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He 'll get up from his table in the restaurant and follow the boy out in a way to make 'em think that nine million dollars is at stake . He tells me it helps him a lot in landing the wise ones . '' `` Stole a street-car track , '' I muttered desperately . `` The typical New Yorker , like they call him , was born in Haverhill , Massachusetts , and sleeps in New Rochelle , going in on the 8:12 and coming out on the -- '' `` I had a pretty fight landing that biggest one this afternoon , from that pool under the falls up above the big bend . Twice I thought I 'd lost him , but he was only hiding -- and then I found I 'd forgotten my landing net . Say , did I ever tell you about the time I was fishing for steel head down in Oregon , and the bear -- '' The lady hereupon raised a hushing hand . * * * * * Well , as I was saying , Ben Sutton blew into town early last September and after shaking hands with his old confederate , Lon Price , he says how is the good wife and is she at home and Lon says no ; that Pettikins has been up at Silver Springs resting for a couple weeks ; so Ben says it 's too bad he 'll miss the little lady , as in that case he has something good to suggest , which is , what 's the matter with him and Lon taking a swift hike down to New York which Ben ai n't seen since 1892 , though he was born there , and he 'd now like to have a look at the old home in Lon 's company .