DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



notable trout streams of the world. It is 

 radiant with promises, its whole length a 

 cheerful ripple of invitation; and we are 

 promptly busy with the important object of 

 our outing, one rod at the foot of the falls, 

 the other from the rocks near camp, an ad- 

 vantageous and unobstructed point for the fly 

 thrower. 



Supper must be caught, and after a few 

 preliminary casts to straighten the leader, the 

 fly went quivering fine but not too far. If 

 there were any lurking suspicions regarding 

 the integrity and genuineness of that feathered 

 barb, there was enough curl on the water to 

 allay any great mistrust of methods and im- 

 plements. In a blase, nonchalant sort of 

 manner, with an exaggerated appearance of 

 leisure and languid unconcern, with no 

 intimation of malicious purpose, the fly swept 

 and danced, apparently oblivious of broad- 

 tail's whereabouts, seemingly indifferent 

 whether or no he attracted attention, though 

 all the time keeping his weather eye peeled 



and looking from the corner of it for any 

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