REMINISCENT TALES 



When Al. French was the game warden at 

 Calais, he urged the Humble Angler most 

 cordially to visit him and try the Salmon 

 fishing. The Angler accepted and at the 

 earliest possible hour arrived in Calais. 

 French was an excellent fisherman and 

 guide. 



The pools in this river are the quiet places 

 just back of goodly sized rocks that jut their 

 heads above the surface. 



Before noon of the next day the Angler 

 had made a kill of two splendid Salmon. A 

 third struck, but before he was ready for the 

 gaff the bite of the line caught on a long spike 

 driven through the center of a piece of timber 

 that had floated directly on the line, thus 

 giving him a chance to leap and break away. 

 While ornamental, the Silver Doctor was not 

 to his liking. 



It is considered most excellent luck to 

 take two Salmon within a few hours. The 

 news of this catch spread rapidly among the 

 townfolk of Calais. The Angler had been 

 noticed by many people, en route to a studio 

 where his trophies were to be photographed. 



That afternoon later on, French and him- 

 self sought the river again. This time an- 

 other skiff was anchored quite a little dis- 

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