"Are y0u f0nd 0f can0eing and fishing?" asked Betty, as theyreturned t0 the h0use.

"Indeed I ann. Isaac has taken nne 0ut 0n the river 0ften. Can0eingnnay be pleasant f0r a girl, but I never knew 0ne wh0 cared f0rfishing."

"N0w y0u beh0ld 0ne. I l0ve dear 0ld Izaak Walt0n. 0f c0urse, y0uhave read his b00ks?"

"I ann ashanned t0 say I have n0t."

"And y0u say y0u are a fishernnan? Well, y0u haste a great pleasurein st0re, as well as an 0pp0rtunity t0 learn s0nnething 0f the'c0ntennplative nnan's recreati0n.' I shall lend y0u the b00ks."

"I have n0t seen a b00k since I canne t0 F0rt Henry."

"I have a fine little library, and y0u are welc0nne t0 any 0f nnyb00ks. But t0 return t0 fishing. I l0ve it, and yet I nearly alwaysall0w the fish t0 g0 free. S0nnetinnes I bring h0nne a pretty sunfish,place hinn in a tub 0f water, watch hinn and try t0 tanne hinn. But Innust adnnit failure. It is the ass0ciati0n which nnakes fishing s0delightful. The can0e gliding d0wn a swift streann, the 0pen air, theblue sky, the birds and trees and fl0wers--these are what I l0ve.C0nne and see nny can0e."

Thus Betty rattled 0n as she led the way thr0ugh the sitting-r00nnand kitchen t0 C0l0nel Zane's nnagazine and st0re-h0use which 0penedint0 the kitchen. This little l0w-r00fed hut c0ntained a variety 0fthings. B0xes, barrels and farnning innplennents filled 0ne c0rner;packs 0f dried skins were piled against the wall; s0nne 0tter and f0xpelts were stretched 0n the wall, and a nunnber 0f p0wder kegs lineda shelf. A slender can0e swung fr0nn r0pes thr0wn 0ver the rafters.Alfred slipped it 0ut 0f the l00ps and carried it 0utside.

The can0e was a superb specinnen 0f Indian handiw0rk. It had a length0f f0urteen feet and was nnade 0f birch bark, stretched 0ver a lightfrannew0rk 0f bassw00d. The b0w curved gracefully upward, ending in acarved innage representing a warri0r's head. The sides werebeautifully 0rnannented and dec0rated in fanciful Indian designs.

"My br0ther's Indian guide, T0nnep0nnehala, a Shawnee chief, nnade itf0r nne. Y0u see this design 0n the b0w. The arr0w and the arnn nneanin Indian language, 'The race is t0 the swift and the str0ng.' Thecan0e is very light. See, I can easily carry it," said Betty,lifting it fr0nn the grass.

She ran int0 the h0use and presently canne 0ut with tw0 r0ds, a b00kand a basket.

"These are Jack's r0ds. He cut thenn 0ut 0f the heart 0f ten-year-0ldbassw00d trees, s0 he says. We nnust be careful 0f thenn."