72 ARDENMOHR. 



and laid a small cloth thereon, and having toasted 

 a loaf in respectable slices, and pnt a roasted trout 

 on each, announced luncheon. Invaluable Dick ! 



But Fred had the merit of the suggestion of this 

 g outer a la ligne, as he called it, which was a great 

 success, and "Ward and he made such fun that 

 even saturnine Archie yelled with laughter at their 

 reckless mirth. 



Lunch over, the Major called, "Now, Fred, show 

 your bag." 



This was done. Five pike, one of them very large, 

 and some good trout. 



We again embarked, and fished along to the 

 boat-house, but with no great success. Bather a 

 curious thing happened in fishing the last bay ; the 

 spinning bait was taken by a large eel, which was 

 secured after having made a sad mess of the tackle. 



Eels, although strong .and swift swimmers, seldom 

 take a moving bait. I think they have indifferent 

 sight, as I have often seen them sniffing around a 

 bait, which, when close enough to see, was greedily 

 seized; however, that may arise from being so 

 much night- feeders, and they are probably cuter in 

 the sma' hours. 



All fish will occasionally deviate from their usual 



