THE GO-LIGHT OUTFIT 173 



two but small enough for one ; and, best of all, it 

 weighs only three and three-fourths pounds. 

 The case in which this outfit is carried is the ruck- 

 sack of Alpine fame; though any pack-sack 

 which meets your fancy may be used. 



As you look this outfit over, not a single es- 

 sential has been omitted; yet the pack is down 

 to the smallest imaginable compass and is not 

 heavy enough to tire a man should he be com- 

 pelled to carry it all day long. 



At first thought it would seem that this chap- 

 ter is utterly out of place; but as you come to 

 think it over, all that is contained herein is a 

 part of "trout lore." Within reach of all cities 

 located in what may be styled "the trout belt," 

 there are little unimportant, as well as important, 

 trout streams, where the weary office worker can 

 find rest and recreation over night. More than 

 once have I found my way to some favorite trout 

 creek, my little outfit on my back, with just time 

 enough before dark to erect my simple tent, and 

 catch and cook a mess of fish. Then to lie by 

 the side of the purling stream and watch the deep 

 shadows creep in from the darkening East while 

 the birds sang their evening songs, and linger un- 

 til the stars came out and began their silent 

 march across "that inverted bowl we call the 



