Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-14
THE TROUT SEASON
BY JEAN NJ. GRAY
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", lg2g. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

I
brought home the invitation from Ills
big ana genial boss TO spend two
weeks with him at his camp In the
AdrondncGs Little Mrs. Billy almost
wept with delight, although she hated
to lenve their pretty little apartment,
IAN anniversary honeymoon" she
told her husband
And a raise, with a membership In
View" he returned ave must make a
success Of It, honey, for I'm pretty
sure our whole future depends on these
two weeks Mr., lIcnry's a bug on fish.
Ing, SO he and VIII hit II off all
right, and II anyone could help loving
YOU"
After the ccstnsIes and the packing
and the trip, the visit started auspl-
cIously, and continued so for week
and half Mrs. Henry and JACK and
llll the incorrlglble seventeen.yeur-
old Henry twins, took Honey to their
hearts ut once, and Billy and Mrs.
Henry wadtd miles Of brook for trout
and bass and came back to the camp
tired, content and empty-hnnded
Got to 90 down TO the village with
this letter. Honey"
mot in this downpour, BuIyw
"Snlyl IFS Imnortant. and Mr.,
Henry wants It to so AT once. met
Juck nnd I'LL inst coming in. sonked
from head to foot. They're going to
have corn pop and promised to wait
til / got back. Doesn't that sound
goodi"
"Yes, but--oh, run along I'm going
TO have nap til YOU get back, cause
I'm sleepy, sleepy slee.ee-py." She
nearly yawned big, lmpolite yawn
Billy Rugged her, and hurried off,
Honey tugged the screen around the
couch, disappeared behind 1t, and
snuggled down by the leaping fire.
Some time later she woke to the
sound of voices, one irritated and fret.
full, the other soothing.
"But, dear" the soother was say
ing.
81 know, know the lrrltated voice
of Mr.. Henry answered his wife, "you
are going TO tell me IFS nv own fault,
but how the-but how could know
ii was going 10 be like this? usu.
ally when we've been IN here at this
time Of the year everythng's been fine,
but"
Honey. an unwilling eayesdropper
peld her breath What could he mean?
Mrs Henry was sneol,Ing
"SrraIv deor Won cnn AFFORD ia
be magnanimous. and forget that these
two weeks haven't been all that YOU
expected"
She was laughing Mt him. and he,
MS ALWAYS when she laughed Mt him.
fo,rot HE gronch and laughed rue.
fully.
"yor,ra mn onco, Cloren no told
bor ohn+ this bIotnod trout saoson hos
got mo Iat,s 90 and COO ~ RilI ,s in
sir,,t vet
uonan In, oowor;nc ,morg +he nil.
lows "1bis hlomed front season This
NAMED trnnt seosonl" II beat into her
hrafn Thon sho had failed ,ftar ali
and piny,s Iife wos rntned Their
risit wos nor success hnt y mlscr.
ohle foilrro and If was ber fopIt
poor BnIy Il maant 60 much 70 him
and sbn bod snoiIed Il MI Tears
ronod down hor choo,,s what hod
sba done2 VIM why? She would
90 70 Mr. Henry and osk and roll him
tbot n wos hnr fault Riuv mnst have
NE rn,sn
&C o. at,,,ro,,a - hor too+ nrsnoa
os,do tho scroon ana stared ot Bmly
S,mI - h,s d,inning oil.slins
.,,,hn sroothaartp no bnaor and
49,, 49, 49,, hnoI,a .,,,,,,na t,,o 49, 400
,,r a a,,, 90 '5oons ~ he broost Honey
mant sG' nnt bar story and puir ~
s ,,,,'> ,noI,,a5 70 Iongh ,t how GROW,
n n and than aIarmod This thing
roaant sn mnch ~ uonoy and II he
Ma 5ono anvth,n, 70 Cyoer f. bo,d
straighton II ont or
.rhano ,hano :" he cola lfahuy "aor,t
orv Monar yon,re inst q sfHy LITTLE
ois, ua a,dn,t mann nnytb,ng re-
5not ronr imaginotion Too vivid
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