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Indian. " O, bah cosh, see ! das second time 1 

 catch-um, Koskomenos." And there, twenty 

 ■>Aomenos ^^^^ above the lake, a 3'oung kingfisher — 

 ^tcasf one of Koskomenos' frowzy-headed, wild-eyed 

 youngsters — was whirling wildly at the end 

 of my line. He had seen the minnow trail- 

 ing a hundred feet astern and, with more 

 hunger than discretion, had swooped for it 

 promptly. Simmo, feeling the tug but seeing 

 nothing behind him, had struck 

 promptly, and the hook went 

 ^ _ home. 



I seized the line 

 and began to pull in 

 gently. The young 

 kingfisher came most 

 unwillingly, with a 

 V continuous clatter 

 of protest that speed- \ ily brought Kos- 

 komenos and his mate, \ and two or 

 three of the captive's \ brethren. 

 They showed no lack of \ courage, 

 but swooped again and again \ at the 

 line, and even at the man who \ held 

 it. In a moment I had the youngster ^ in my 



