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' ' VTNOPcilS OK FHUVlOL'tf INSTALMENTS. . DONALD BUELOW, a Ud of almost 14. K ltvins in New York, la In HI health. , i I'ncle Hubert take, him and his als ' ter. Florence, to hi cottaite In Nova ' fecotla. not far from Halifax. Cousin Xiougia greets the boy and girl, and the three play "Indian" until the time ar- . live lor Florence to return home and i.ounla to no to school In Halifax. Uncle llubert. who I an artist, then take Ronald with him upon a hunting and fishing trip. Into the wild of Nova .. Geolia Together with the guide. John, and the cook. Peter, they paddle up- stream In blrebbark canoe. Camp Rowling' Wolf la established, at nrt In : a tent. Ronald examine a beaver dam. , watchea the cook make a real campflre ad then "turn In." CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY.) CHAPTER IV A-TROUTINO "A" IX outl" cned Uncle Hubert the next morning at 6 'o'clock. Ronald, rubbed his eye and blinked. At home he would have complained sorely war he obliged to nee at sucu an i T camp It vai different, and he rolled out tT Hi blanket Willingly enouan. Atter a, shivering , dip In the stream nearby, followed by a brisk rubbing , wnico set nia uiuuu -unti, u " ready to do Justice to the appetizing areaiii'aBt cook au iiicicu.. "Now," said Uncle Hubert when the ' meal waa finished, "we shall set to work building a cabin so that we can make cur headquarters here." SKILFUL LOGQEKS They brought their axes and soon were - engaged in tire lass 01 selecting trees - for cutting. Then John and the cook ' would take thelt stations at opposite aides of a trunk and the rhiDa would ' fly, as with rapid strokes they deepened the notches until the tree, being de " .prlved of sufficient support, would crash -, to tbo eart.l. ' Ronald was admiring the precision with which the guides could make a tree fall In exactly the position they de Sired. "Yes. they have extraordinary skill," commented uncle Hubert. "Watch this," aid he, as he drove a stake Into the rtibOJft IhC Dwarf B1 BURSTING Into the shop, his eyes sninlng with excitement, the tailor cried unto his wife: . "Hurry to prepare the very best upper you can! I have Just been to the palace to deliver a waistcoat to Jhe sultan, and I have Invited the ultan'a Jester ! dine wlu nio this . evening." - " You mean the dwarf, Maboul?" re "r""d the wife.- "Rest assured that I Lull have a supper be will long re- Bifinber.". . . And 1 1 such gc;4 purpose did she Jaipur it hat when - Maboul Arrived, an mur or so -later. he rubi-rd Ms hands' In , ;he u-niutlng array of dishes !. )! -.before him. , , '. t rif-niinat -lv. however, hardly had . I'-ti iui.ru ipv r:i; tnotit.iful of 11 s .iehHoua liviit. which lay silstetiinc 12 MTk a bone stuck " " tfcr.at ar.i h choked. In vala ground some distance from a tree tne guides were felling. The men grinned at Uncle Hubert and the next moment made their tree fall directly over the stake, driving It deep into the ground. This work of cutting timber appeared so easy tjiat ths lad begged his uncle to be allowed to try. Uncle Hubert smiled In a curious way, but said nothing. W'nen Ronald started to swing his axe, however, he found it to be not quite so simple a matter as he had ex pected. In the first place, he handled the axe awkwardly, and then, when the edge landed upon the trunk It usually glanced off or bounced back, scarcely leaving an Impression. Finally he threw down the axe in dis gust, exclaiming: "lt'd take me a whole day to cut down a single tree." "Oh, don't despair; It takes practice, you know," his undo replied, consoling-" ly, - - . For two days Uncle Hubert, John and Peter cut down trees and trimmed them, Ronald aiding in hacking off the branches. And on the third day they notched the logs and placed them In po sition, so that a roomy cabin rose in . place of their tent. A hearth was fitted up for the cook, the kitchen being sep arated from the living and sleeping room by a canvas partition. "That's as comfortable a dwelling as one could wish!" exclaimed Uncle Hu bert, as he shook his head approvingly after a last inspection. And as Roland looked upon his new Home in the forest, and watrtied the chattering squirrels as they scamper ed across the roof In mad pursuit of one another, a great happiness stole over hlm-in the thought that he had escaped from the restralnment of city life and now could enjoy the glorious freedom of the woods to his heart's content At breakfast the following morning Uncle Hubert announced: "We're going trouting today, my lad. The fishing season for trout closes here on September 30. so If you the tailor pounded htm upon the back and applied every known remedy. Fi nally the dwarf ceased to writhe, his breathing stopped and he lay motion less on the ground. "What shall we do!" lamented the tailor. "If we admit the death of the jeeter, surely the sultan will demand my life." But his wife already had a plan In mind. Acting upon her suggestion, the tailor wrapped the dwarf in a sheet and stole forth witlj his burden to the house of a doctor. Tb ductor, roused from sleep, called down from a win dow above. Explaining that he had brought a patient, the tailor propped the bouy against the door and then hastily betook himself away. After the doctor had niiickly UonneJ his clothes, he came uonustaiid. impa tiently opening the door, he sent the body of the uwarf hurling Jovm tn steps. Cursing the darkness, the phy t:cian descended to the bottom of tne fl.ght, and there discovered to his dis may that the dwarf was dead. "I must have killed the sick person by knocking him downstairs," was the doc tor s limt thought. He dragged the body upstairs for a further examination. Then, assuring nimself thut the dwarf was, indeed, liteless, he lowered the body ovtr a casement to the pavement beiu w. Some hours later a barber was return ing home from an evening of revelry, when he perceived what he believed to be a thief in the shadow of the wall. "Stop thief!" he shouted with all his might, grappling with the supposed burglar, goon tne police came running to his aid. "You have killed the man!" exclaimed the policeman. The horrified barber was arrested. Next day he was condemned to be hanged. But just as the noose was about to be placed around his neck, the physician stepped forward, crying: "Hold, the man is innocent! It was I who killed the Jester." So the noose was placed around the' neck of the physician. Just at this mo ment the tailor appeared. "Do not hang the man!" cried he. "Maboul was killed by swallowing a fishbone in my dwelling." Thtreuiion the astonished officials sub stituted the tailor in place of the doc- , tor. Jn the meantime, however, . word was sent lo the sultan concerning the men, and he commanded them to be brought before nlm. Now. when the three appeared before the sultan, groaning and wailing, the body of Maboul was brought also. And ' when he saw the dwarf, the royal physi cian stepped forward, asking the sultan If he had not better make a closer ex amination of the body; - - - Assenting to thlsiv the court doctor tickled the soles of Mahout's feet instantly the- .supposed dead: man re- vive-anu. almost bursting with laugh ter, yelled: rHa! ha! hat Quit tickling me!" The fishbone was dlstodgedSmd Ma- ' : boul was himself again, greatly sur-: prised to find hlmteji ia jjb, nccaene. e Ut suKan.1 . . , .1 - . THE . OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,'- SUNDAY RONALD FISHED want to make use of the fishing li cense I got for you in Halifax you'll have to be busy. Now, let's have a look at our fishing, apparatus." He drew out rods, fly book and tackle box, proceeding at once to ex plain their various uses to Ronald. Selecting a rod for a subject, he began: FISHING LOBE "The trout in this region run to a pretty good size. Three pounds is a good weight for a trout, but I've caught trout around here that weigh ed at much as ten pounds. Now, my boy, in main strength I've no doubt you're a match for any ten-pound trout alive. But you must remember that the rod Is quite fragile, and that it is skill, not strength, that counts.' This rod, you see, is about eleven feet in length; It weighs about seven ounces; and iLls provided with at single-action click reel. You will And that the tip is very flexible. In put ting the rod together, the tip is first joined to the middle portion and then the end is firmly attached. Fas ten the reel and run the line through the guides. A word more as to the strength of your equipment: Your line will lift at least ten pounds weight; the snell (that piece of cat erut by which your hook is attached to the line) will support say, three pounds; the hook Itself, more than-the Troubles a T CANNOT bear," At once a change, - The bird, they say, I Complained the pear. Most passing strange, To his dismay, "To always be .Came o'er this rare, No victuals found Just stupid me 'Ambitious pear: Upon the ground, . A pear unknown, He soon became For, please remember. Forlorn, alone." -A robin tame. 'Twas in December. MOW the Ambitious Pear became a robin on purpose to give Tolly Evans' friends among the little girls A1 and boys a nie drawing-lesson. And the Pear especially asks that you try your very best to change him from his first form to a dainty robin. Next week the Ambitious Pear will give another lesson which every one of you will be able to copy. t : - ...Untidy Streets. . . . At tlie age ct Ruy made her first visit to a large City, and haying pre uirtaial v learned something of neat house . keeping, she, on observing the largi number of telegraph, telephone and electric light wires, exclaimed, "Papa, what makes them hcv so many-cob-v-sgeha ia.'.Ui. atreel ' .: ' ) ; FROM THE CANOE, BALANCING HIMSELF IN THE BOW snell; while the top of the rod will rarely lift more than two pounds dead weight. Bo, If your tip is safe when fishing, you may be sure that the rest of the tackle is standing the strain. "As for flies," continued he. select ing several from a pocket In the fly book, "there's a great deal to learn, and very few hard-fast rules. Flies with which some persons fish with success are of no use to others. However, as a general rule, you may use small, sober-colored fellows when the day Is bright or the water Is very clear, and large, gaudy files when the sky Is dark or the water iq muddy and discolored. I prefer files that re semble insects the most close', y. Sometimes trout will not rise at all for files. And then, too, some streams have been fished so often that the fish become very crafty, and it takes an expert fisherman to meet with great luck. Indeed, I've found that in any stream or pond, where fish are plenty and the waters are rarely fish ed, the trout wll-Tlse to most any kind of bait, and quite readily, during any hour of the day." After these preliminary Instructions Uncle Hubert called John, and don ning wading boots, the three started off toward the stream upon which they had Journeyed from home. Fur ther up the creek they went, being obliged to make frequent portages. Some time later Uncle Hubert di of an Ambitious Pear Pitv Wasted. A Tm. sorry. WUlle." . alt -friend, "that your father's house was; burned 7 down yesterday ' Wae there nothing - ;i avedT-':v :.-'.r-,. . .'..-' ' "Don't-yeu waste . no pity on m,V was the' quick reply; "paW old clothes was all burned In that fire, and now m can never wake "em lup for mi" MORNING, NOVEMBER"; 29, rected John to make for shore. "Here," he ald, "Is where Ronald Is going to catch the twenty trout which the law allows him for to day." "Well, I'm going to try to catch one, even if I can't land twenty," stoutly replied the boy. UNCLE HUBERT LANDS A TBOUT It was a wild-looking place. Firs and pines edged the . banks of a stream, which for the greater part of its course careened over rocks and dashed against boulders, forming In numerable cascades ayd miniature waterfalls. Uncle Hubert walked along the bank to where' the stream seemed wildest,, He cautiously waded out In shallow water, and. motioning for Ronald to attend his actions closely, made a cast downstream, where there was a little eddy formed In the shelter of rocks In casting th line Ronald ob served that there was really a dou ble motion. First, Uncle Hubert swung the line backward until It was straight out in the air; then, with ft twist of the wrist, it was sent flying forward to about the height of n'" head, when the rod was thrust for- , ward and th- fly settled gently upo n i the surface of the water. Then the nsn erman gave the fly a slight flutter in IT motion as a drowning insect would have, avoldinsr any churning or dno lns: motion. He rdvanced slowly, fl-h- Why She Didn't V r "' Prlscllla Whenever. Jonas gets angry with me tie pullc my balr! "Fond Uncle Too bad 1 Do rou pull hi. tOOt. . ; W..::; : rrlscllta No, air. . ' Fond Uncle (pleased) And why, dear? Prlscllla Because 'taint long enough! J908 Ing every spot thoroughly and using only about twenty feet of line, al though Ronald saw that he could throw to a distance of forty feet without the least difficulty. AH at once there was a bobbing of the line, and the next Instant a sil very form leaped from the water. At the same time Uncle Hubert quickly ' lowered the tip of his rod a foot, to relieve the tension of the line. Then he began to play the flsh. When the trout darted fiercely away, he per mitted the line to spin from the reel, but as soon as the fish approached and there was a slack In the line, ha quickly rewound It. The fish becom ing exhausted, slowly but surely he drew it closely in. At last, after min utes of excitement, during which time the game trout would renew Its ef forts to escape again- and again. Uncle Hubert drew the prise to where John was standing with landing net In hand.. Another moment and the brave fellow was a prisoner. "Four pounds to an ounce!" said John tersely, while Ronald examined with admiration the crimson and yel low spots along the back and sides, contrasting wlt:t the gleaming silver underneath. "Brave as a sea trout," added Uncle H ert. as he tied to the leader (cat gut between the line proper and the hook) of Ronald's Una two flies a couple of feet apart. Stealthily the boy waded out. Imi tating his uncle's cast as nearly as possible. For some minutes he fished, and he was beginning to feel some what discouraged. Then he decided to make a try under an overhanging bank along shore. No sooner did the line sink a little below the surface of the water than he felt a fierce pull. "Let out your line! Give the fish room!" cried Uncle, Hubert, warn ingly. Ronald s fingers trembled with ex citement as he matched his wits against the craft of the fish. But after many narrow escapes, when It seemed that the fish would get away among the treacherous rocks, he icRmejiir Den THERE was ever so much to do at C'armoustie, near Dundee, Scot land, where Roy Mortimer was rpendlng a few weeks with his Aunt Abigail. A golf course lay by the sea,. ' ?Jendlrg over grassy reaches. And, then. It was very interesting. Indeed, to walk among the sandhills, which were covered with fine yellow sand blown by tse wind Into little wavelets and sand billows. And among tufts "f reeds sea-gulls made their nesls little holes in the sand, over whlcn the birds flew, screaming warnlngly when people came too near the nest. Some times, too, the gulls were disturbed by the target practice of the volunteers at Barry. Roy found on the sand a .40 pound shell, and very heavy It was to carry home, too. But most enjoyable of all was a trip long the roast among caves and cliffs. Those st Arbroath were eepectaily fas cinating. Under the guidance of his cousin. Emma, who had often explored these cavernous recesses, he was shown Mason's Cave,- after having examined the rock called the Devil's Head. At the end of this cave, which ran back about 100 yards, there was a bubbling spring of clear, cold, water. . "Suppose we lunch here," suggested Roy. setting down the lunch basket, which by this time had grown un usually .heavy, and handing his cousin a drink from a silver cup. "There's a csve nearby that is much nicer," replied Emma. 8o they trudged to Dickroan's Den. A little channel from the sea ran up to it by which, Emma said, the smugglers In the past used to bring thi oods Illegally to land, under the very noses of the coast guardsmen. Having enjoyed luncheom the two started for the entrance of the cave. As soon as thev stepnud oii'ilr ihev ob served that the rain clouds looked very threatening. "We're going to have rain within a few moments." predicted Kmmft. "but I don't believe It will I art Ions). ' Sup pose we spend a little time In the cave Sjntll the storm blows over." Hj the mesntime the wind had risen and the wave now hcran to beat a gainst the rocks and cliffs with some violence. Shortty the rln fell and the bov and girl were only too glad to retire o the shelter offered by the , cave. It soon began to grow very tiresome, however. Roy -strolled toward the rear , of the cave. Stooping; he -picked up a fragment of stone and flung' tt-care.-lessly toward the wall. To hi great surprise, the -stone. Instead of rebound ing, seemed to have gone right through the wait Roy walked quickly toward the spot at which he had aimed. Here ; he found, by lighting a match, which lit -up the dark, gloomy: walls, that a tiny round door seemed to have been let ilhto the rock. It must have rotted because of great age. Inasmuch as the? stone had crashed through 1 so read ily ' ' '" '- -. ' "Come on: Wf see what this place Is'" cried he, cxcltedlyJo Ills cousin. With a large rock he succeeded Itv bat tering In th rest of the door, effecting a large enough entrance. From ; brought the flsh to where John, witU a dexterous swegp of the net, had the flsh safely caught "Two flsh! Two flsh!" grunted John. "By George, uncle, I've got a trout on each of the flies!" shouted Ronald, leaplnsr up and down In Joy. "Well done, my boy!" said Uncle Hubert, congratulating him on the size of the flsh, each of which weighed quite as much as that captured by the man. They now made a portage of the canoe some little distance upstream, where, In more sheltered water, Ron ald fished from the canoe, balancing himself In a way that brought a compli ment even from the taciturn John. Here the boy was again successful, and land ed another speckled trout Luncheon was eaten ashore. After ward Uncle Hubert and Ronald went to Inspect a waterfall about a mile to the north. While they were examining It Ronald suddenly cried: "Look at that flsh trying to leap the falls,- uncle!" A SALMON'S VAIN ATTEMPTS They watched the big fellow try re peatedly to scale the wall of water. Vaulting into the air, with twisting of fins and tail he vainly endeavored to clear the barrier. "It must be a salmon, come all the way up from the sea," explained Uncle Hubert. "They travel great distances from the estuaries, stopping only when some falls such as this, or a lumber man's dam. Impedes progress. You know, they can't leap over a cataract , or falls more than eight feet In height. "But come, I fear we shall have to be starting fop Camp Howling Wolf if we want to have supper In good time. And the fish should be cleaned and cooked as soon after' they're caught as pos sible." With the three trout Ronald had taken keeping company with the five landed bv Uncle Hubert. Ronald felt that the -. wicker basket slung over his shoulder representee a nne day s sport. (CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY,) apartment beyond tbem came such a rush of evil-smelling gas that the boy and pirl wei-M almost overcome. Roy wisely took some paper from the lunch . basket, and, after lighting if, tossed it into the secret chamber. s When it was sfe for them to venture in, they crawled through the littlo door, finding themselves In a room apparently cleft from thf solid rock, about eight feet square a.)d aeven feet high. AH at onca Roy discovered, by means of l he lighted paper which he csriied, an old chest in one corner. It was a matter of only a few moments for him to drag It out through the door into tho main cave Again the large rock was utilised to break In the Ud. Although rather difficult this wae at last accom plished. , : ;- L 0 Then, exposed to the eyes of the as tonished boy and girl were alt manner of rich silks and fabrics, carefully bun died and wrapped, in-oiled silks. - Delighted with their discovery, they took some of the goods, putting the chest back -where they had found It, and started for home, now that It had stopped raining. , ; "I'll bet the things were left by smug glers!" 'declared Roy. And so said the , guardsmen when Hpv showed them the samples of the goods contained in the' cjiest and reported where the rest-of the goods were. " , Of course, the chest of silks was con- ' flscated by ' the government, but Roy and Emma foil more thsn repaid hy ; their adventure and - bv- the tcompll- wenta ef the coast guardsmen. . . HSalfl Y
