Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-26

4 from the FdllFOdu. WOudu
- with about fifteen youngsters
r.arue running out 70 meet the little
gIri. who ndd called to them. When
the Youngsters saw me they let ont a
yell ana scattered like 80 many par
UrlG2pS. However. before went on
ny way they rot 50 they approached
me uuidly. ana one or two OF them
even reached ont and touched me with
their little hands
t'lftnie Gerard. for that was the
little French girls name. told me the
train bound for Megantir was very
~n-.hrru duo and / Knew if tagged
that train would save myself whole
lot Thanking her once again start
ed up the track. The sun had come out
and the weather was beautiful
Presently ! turned the bend and
came upon freight engine putting on
a siding. AS | drew mp closer the en-
gineer dropped down from the cab and
came running up to me. You're Mr..
Knowles. aren't you%' be asked, CON-
ing forward with Outstretched hand.
told him that l was
"AH of Megantic is waiting for you"
he continued. Your friends are there,
together with the game wardens Of
Maine and Canada. and they have
planned a big welcome for you"
In a moment the rest Of the train
crew had come running up, and for
few minutes | held a reception in the
middle of the track. Just as the little
French girl rad done, they told me
that a passenger would be along any
time now and said they would flag it.
Have you got any money to pay
your fare into Megantic withY' asked
the engineer.
laughed and told him the banks in
the woods hadn't been doing business
for a long time. He took fifty cent
piece out of his pocket and insisted on
my borrowing it. accepted the loan
and took his name.
BY this time the whistle of the pas
senger sounded up the track. The train
was tagged. and went into one OF the
cars. where | sank into a plush seat,
It felt mighty good. 1t was the FIRST
two months.
Immediately the car was in An up
roar. People from the other cars pour
ed into the one | was III and began
shaking my hand and asking me all
kinds Of questions. | confess was Il
bit muddled hearing all those voices
and seeing so many faces. and to this
day | don't remember what / said or
half what they asked.
When the train pulled into Megantic
| looked out Of the window and be
held a sea OF faces. When ] came
down the steps | thought the crowd
would tear the skins from my body.
| hadn't dreamed of such reception
as this. don't know who it was. but
somebody hustled me down the main
street to the Queens hotel. The streets
were chOked with humanity, and re-
member looking up and seeing the no.
tel decorated from bottom TO top with
British and American flags.
DR.. Gregory of the Canadian parlia
ment was the first to welcome me. In
which newspaper men and t0wnSppO-
pie were trying to get at tie. was
hurried upstairs 10 Il hotel room. !
saw a bed over at one side. and, strip.
ping off my bearskin, | threw myself
upon it just to see how it would feel.
1t was pretty fine. J don't know how
they got in. but it seemed as if a hun
dred men crowded every inch OF thar
room. And every one began 10 tire
questions at me- How far had walk
ed? some one wanted TO know. | told
him that my trip across to Canada
covered about sixty five miles. and
that / had done :t in two days and
two nights.
Nobody asked me if wanted any,
+hing to eat. However. when collect
ed my thoughts / saw that was
smoking cigarette. / don't remem-
Der taking it or lighting it. Some one
just showed it into my hand
One Of the party of friends VINO had
been on hand to greet me pushed
through the crowd to the bed. with
four h;g strapping men behind him.
''Joe, these are the game wardens of
Maine, who have come up to welcome
you and escort you back through the
state" he said.
want TO mention the names OF
these men because they proved to be
splendid friends to RE on my home
ward trip, They were F. J. Durgin.
chief warden of Somerset county: Il
D. TempletOn, warden of Franklin
county; James Wilcox and L. F. Com
Der. wardens of Somerset county.
They assured me that | would not be
mOlested on the downward trip and
that they considered it an ncnor to be
one of the party.
You ought to have something TO eat.
Mr.. Knowles" one of them suggested.
whereupon doctor in the room. over