October, 1920 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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the meal Matt was assigned the duty of 
dish washer, at which he was no novice, 
his aunt having given him full instruc- 
tions in the past and having seen to it 
that it was well done. 
“There is but little use in fishing until 
the tide is just about high,” said Mr. 
Adams; “from then on to low water is 
the best time; shrimp and other fish food 
which pass up with the tide drop back 
as the water recedes and it is then that 
fish usually bite best in places like this.” 
r E men lit their pipes and stretched 
themselves prone beneath a giant 
oak which stood near the camp, 
while Matt strolled down to the water’s 
edge and made the same experiment with 
the bottle and found the water still “run- 
nin’ up stream,” as he said. He sat down 
on the bank and began tossing small 
pebbles into the water, buried deeply in 
thought with the ever-active toe digging 
into the sod. Here was a new world 
opening up to his vision; although only 
a few miles from his home, it was a reve- 
lation to him, as he had never before 
seen salt water. He had eaten crabs and 
found them delicious and their habits 
had been revealed to him by his older 
companions. All that they had told him, 
so far as he had had opportunity to test 
out for himself, proved true, so why 
should not all of the many things which 
he had heard about and which seemed im- 
possible to him be accepted ? His very soul 
was beginning to hunger for the broader 
things of life, to see and know for him- 
self the mysteries wrapped up in the 
bosom of the great salt waters. Here 
he was at the junction of the salt and 
fresh and had been promised fishing 
which he had never partaken of and 
knew not how to do. He was to become 
acquainted with the kinds of fish which 
thrived in either salt or fresh water, and 
he was in a transport of delight at the 
prospect. As he sat there, a large crab 
came finning itself along at the surface 
of the water as is its custom when all 
is quiet. Here was a distinctly salt 
water creature enjoying itself in what 
was surely at best no more than slightly 
brackish water, and he watched it with 
interest as it gave him a good oppor- 
tunity to observe its method of locomo- 
tion. Its large claws were folded close 
to its body and it used only the two 
swivel -jointed paddles at the back to 
propel itself along and it seemed to move 
sideways, as is true of that species. He 
knew from his experience with them in 
the morning that they can swim with 
great swiftness when alarmed. Suddenly 
he sat bolt upright and his gaze was 
fastened on a moving object on the bank 
about fifty yards upstream from where 
he was seated. For a full minute he 
watched it, then he cautiously flattened 
himself on the ground and began worm- 
ing his way toward a bunch of laurels 
near where the men lay. As he gained 
the cover he picked up a bit of light 
wood and tossed it so it would fall on 
Mr. Adams, who looked around quickly 
when the missile struck him and saw the 
lad making the most earnest gestures for 
him to come to him, at the same time 
holding his fingers to his lips in token 
of silence. Mr. Adams crept to him, well 
knowing that something out of the ordi- 
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