Part 24 (1/2)
”You'll have to go to the other shore for good fishi+ng,” said Tad Rason, who had already shown hialows and hty scarce around here”
”I'd like to go fishi+ng sometime!” exclaimed Della, with a sht a fish in my life Mr
Porter, couldn't you show ht, if the fish illing to be caught,” answered Dave, with a grin
”Oh, I am sure I could catch one if you would only showactress
”Well, if you are going to fish orot to first learn how to put one on a hook,” said Phil
”Oworht shudder ”I want to fish with one of those beautiful flies, it's so ”
”I came down on a peculiar errand,” broke in Mr Appleby, after he had tied up at the dock ”I would like to borrow a little furniture froer
”Yes You see, we have an interior scene up at our cottage, but we haven't got just the furniture that the draalows yesterday that you had several pieces that are just the ones required If you will lend theet them back safely by to-morrow”
”You'll have to see Mrs Wadsworth and Mrs Basswood about that,”
returned Dave ”Not but that I think it will be all right,” he added, hastily
”Co, I suppose, just as soon as the season opens?” remarked Tad Rason, to the boys
”Well, on't object to bringing down a deer or two if we get the chance,” answered our hero ”But I rather iine deer are scarce around here I haven't seen any of them yet”
”Oh, you'll find plenty of deer up at the head of the lake,” returned the old hunter ”They don't come down here much They always left this spot for the bears”
”The bears! Oh, Mr Rason! you surely don't mean that?” cried Della Ford
”But I certainly do, reat place for bears
That's why they call this end of the lake Bear Caot an old she-bear and her two cubs here two years afore that”
”We haven't seen any traces of bears,” said Phil
”You'll see 'em sooner or later,” returned the old hunter, with conviction ”They are bound to come here”
”What makes you say they are bound to come?” questioned Dave, curiously
”Is there any particular reason for it?”
”I think there is, young man So far as I can understand it, I think the bears coet certain roots and herbs that they like to eat I think they find more of 'em around here than they do anywhere else, and that's what fetches 'em”
”And do you think the bears keep the deer away froer
”I don't know as to that But I do know that bears and deer don't mix very well,” answered Tad Rason