THE SECOND DAY 



HAT is the largest fish I have ever 

 seen ! " and just as James is about to 

 lift it into the canoe there is a rap on 

 the bedroom door. 



" My thought* by day, my dreams by night, 

 Are bat of thee, of only thee." 



" Time to get up, sir ! " calls my servant " Mr. 

 Heckscher is dressed, and wants to know if you 

 will be ready soon." 



"Toll him I will be down at once, and not to 

 wait breakfast" Going to my dressing-room, I find 

 the cold tub ready before the burning logs; so, 

 with a short pull at the weights and a plunge, I 

 am soon dressed and join my friend out on the ve- 

 randa. "Good morning, Heck; did you sleep well?" 



" Oh, splendidly ! But let us breakfast now, for 

 I am wild to be out on the river again. How is 

 Mrs. Davis f Are we not to have her company f " 



" I do not think so. She is a bit tired from yes- 

 terday's trip. I left her sleeping. Her pools are 



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