Chapter 23

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌⁠When Miss Sherwood's invitation reached Maggie, Barney and Old Jimmie were with her. The pair had growled a lot, though not directly at Maggie, at the seeming lack of progress Maggie had made during the past week. Barney was a firm enough believer in his rogue's creed of first getting your fish securely hooked; but, on the other hand, there was the danger, if the hooked fish be allowed to remain t