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over for fishing went to Florida for tarpon and 

 only fished three days, during which he had great 

 success and took photographs of his prizes while 

 they were leaping. " I saw this sport in all its 

 phases, Geen, in those three days and had enough 

 of it." I rather think that his having a tarpon 

 come at a lure consisting of a scrap of a daily 

 paper was what settled him. The following is his 

 version : 



" I had a grand morning that used up all my 

 bait and, while my men rowed to another boat for 

 more, I tore up a piece of the paper I was reading, 

 twisted it upon my hook and, almost immediately, 

 a fish took it away with a great tug. This hap- 

 pened twice before I got some bait. That was 

 my last day for tarpon, for I thought, if it could 

 swallow what I had been reading, it must be the 

 stupidest fish that swims." 



