THE LURE 9 



in eluding the canniest angler, and his life 

 knew both sorrow and joy, love and bitter- 

 ness. 



If the reading of his story leads you to 

 greater love of the waters, to a better under- 

 standing of all his kindred, and to manifest 

 forever the attitude of the true sportsman, 

 then I, the spirit of the fisherman, shall be 

 satisfied. 



