102 The Angler's Secret 



take a drink, return to the shade, and 

 relight my very ordinary cigar. 



Any one may see these trout. The 

 place may be easily found by the accom- 

 panying directions, and there is no danger 

 of the trout being taken in the meantime; 

 they 're trained animals and need no 

 preserve or game law to protect them. 

 It is not certain that they can be caught 

 even with the cruel angleworm a gener- 

 ally sure method. 



A hundred feet from the railroad at 

 this point to the south I observe a trout 

 hatchery and beyond this there is good 

 fishing. 



Between Merrick and Bellemore I find 

 a half-dozen little streams all running into 

 the wooded lands on both sides of the 

 car tracks, but as I do not closely examine 

 them I can only admire their promising 

 appearance. They appear to be fine 

 trout waters, and, I argue, if fished 

 no more than the waters previously 

 visited, they certainly contain lots of 



