The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11

make it, it will be really good story
Tor the front page You see as
business manager of the Independent
Reporter. | was playing game in
which could not lose, no matter
how il came out.
am led here to say that this is the
spirit which prevades our organiza-
ton Everybody around the place
has the news department of the paper
completely at heart. Gard parties,
picnics. excursions. shower parties,
weddings. births and deaths. in which
The members of our force are con
eerned are invariably arranged for
Wednesday OF each week so That the
news may be available Just before we
60 to press.
Bnt to get back to my canoe. which
was all the time progressing toward
Garatunk Falls. | could not know
that ii would go over them into the
basin but there was plenty OF pros
pect that it would unless soon cap
tured. | could hear the water roar
7fltg. over the damn ana down thru the
gorge, and no doubt could have seen
~ ri5ingrmist had | had time to look.
TIE Kenhebet did not seem awfully
cold--perhaps that was because
did not take time to think about it.
could swim pretty easily, for | had
stripped to my summer underwear,
really a very good form OF bathing
suit. | knew the water was way over
my head before I had gone ten feet
from the shore, but | didn't make the
mistake Of sticking my feet down to
SEE, From my own experience, and
as related to me by others | know
that is the last thing an exhausted
swimmer wants to do. or course, |
VAS thoroughly out of breath from
my running and rapid tearing off of
garments and | didn't recuperate
much in this respect as | swan along.
There was a big log just below the
canoe and a breeze blowing so as TO
bring the craft. broadside on, against
lhe pp river end of it, 1t was a
question for moment or two, as it
balanced there, whether it would
come down my side of the log or the
othel But it finally decided to come
Thy way, a really fortunate circum-
STANCE On reaching the log | rested
my hands OH it for Il time and then
i worked along and got hold OF the
canoe Supporting myself by it.
took a good long and much needed
rest. Then. nv knowledge of canoes
and the method of climbing into them
came very, handy. With my right
band on the extreme prov. | first
sank my body as deeply as | ttotlld in
tthe water. then. jumping upward. I
made the livlieSt Kick of which / was
btaWbl9 pulling the canoe down at
The same time. BY this process you
&pI slide the body across the little
deck which forms part of the prov,
tf4ud. .balanring like u garment on Il
clothes line. gradually work yourself
.alopat toward the midship norton of
fhc cffnioe This | did SUCCESSFULLY
and finally found myself seated in
usoper position with the paddle in my
hands.
Uv this time / was way down river
and ouf of SIGHT of the Williams
place. a point of land and an island
intervening. Thinking nv partner,
Mr.. Merrill. might have come down
To- the landing and be waiting for me.
slowly padded back up stream. 1t
also occurred to me that had left
a raddIr there which | might as well
gel Mr. Merrill il seems. mad
hought best TO 20 around with the
auto 10 meet ,me on the other side
pnd of this | was informed by Mrs.
Williams who came down TO see how
any adventure jhad come out. Sc
cured the paddle referred to and then
went back across the river. passing
between the TWO islands which occupy
The mid-thannel at that point Mr.