mr.. Ste
vens added. 1T does not seem to mat
ter much with Mr.. Lansing whether
he goes out just with me or whether
he has some friend along. Some
times he. goes alone. sometimes with
friends He is just like anybody else
going fishing, For the past two or
three years he has worn a regular
hunting suit, khaki coat and soft hat.
He smokes occasionally. Mr.. Lansing,
though usually after bass. sometimes
fishes for CsCoes, the latter with a
fly. in July, when he is here. They
won't take a fly after July"
Then you would call both Mr..
Foster and Mr.. Lansing good fisher
men?" 7 suggested.
well" he spoke up, when any
body out was getting fish, either OF
those two got some"
81 take it that with Mr. Lansing
his fishing trips here mean to him
about three quarters rest and one
quarter fishing"
res. / s-tSs> you're right FIR
srr"ons answered with smile