The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-27

i've miles above the town. This
, us. for our charts showed the
one hand up to keep us from going
through the top and the other hand
down to protect the-ah--er--
springs. BY the time we got back
to town there was some argument
about which was us and which was
our equipment. But. fortunately.
nothing was hurt. except us. and
We had several bruises in the most
unexpected places.
People Suspicious
The next thing to do was to find
a place to sleep and to eat what
little we had. So. sporting we got
lots of money" smiles We strolled
into the city tourist camp and
gsmbled our future on a cabin.
The genial camp manager didn't
ask too many questions regarding
our lack of car. We didn't tell
him about our boat trip right then.
1t is odd. but these people in the
rive towns have definite ideas
about people who go down the river
in boats. Up to three or four years
ago Households and other craft oc-
casionally made the trip and many
of the people along the river found
things missing after they had
passed. On two occasions we have
been mistaken more or less for
river rats until we either explained
our mission or they saw the name
of our sponsors on the canoe.
Although we really didn't ex-
pect to get our wire. we haunted
the telegraph office until the man
ager all but threw us out so he
could close. The next day was
Sunday and the only food left in
the grub box were powdered eggs
and beans and canned heat.
Churches Fall
We ate the eggs and beans for
our breakfast, but couldn't quite
bring ourselves to substitute
canned heat for coffee.
There isn't much to do in a town
like Williston on a Sunday. Like
Helena, it has a lot of churches,
but. unlike Helena. these churches
are attended and the people respect
the rest Of the day. In Helena few
if any churches are able to last
more than q few months. Most of
them were built with high hopes,
but now they are used for various
purposes, such as libraries, public
buildings, and one we saw had been
made into an apartment house
while still maintaining its outside
appearance.
However. we did manage to find
a ball game in the afternoon, but,
much to our CONSERVATION. IT was
an organized league and the ad-
mission was IS cents apiece, in
stead of the usual semi-pro collec-
ton after the fourth inning. We
had just SO cents left and we want
ed to see that game. But we also
wanted to eat and smoke until our
check arrived.
They Go Swimming
There was only one thing to do:
crash the gate. Bob hadn't done
that since he was kid, and then
he had accomplished the feat by
the time-worn method of climbing
over the back fence usually be-
tween the Gillette and Standard
Oil billboards where he had nailed
Stats to the fence.
But the only fence around this
field was q high wire one topped
by a generous amount OF barbed
wire. and very much patrolled by
several money-hungry collectors.
After watching with envy as sew
eral small boys broke through the
line with fast footwork and came
out the main gate just about as fast
as they went in, We decided that
was no way for two dignified am
bassadors to act, so we climbed
atop the fence of the swimming
pool next door and thumbed our
noses at the ticket hswkers. They
didn't seem to be bothered.
More Eggs and Beans
Clinging to our 50 cents like
misers, we again Toasted on pow
dered eggs and beans. II IL a dam
gerous diet.
But temptation was too much for
US. and we finally did spend the
money on a show that night after
deciding we could stand the eggs
and beans for one more meal.
All in all, Williston is nice lit
tie town and who can blame the
mayor for enjoying his Saturday
off?
But TO us. whenever anyone men,
tions its name. all We will be able
to think Of will be eggs and beans.