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I ve had only one rise this blessed day, " answered the Colonel as he stepped out of the canoe. " It beats anything I ever see, " said old Wil liam, "this time of year too. " "I ve thrashed every pool as far up nearly as Mississippi, and tried every fly ; but it was no use. The brutes wouldn t rise. There were plenty of them too. " "How do you account for it?" asked Mr. Holt. "If you ll explain to me why salmon do rise on some days, I might be able to tell you why they don t on others. However,... it s not the first time in my life I have come home skunked ; and we must make the best of it. If an old sportsman such as I sets out to grumble, what can one expect of the rest of you?" " But you re not wholly skunked : you ve got the trout, " said Tom, holding the parboiled fish up by the tail as he examined it with interest. "True, I forgot the trout. That was Joe s handiwork. Come here, Joe, " the Colonel said, SETTLING DOWN. 121 nodding at the chunky little fellow, whose good- humored face had lost none of its cheerfulness in consequence of the day s ill luck.
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