ARTFUL ANTAGONISTS 



found. The eggs tangoed away and every- 

 thing else became beastly wet and mussed up. 



This dress-rehearsal was enough; Herman 

 was told to saw wood and tend camp. For- 

 tunately the Angler sent 'cross country for 

 Joe, his beloved half-breed, who knew things 

 and knew them well. He came quickly and 

 then Herman was almost forgiven. 



It had been stated that trout of good size 

 had been caught in certain places of the lake. 

 These places were most faithfully tried out 

 but with indifferent success. At the lower 

 end of the larger lake a high, precipitous cliff 

 gave every evidence of furnishing an ideal 

 hiding spot for the larger specimens of these 

 speckled beauties in the markedly deep 

 waters bathing its base. 



A number of dead landlocked smelts solved 

 the riddle of such poor fishing. Theoreti- 

 cally, splendid fish should own property who 

 lived in such an exclusive neighborhood as a 

 haunt of this description seemed to warrant. 



The Angler firmly believed this to be the 

 case if only proper lures could be chosen, 

 and the right method hit upon to tempt the 

 finny citizens into rising. 



Joe was told to get up very early in the 

 morning and paddle about near the cliff. If 



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