at the dock of the 'Big Four.'"

"Yes, and there goes Porter up around the bend. We row our boat to-
day. We ought to get up a show or something and raise enough money
to buy a motor."

"I move we change our plans and leave Round Lake for another trip."
It was lazy Frank who made the proposal.

"What difference does it make to you? You never row anyway. Plum
Run's too high for anything but still fishing----"

"I saw Hunky Doran coming back from Parry's Dam day before yesterday
and he had a dandy string."

"Sure. He always does. Bet you he dopes his bait," declared Tod.

"Well, you spit on the worm yourself. The dam isn't half as far as
Dead Tree, and, besides, we can always walk across to Grass Lake.
Jerry votes for the dam, don't you, Jerry?"

But Jerry only shrugged his shoulders. Frank and Tod always
disagreed on fishing places, largely because their styles of angling
were different and consequently a good place for one was the poorest
place in the world for the other. So Jerry, who usually was the
peacemaker, said nothing but unlocked the padlock which secured the
boat, tossed the key-ring to Dave with, "Open the boathouse and get
two pair of oars. Tod, take a squint at the sun--five-thirty, isn't
it? An hour and a half to the Dead Tree, and an hour more to Round
Lake. What kind of fish can you take in old Roundy after eight