•id . . . another backward move 
mge of position and the final decision 
go on about their business. 
\11 of this we could see quite plainly 
ough the crystal clear water. And 
[ was maddening. 
‘And there aren’t even any hooks in 
Sonny whispered, in amused awe. 
There were no less than a dozen siz- 
I e mangrove snappers in that im- 
diate vicinity but not until twenty 
f uites had passed, did any of them 
;w a tendency to take so much as a 
ble. Ifi time, it was all consumed. 
Vo a 11 is jest wastin’ time," grunted 
<e, “I done tole yo’ . . . dem fish is 
nin . . . dem fish knows yo’ all is 
e ... dem fish was des nachally 
RNED wise. Come on—les’ go after 
: sheepshead.” 
Mike, said I “we will fish here until 
k if it takes that long to get some 
ppers, and then start fresh in the 
ning. I want the boy to get one on 
hook—I want him to catch one of 
: rything I ever caught in these %aters. 
i '11 make a try at it now and see 
v .t happens.” 
changed Sonnyboy’s hook—giving 
i not only a No. 9 line but a 4% 
|j c. 
nd we went after ’em! 
verything about us was impressively 
! quiet. The blue heron waded in 
dim shallows of the moss-hung la- 
1 i, and the wall of mangroves threw 
lousand mysterious reflections into 
water. 
ick there, on the sand hills, was our 
;ng camp of the thatched roof and 
professionally arranged bedding; an 
ma to even the experienced Mike. 
! ld below . . . against the sand and 
; < bottom of the hole, swan that 
indifferent host of snappers, roll- 
j beir eyes up at the descending strips 
j lullet. What luck this time ? 
(To Be Continued) 
. CROW SHOOTING 
CONTEST 
(Continued from page 260) 
( | ions by telephone and letters to 
ove r our way ’ and shoot crows 
'! received by the hunters. Where- 
accepted the shooters found a 
‘ \ welcome, and many sumptuous 
were served by farmer’s wives to 
and hungry gunners. If they tried 
y, the good wives only shook their 
and explained that every crow 
billed made one less to catch their 
i r chics and steal eggs from setting 
; so they felt more than paid al- 
1 • One ranchman said he had lost 
than fifty young pigs, the crows 
ing them before they had been far- 
long enough to have strength to 
my of your readers would take a 
’ver the territory most diligently 
1 by the contestants they might 
occasional crow or two, but large 
are conspicuous by their absence, 
the inebriated fellow who was 
out of the dance hall three times, 
^ave decided that they are not 
ne ni these parts. 
59 • 
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