When it strikes me, if I only could give it fifteen feet more line, I could land it." "Can't you fix some way ?" asked Mary.
"I'll try," answered Dannie.
"And in the manetime, I'd just be givin' it twinty off me dandy little reel, and away goes me with Mr.Bass," said Jimmy.

"I must take it to town and have its picture took to sind the Thrid Man." And that was the last straw.

Dannie had given up being allowed to touch the rod, and was on his way to unhitch his team and do the evening work.

The day had been trying and just for the moment he forgot everything save that his longing fingers had not touched that beautiful little fishing rod.
"The Boston man forgot another thing," he said.

"The Dude who shindys 'round with those things in pictures, wears a damn, dinky, little pleated coat!".