The Washington herald., 1922-07-02


ing first trout in his left hand
rections and advice. Lower le
joying shore dinner at Benedic
drawn in. Cap" Shorter's short
pole gave a sudden. jerky pull at
this juncture, signaling the pre-
mier catch. a good-sized hardhead.
In quick succession now the an
glers felt the pleasurable tug at
his line. and soon the fish were
literally hopping into the boat.
Storm Approaches.
Unnoticed by any member of the
party, so engrossed were all in the
process of "haulin' them in," the
wind had freshened a bit. the sky
had been nearly covered with dark,
glowering thunder clouds and a bit
of nasty weather was in the offing.
Vivid flashes of lightning and the
distant roll of thunder warned me
fishermen that unless they were to
be caught a quick landing must be
made. Willing hands hauled an
chor and the start was made for
the wharf at Benedict.
Such a race it was, for the storm
gathered with astounding speed and
one could look astern. downstream,
and see the rainfall against the
distant hills that showed but
vaguely through the haze of the
downpour. Slowly. but so very
surely. Pluvius overcame the boat.
Daisy" the storm broke with a
sudden and torrential fury-and
the party was caught! The blow"
was but nominal, though, and there
wasn't the slightest danger of a
capsize. White-capped waves,
lashed by the wind, however.
sought to toss the little craft, but
a sailorman such as is Cap"
Shorter merely pulled the rudder
rope slightly and each whitecap,
cleaning and flashing fangs Of
frustrated menace, was brushed
aside by the strong PROV of the
little launch.
Obviously, every member of the
party had become drenched, for
there was no covering to be had
However. it mercy added to the
zest of the trip.
Reach Landing.
Benedict was reached just as the
storm reached it's height. the rain
now literally coming down in
bucketsful' and the lightning more
near A quick mooring made. the
party sought shelter and dinner at
the Benedict Hotel. where food and
a stout roof furnished the creature
comforts that were then needed.
Dinner having been finished and
the storm passed, the launch
turned her bow again toward
Sheridan Point. The second an
chorage, in mid-stream, CHANGED to
be a fortunate one, for here Pop"
waffle cOntrived TO catch the first
speckled trout that has been
hooked this season. a beauty he
was. too. and game as a fighting
cock. 1t took considerable ma
neuverirg and expert angling to
land that wise fish. Such tactics he
employed in his endeavors to es-
cape his inevitable fate. First he
would come close to the boat then
dive straight down, with the
whir-r-r-r of Pops" reel accom-
panying the descent. However, the
experienced Dodge salesman DEM
onstrated his angling skill and
finally brought him in. tapping his
violent protest.
RecOrd Catch.
Then they came as though to
follow the king" large and small
-hardheads, spots, perch and even
the inquisitive eel who wanted to
know what it was all about. Need
less to say, the information was
not long withheld.
1t Is quite impossible to describe
the sense of joy that suffuses one
when there is a bite on his line.
Only those who love the tune of a
nshlnS reel and understand the
language of fishing folk appreciate
the meaning behind a happy smile
that says, I've got a bite"
throughout the long, sunlit af-
ternoon, with only the occasional
plant of a lonely bob-white CALL
ing from the near by shore to break
the silence, the party enjoyed the
frequent tugs at their lines and the
subsequent landing" of a fish. A
record catch of sixty-four fnny
scaled denizens of the deep re-
warded the party and the fishing
was at an end.
Return Home.
A quick run brought the party
again to the shore of Benedict,
where the catch was proudly exhib-
tied to all who would gaze thereon.
The drive home in the sturdy
little Dodge was no less of a pleas
ure than the trip down, for that
motor car is capable of astounding
road performance. Forty and ifty
miles an hour were registered. but
no sign from the motor signaled
any effort at the task. The return
nome along the roads that lead to
washington was replete with
scenes of splendor, and it is need
less, but not irrelevant, to say "It
was some catch, some party and
some automobile"
A new "Healthmobile.' designed
for the New York tuberculosis As
sociation, was recently placed into
service to show motion pictures in
poor communities. The motor will