Part 14 (1/2)
And he did, with Bluff standing alongside; for once the official photographer deet it, or throw up his job, for such was the law of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club
Then they retraced their steps to the ca in the shape of a , and he more than once wondered whether they would ever learn just why those Crees stole the elk Bluff had downed after so much trouble
”How many did there seem to be?” he asked Reddy, a little later
”Youreds? I counted nine in all, four bucks, two squaws and three pappooses,” replied the other
”But if I understand rightly, these Indians never take their fao on the war-path Is that so, Reddy?” Frank asked quickly
”Say, get that notion out of your head right away They ain't no Crees lookin' for trouble these days My idea is just this: This is a family travelin' acrost country, for soot kicked out of their pesky old village I've knowed such things to happen Then they run short of uns or powder
Under such conditions any redman would steal”
”Well, who could blauess you hit the nail on the head that time, Reddy Glad to think that way, too We can spare the elk, and it will spur Bluff on to other hunting deeds He's had a taste now, and the fever ork on hi below the cataract There were places just at the end of the foa pool where they had seen noble trout ju, and it was here he dropped his flies
After trying the that the trout paid little attention to the feathery lure, practical Jerry actually descended to the plebian angleworh he blushed when Frank came over to watch him
”Got to have some for supper, you know,” he re for the sport, nothing could tempt me to use live bait I'm at it in the strict commercial sense this time”
”I understand; and Jerry, let ry, refuses to go back to first principles, and use grubs and worms after the fish refuse the fly, is to be pitied, that's all,”
laughed Frank
”Hey! That's a dandy, all right! See hi as an ox! I hope the leader holds It's been frayed so over rocks in the past Please pick up that landing-net and attend to the beauty, if I can coax hih, Frank”
Frank landed not only that beauty, but severalelse Jerry kept on fishi+ng until he could not get another bite, by which ti of the speckled beauties
”Perhaps enough for a decent h if Bluff develops his usual appetite, the rest of us would go hungry I wonder if a fellow htn't have some luck up above the falls? Guess I'll make a shi+ft to try,” he said to himself
The last view he had of the ca tosses of his rope and lassoing all sorts of objects, fro tossed up in the air
Jerry labored up the hillside until he finally came to where he could look down at the water as it shot over the edge It fell with a great deal of noise, striking the rocks below in h! It would just about bang a fellow to pieces to drop over there,”
he re place to begin his fishi+ng operations
Presently he discovered a log that jutted out over the swift current
From this outlook he believed he could allow his bait to float down into an eddy that looked as though ither as he cautiously advanced He realized that he was taking so out to its furthest end, but so far as he could ascertain it see, he started to get his baited hook inworms sank a little in the swirl At first, he was unable to just master the difficult problem of how to influence the bait to float into the eddy Twice he failed to acco stream a little, he fancied that by a certain throw in the start he could gain his end
Sure enough, it worked, and like a charm The baited hook was drawn back into the foam-flecked eddy, and he saw it vanish from view Then came a most tremendous jerk, that al to quiver, with sickening possibilities
But Jerry glued his legs against the sides, just as he had been told to do with a refractory pony, and amey one, and the swiftness of the currenthi I hook here,” panted Jerry, after ten minutes had passed, and he tossed his exhausted prize over to the bank