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once�察  �and   they  became   very   well   acquainted。       I   met   him   several   times�察�

and liked him immensely。           He is well along in years�察�but I think sharper 

than many younger men。           But there is one difficulty。; 

     ;What is that�拭─�

     ;More than likely he will shy at having anything to do with the case。 

He   told   my  father   he   was   going   to   retire   and   devote   his   leisure   time   to 

fishing ´ that being his great pastime。; 

     ;Humph� �he can't be much of a detective if he wants to spend most of 

his time fishing�察─�was Bartlett's comment。 

     ;You're   mistaken�察  �Harry。      My  father�察  �and   other   men   too�察  �considered 

him one of the greatest detectives in the world�察�even though he sometimes 

worksin a very peculiar and apparently uninterested man´ ner。; ;All right 

then�察�Viola。 If you say so�察�I'll look up this wonderful detective for you and 

get him to take hold of the case。; 



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                              CHAPTER VI 



                                BY A QUIET STREAM 

       Drooping   willows   dipped   their   pendant   branches   in   the   stream   that 

foamed      and   rippled    over   green�察  �mossy     stones。    In   a  meadow      that 

stretched     fair  and    wide    on   either   side   of   the   water�察  �innumerable 

grasshoppers   were   singing   their   song   of   summer。       On   a   verdant   bank 

reclined a man�察�whose advanced age might be indicated in his whitening 

locks�察  �but   whose   bright   eyes�察  �and   the   quick�察  �nervous   movements   as   he 

leafed the pages of a small�察�green´covered book�察�made negative the first 

analysis。     A  little distance   from  him�察�where   the sun beat   down   warmly�察�

unhindered by any shade�察�lolled a colored man whose look now and then 

strayed to the reading figure。 

     A glance over the shoulder of the reader�察�were one so impolite as to 

take that liberty�察�would have disclosed�察�among others�察�this passage on the 

printed page�此�

          ;But yet you are to note�察�that as you see some willows or palm 

trees        bud and blossom sooner than others do�察�so some trouts be�察�in 

rivers�察       �sooner     in   season�察 �and   as  some   hollies   or   oaks  are  longer 

before   they         cast   their   leaves�察  �so  are   some   trouts   in   rivers   longer 

before they          go out of season。; 

     The    gray´haired    man    closed    the  book�察  �thereby    revealing    the  title 

;Walton's Compleat Angler�察─�and looked across the stream。                  The sunlight 

flickered over its rippling surface�察�and now and then there was a splash in 

the otherwise  quiet   waters   ´  a splash   that   to   the  reader  was   illuminating 

indeed。 

     ;Shag    � ─ �he   suddenly   exclaimed�察     �thereby   galvanizing     into  life  the 

somnolent negro。 

     ;Yes�察�sah�察�Colonel�       �Yes�察�sah� ─�came the response。 

     ;Hum�   �Asleep�察  �weren't      you�拭─    �Well�察  �no�察  �sah。   Not   zactly   asleep�察�

Colonel。     I were jest takin' the fust of mab forty winks�察�an' ´ ; 

     ;Well�察�postpone the rest for this evening。          I think I'll make some casts 

here。    I don't expect any trout�察�my friend Walton to the contrary。 Besides 



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they're out of season now。          But I may get something。           Get me the rod�察�

Shag� ─�

     ;Yes�察�sah�察�Colonel� �Yes�察�sah� ─�

     And while the fishing paraphernalia was being put in readiness by his 

colored servant�察 �Colonel   Robert   Lee Ashley  once  more  opened   the   little 

green book�察�as though to draw inspiration therefrom。               And he read�此�

           ;Only thus much is necessary for you to know�察�and to be mindful 

and         careful of�察�that if the pike or perch do breed in that river�察�they 

will   be   sure   to  bite   first   and   must   first   be   taken。 And   for   the  most 

part they are very large。; 

     ;Well�察   �large   or  small�察  �it  doesn't   much    matter�察  �so   I  catch   some�察─�

observed the colonel。 

     Then he carefully baited the hook�察�after he had taken the rod and line 

from  Shag�察 �who handled   it   as though it   was   a   rare object   of   art�察  �which�察�

indeed�察�it was to his master。 

     ;I think we shall go back with a fine mess of perch�察�Shag�察─�observed 

the fisherman。 

     ;Yes�察�sah�察�Colonel�察�dat's what we will�察─�was the cheerful answer。 

     ;And     this  time    we   won't�察  �under    any   consideration�察    �let  anything 

interfere with our vacation�察�Shag。; 

     ;No�察�sah�察�Colonel。       No�察�sah� ─�

     ;If you see me buying a paper�察�Shag�察�mind�察�if you ever hear me asking 

if the last edition is out�察�stop me at once。; 

     ;I will�察�Colonel。; 

     ;And if any one tries to tell me of a murder mystery�察�of a big robbery�察�

or of anything except where the fish are biting best�察�Shag�察�why�察�you just ´ ; 

     ;I'll  jest  natchully   knock    `em   down�察    �Colonel�    �Dat's  what    I'll  do� ─�

exclaimed the colored man�察�as cheerfully as though he would relish such 

;Well�察�I can't advise that�察�of course�察─�said the colonel with a smile�察 �but 

you may use your own judgment。              I came here for a rest�察�and I don't want 

to run into another diamond cross mystery�察�or anything like it。; 

     ;No�察    �sah�察 �ColQnel。      But     yo'  suah    did   elucidate    dat   one   most 

expeditious like。      I nevah saw sech ´ ; 

     ;That will do now�察�Shag。          I don't want to be reminded of it。          I came 



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here to fish�察�not to work�察�nor hold any post´mortems on past cases。                   Now 

for it� ─�and the elderly  man cast in where a little eddy�察�under the grassy 

bank�察�indicated deep water�察�in which the perch or other fish might lurk this 

sunny day。 

     And yet�察 �in spite   of his  determination   not to recall the details   of the 

diamond cross mystery to which Shag had alluded�察�Colonel Ashley could 

not help dwelling on one or two phases of what�察�with justifiable pride�察�he 

regarded as one of the most successful of his many cases。 

     Colonel Robert Lee Ashley was a detective by instinct and profession�察�

though of late years he had endeavored�察�but with scant success�察�to turn the 

more routine matters of his profession over to his able assistants。 

     To those who have read of his masterly solution of the diamond cross 

mystery      the  colonel    needs    no   introduction。     He     was   a  well   known 

character in police and criminal circles�察�because of his success in catching 

many a slippery representative of the latter。 

     He had served in the secret service during the Spanish´American war�察�

and later had become the head of the police department of a large Eastern 

city。    From     that  he   had   built  up   a  private   business    of  his  own    that 

assumed   large   proportions�察  �until   advancing   age   and   a   desire   to   fish   and 

reflect caused him virtually to retire from active work。                And now�察�as he 

had so often done before�察�he had come to this quiet stream to angle。 

     And yet�察�even as he dropped his bait into the water�察�he could not keep 

his active mind from passing in rapid review over some of the events of 

his career ´ especially the late episode of the Darcy diamond cross。 

     ;Well�察�I'm glad I helped out in that case�察─�mused the colonel�察�as he sat 

up more alertly�察�for there came a tremor to his line that told much to his 

practiced and sensitive hands。 

     A moment later the reel clicked its song of a strike�察�and the colonel got 

first to his knees and then to his feet as he prepared to play his fish。 

     ;I've hooked   one�察  �Shag   � ─  �he   called   in   a   low   but tense   voice。 ;I've 

hooked one�察�and I think it's a beauty� ─�

     ;Yes�察�sah�察�Colonel�        �Yes�察�sah�      �Dat's fine�     �I'll be ready as soon as 

yo' is� ─�

     Shag     caught    up   a  landing    net�察 �for�察  �though    the   colonel   was    not 



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anticipating any gamy fish in this quiet�察�country stream�察�yet for such as he 

caught   he   used   such   light   tackle   that   a   net   was   needed   to   bring   even   a 

humble perch to shore。 

     ;I've   got   him�察  �Shag�    �I've   got   him� ─  �the   colonel   cried�察  �as   the   fish 

broke   water�察  �a   shimmering   shower   of   sparkling   drops   falling   from   his 

sides。    ;I've got him�察�and it's a bass�察�too�           �I didn't think there were any 

here� �I've got him � ─�

     ;Yes�察�sah�察�Colonel�         �Yo' suah has � ─�exclaimed the delighted George 

Washington Shag。          ;You suah has got a beauty� ─�

     And   as   Shag started   forward   with   the  landing   net�察 �while   the   colonel 

was   playing   with   the   skill   of   long   years   of   practice   the   fish   which   had 

developed unexpected fighting powers�察�there was a movement among the 

bushes that lined the stream below the willows�察�and a young man�察�showing 

every evidence of eagerness�察�advanced toward the fisherman。                      Shag saw 

him and called�此�

     ;Keep back� �Keep back�察�sah�察�if yo' please� �De Colonel�察�he's done got a 

bite�察�an' ´ ; 

     ;Bite� �You mean that something's bitten him�拭─�asked the young man�察�

for he could not see the figure of the colonel�察�who�察�just then�察�in allowing 

the bass to have a run�察�had followed him up stream。 

     ;No��

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