East and I want to go home some time. If I went back with 

 that smell fastened to me, they wouldn't let me in." 



"It wear off," Jim assured me. 



"Not off of me, it won't," I retorted, " 'cause you're not go- 

 ing to get it on me." 



And he didn't. All that day I fought No-seeums while Pudge 

 went about with his odor and was not molested. I noticed at 

 dinner time, however, that Pudge was a little pale around the 

 ears and he remarked that he guessed he'd not put any more 

 on next morning. 



I promptly offered prayer. 



That night I took a blanket and slept out on the ground to 

 be away from Pudge, and next morning I caught a boat back 

 to Duluth. Pudge came on in the afternoon after the tent was 

 packed. We paid Jim for full two weeks' work and went to 

 a doctor for a prescription. The medical man wouldn't let 

 Jim come in, but I got the recipe for insect bites while Pudge 

 got a bath. On the way h,ome I told him of the delightful time 

 I'd had on the vacation trip he planned for me and of how I 

 hoped to be able to do as much for him some day. Pudge got 

 peeved and we hardly spoke to each other by the time we got 

 back home. I haven't seen him since. 



We found the fishing oh the Brule all it was said to be. 

 There's trout there till you can't rest. And anyone who 

 is curious can go and find No-seems in the same locality. 

 Other fellers have been there who were not bothered at all. 

 It may be that we got there on home-coming week or while a 

 national campaign was on, but at any rate we got there when 

 the No-seeums were not away on visits. 





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