March, 1922 
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We let the canoe drift away from the 
spot. Then we cleared the canoe for 
action. Every thing that might catch or 
hinder we safely packed away. 
“Joe,” said I earnestly, “Joe I want 
just two things of you now. Two things 
and no more. Keep me face to face with 
that Tiger, and as you love me, keep 
clear of any snag, rock or weed.” 
Like a bride at the altar. Old Joe 
grinned back, solemnly, “I will.” 
Again the time question came up, and 
after much discussion we decided on 
three-quarters of an hour. You see, I 
was afraid that the Tiger would feel the 
hook, and spit it out if we let him have 
it too long. 
So with watch in hand we waited all 
a-thrill. 
The three quarters passed, and I be- 
gan to reel in the slack, slowly and care- 
fully, oh so carefully. Scarcely had I 
gotten half of it in when far away, a 
hundred yards or so, there sped from the 
water a mighty Tiger lunge, his head 
shaking violently, his body a-quiver, the 
spray flying from his spiked jaws . . . 
then he was gone . . . gone. That’s all 
there was to it ; no pull, no fight — no 
fierce jerking', he simply wasn’t hooked 
at all. 
Sadly we drew in the bait, twitching 
it hopefully meanwhile. Sadly we picked 
it from the waves, and sadly noted the 
great gashes not only from the spike 
teeth but from the grim, cutting, alli- 
gator teeth of the Tiger, gashes two 
inches deep, while the sides of the bass 
were scraped almost clean. But the 
Tiger was gone ! HOODOO. 
^AME the day to start back, and the 
^ following days on the trail, lovely 
days, with gamy bass and pike and dore, 
but not a single musky brought to gaff. 
Came the parting day at the home camp, 
and still no musky. 
Then “Old Timer” came whispering 
to me, seeing my disappointment; “I’ll 
take you to-morrow where we just got 
seven in one day. Stay over a day.” 
And I did. 
As Joe left me, he said these words: 
“Doctor, you are going through the 
French River rapids below the fall. 
Don’t worry about the fall, but look out 
for the rapids.” And he repeated it three 
times. But so intent I was on the Tiger 
that it made no impression. 
Dawn found the Old Timer and me on 
the magic spot. Wating for him to pack 
the canoe with my stuff I threw out a 
line with a rock bass on it for l>ait. When 
the canoe came I pulled in the bait — 
that is I tried but it was caught. I 
twisted and pulled, I let out line and 
jerked, and the line came to me free 
the bait all gashed and torn by the Tiger. 
I had had him on again and thought I 
was stuck. . . . Hoodoo. 
Grimly we went on. Silently and al- 
most with an obsession we fished all day 
in the deep bay, fished and caught glori- 
ous fish, but not a musky. Homebound 
we went at the edge of dark, weary and 
disappointed, but happy still. Came a 
swift howling white gale, and torrents 
of water; came the swift-enfolding dark; 
came the rapids, Old Timer steering. 
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