100 LEAVES FROM A GAME BOOK. 



CHAPTER V. 



1884. 



On the lOth of February I arrived, with my brother- 

 in-law, Capt. Malcolmson, V.C., at "The Cottage," 

 Banchory, on Deeside, to fish the Kineskie and Upper 

 Crathes water, which I had rented for the spring from 

 the late Sir Robert Burnett. It was a cheap fishing 

 (sixty pounds I think was the rent, there or thereabouts, 

 but I cannot be quite sure). This stretch of water had, 

 however, often lacked a tenant for the early months, as 

 spring fish did not rest in it. It had, however, never 

 been fished with the natural minnow, and I took it solely 

 with the view of giving that lure a good trial amidst 

 running fish, as I held the opinion that though travel- 

 ling ones will rarely halt to look at a fly, yet they will 

 often stop to swallow a good fat minnow. The latter 



