.REMINISCENT TALES 



dust sheen. His eyes "sot" in their expres- 

 sion were small, bright, and blue in color. 



Before the parting came repeated demon- 

 strations on his part conclusively proved that 

 this human totem pole could do three things 

 remarkably well. First He made most ex- 

 cellent coffee. Secondly He held an entire 

 and very hot potato in his mouth and con- 

 versed in his usual piquant manner at the 

 same time. Thirdly He never failed to 

 back a boat in the direction of a striking fish, 

 thereby kindly giving this dweller of the deep 

 plenty of slack line and an opportunity to 

 shake for freedom. 



For this specimen of a man, 'hatred began 

 to surge in the Angler's blood and become so 

 strong that even murder seemed justifiable. 



Camp was made at last. Herman had to 

 return for most of the supplies. Hours 

 slipped by. He made his appearance finally. 

 However, he managed to run the canoe on 

 top of a rock and upset before reaching the 

 landing. 



Off came the cover of a box of Seidlitz 

 powders, instantly followed by a churning of 

 the waters into seething foam in the immedi- 

 ate vicinity. A pail of butter sank deeply into 

 the muddy bottom of the lake and never was 

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