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Updated: June 29, 2025
They lived for some days on the excellent flesh of the maskalonge, on clams from the beach enormous clams of delicious flavor on a new fruit with a pinkish meat, which grew abundantly in the thickets and somewhat resembled breadfruit; on wild asparagus-sprouts, and on the few squirrels that Stern was able to "pot" with his revolver from the shelter of the leafy little camping-place they had arranged near the river.
The catching of the maskalonge enthused all, and they went to fishing with renewed vigor. By dinner-time they had eighteen fish to their credit, a few little ones and some weighing two and three pounds. "Say, you fellows will have plenty of fish to eat," remarked the boy from the circus. "Well, you shall have your share," added Snap quickly.
Of a sudden Giant began to feel lonely, and he gave a little shiver. Then he braced up. "Pshaw, I'm getting as nervous as a cat," he murmured. "And all on account of nothing. I'd better go to fishing and forget it." He dropped in his line, properly baited, and waited for a bite. He was lucky, for soon up came a nice maskalonge.
Oh, he's as mean as they make 'em, that feller," added Jed Sanborn. "Hullo! Where under the canopy did you git that big maskalonge?" he cried, catching sight of the fish. "Giant caught it," answered Whopper. "But he was pulled overboard doing it." "And they had to help me land him," added the small youth, but rather proudly. "Well, well! this beats the Dutch!
"He got away and gave me a shower bath in the bargain." "Wish I could get a maskalonge," said Giant. Do you remember the big one I caught last summer?" "Indeed I do," answered Whopper. "And I remember how the fish pulled you overboard and nearly drowned you."
The small member of the club was somewhat disappointed, but suddenly there came a tug that almost pulled him into the lake. "Got something!" he sang out. "Must be a whale!" "Maybe it's a maskalonge!" sang out Whopper. "Want any help?" "No," was the reply, and then Giant began to play his catch with the skill of a natural born fisherman.
"Oh, but I wish I had been on hand -to git a crack at that bear!" cried the hunter. "I ain't had a crack at a bear fer some time. They are gittin' scarce around here." It was time to eat again, and they made a splendid dinner of some baked maskalonge, Jed Sanborn showing them how to turn out the fish in a manner that was appetizing to the last degree.
In the bigger waters, maskalonge and, of course, any amount of pike and pickerel. Then we were always running up against deer, moose and red, and everywhere we got the scent of bear. Could have loaded a boat with furs in a week." "We must go up some day," replied Mr. St. Clair. "Wish I could get away this fall, but the fact is we are in shallow water, Ranald, and we can't take any chances."
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