June, 1922 
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the Scot swore softly and waded out to 
his waist, gaff in hand, for the shelving 
beach would allow us to go no further. 
On the top of the water the broad tail 
showed and it seemed a foot in width. 
We knew the salmon was burrowing, 
and we thought afterwards we might 
have gone after him in a canoe. I yelled 
to the Scot to stone him and he yelled 
back “if he’s a pound he’s over forty — 
a great deal over forty.” A Scot never 
predicts anything he can help. Just then 
the line sagged a little and sprang back. 
I tightened the pressure. It was no use, 
the line was about a branch where the 
gaff released it, curled round and round 
with the fly intact. 
A fter that no one could fish, for 
what would a twenty pounder have 
been to us ? The Scot bewailed. We 
rose easily and then shot through the 
worst rapid. The woods crowded us 
close. From the forest strange cries 
sounded while before us, like moulten 
silver, the gorgeous river hummed. We 
had fair and square hooked a fish equal- 
ing the record of the Whispering or its 
branches. We had lost him through no 
fault of tackle or method of play. Fair 
and square that single hook would have 
held, so I was satisfied, for as the old 
apostle used to say, “it was bully for the 
fish.” But the Scot did not sleep that 
night, even after we had drowned our 
woes about the campfire on the beach 
after the fashion of all true Scotchmen. 
ROBIN TRAGEDIES AT 
NESTING TIME 
{Continued from page 255) 
meanwhile. Finally I stepped up to re- 
move a small branch which was in the 
way of the camera. Then there was a 
small explosion and four young robins 
went off in as many directions. They 
were all large, active birds, and I saw 
it would be useless to try to do anything 
more with them. I saw them around 
the place even after they were as large 
as the old birds. I could hear their calls 
for food as they perched in some tree 
near their former and now discarded 
home. 
The history of the next was much like 
Ithat of the one I have just mentioned. 
It had three eggs which in due time 
hatched and the nest then contained three 
j lusty young robins. When they were 
well grown I stepped too near and there 
was a hasty departure of young robins. 
The last nest was built in the main 
crotch of a thorn tree and was but five 
feet from the ground. The parent birds 
in this case were the tamest I observed 
this season. They showed some signs 
of alarm when I made my appearance at 
first, but soon became accustomed to my 
visits and never went far from the tree. 
I secured my first picture of the female 
just before the eggs hatched. I set the 
camera and then, standing near it, waited 
for her to go back on the nest. This 
she seemed in no hurry to do, though she 
sat but a little way off, calmly looking me 
Established 
M820 
This Is Our 
102nd Year 
“GLOWBODY” MINNOW 
(Patented) 
JThis Abbey & Imbrie Centennial feature 
is one of the most popular baits we have 
ever put out. It is permanently luminous, 
the crystal body containing a material that 
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through the water and looks likea luminous, 
wiggling worm. It’s new, and it catches 
bass when old baits don’t. Nickel-plated 
head and tail, with fins and propeller and 
two detachable double hooks, which can 
easily be detached and single hook substi- 
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by wires, to which the hooks are secured by 
a ring or loop. Retails at, each, $1.00. 
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NATURE BAITS 
A series of artificial lures which area most 
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2 “ (for trout) . . $1..50 
3 “ (for bass) . . $2.(K) 
“ABBEY” HARD BRAIDED SILK 
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This is one of our best casting lines. It is espe- 
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Numbers F G H 
Tested strength, lbs 28 23 18 
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