The Coolidge examiner., 1934-10-05
MONK, THE
HERO
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By X. II. WILKINSON
c. bs1 E5asirzts --wssC HrsH.zs.

after Monk Saladlue had wUn
temporary fame in - minutes time
by piucking the leading lady %
film. then In tie process os prodnc-
ton. from the white waters OF the
lower rapids
'Mouk. you kuow. Joins us boys
at the Barrows camp every year
for the winters cutting lie Is
powprfully built youth. Euod.na-
tured and loyable though az times
decidedly trying He has a superior
ity complex. n manner of boHstiuE
and imagining halr-raislng expert
ences In which he always plays the
heroic role
Fortunately we % the BARROW
camp know and ike Monk We tol.
crate hlm because % his kind and
gentle soul And because each win
ter wv attempt 60 make him the
butt - some practical Joke which
win cure him once and for all 81
bis loqsaclousness
This year vas by 30 means an
exception. Monk had uonorolized
tie majority 81 our evenings wlth
long and detailed reciiatlons Of his
experiences during the preceding
summer and BY spring we were
led up urcd % the ciafter of his
tongue. bored 60 death at sound
% him And. as usual the boys
began putting their heads together.
striving 20 think of some plan
whereby Monk would b. taught the
folly of bis ways
1T was the movie company that
gave D.ppcr MCGEE the idea for the
suggestion The Fine Film people
had become established near the
lower rapids at about the same
time our spring drive vas getting
under way Fred Barrows Informed
rs they planned % take some shots
% the drive. 70 be- used in the
filming 81 a Northwest thriller
PRED also said that the com
pauy's director wonld ray hand.
somely 10 secure a double 20 re-
place his leading man during an
especially breath taking episode
Whereas none ~ us we-e eager
10 risk our necks Tor thc sake of
fcw extra dollars. pipper McGee
strolled one day over to the movie
Dot and Inquired after the Job That
night be conveyed 20 us the nature
% the doubling act aud proposed.
also. that 81 All Us boys. Monk
saladlne was the man 10 al The
bin
Monk wasn't present ~ the mo-
meut. and pippeg went into details
IL seems that the hero ~ the story
was supposed Ia be scaling the clln.
which oyerlooks the river Just
above the lower rapids. lie Is car
FylnE IN his arms the leading lady.
Midway down the cliY the hero's
foot slips and be plunees into the
river below and Is swept away into
the rapids II was. declared Dip.
per. this episode IN the drama
which caused the leading man 10
Get cold feet and demand the sub
stitution Of q double
1T was a risky piece OF business
even for man experienced In that
sort az work. But II anyone could
accomplish the act IL was Monk
Saiadine. though We suspected even
be would display some reluctance
when the proposition was offered.
However. Dipper had foreseen this
difficulty.
"Dipper's plan was to sell Monk
the idea 81 accepting the doubling
position, Hslng as a persuasive meas
urc the fact that he would win fame
as 4 picture actor This. thought
Dipper. would be entirely suited To
the ialkatlve ones vanity. No need.
declared ulpper. 20 mention the In
evitable plunge into the river. II
would never occur 20 Monk that Il
was Impossible 20 descend the cliT.
II wonld never occur 10 him, either.
that all the credit for the hazardous
experience would 20 to the leading
man who. of course. would be safe
iy Installed on sol i ground
The plan was a good one. aud
as Dipper had predicted. Monk fell
in with II heartily enough. His
mind was a slngle-lrack affair. and
he pictured himself as the hero of
& movie drama.
"Dlpper had previously conyersed
with the movie director. and IL had
been agreed not to mention the
river plunge. or that We boys would
be waiting on the rocks below in
the rapids should danger OF drown
ing threaten our hero.
The day for the stunt arrived,
and Monk. after listening TO de.
tailed instructions from the direc-
tor, took his place on the cliff above
the river. Below on the rocks we
boys arranged ourselves and settled
down to enjoy the episode. Camera
men were placed with their ma
chimes at various points up and
down the river and on the cliff
above
suddenly we heard the cry
camera and saw Monk appear on
the edge OF the cllfF. He held In his