152 THE TROUT ARE RISING 



Then there was a dire development. Somebody 

 said : " Harry's breaking out, too ! " Harry is 

 the good landlady's eldest son. For a big, sturdy 

 youth, who gained his commission in a crack 

 regiment for gallantry on the field of battle he 

 did look downcast. "Look at the red spots 

 on his neck," said somebody ; " why he's got it 

 badly ! " The gloom deepened sensibly. Then 

 somebody, looking a little closer at Harry's red 

 spots, said suddenly : " Why ! he's been and 

 spotted himself with red ink : you can see it's red 

 ink." From the semblance of a weary old man, 

 Harry suddenly turned into the bright, vivacious 

 lad he is, and the proceedings terminated in a 

 mixture of abuse and laughter. And next day 

 the doctor was able to report that the lady guest 

 had not got measles after all ! 



