D'Ri and I

or Quebec with pipe-staves. It had put in at Cornwall when the storm began. The captain said that the other

said the skipper, strain

n. They were armed with swords and pistols. We sat in silence around the cockpit. They scanned each of

This man," said one of them, pointing to D

st of them, giving him a hard shove as he was climbing over, so that he fell on the boat, upsetting it. They had business enough then for a little, and began hailing for help. I knew I had done a foolish thing, and ran forward, climbing out upon the bowsprit, and off with my coat and vest, and dived into the dark water. I swam under as long as I could hold my breath, and then came

me to hidden rocks. Often I lifted my ears, marvelling at the many voices of the river. Sometimes I thought I heard a roaring like that of the Sault, but it was only a ripple growing into fleecy waves that rocked me as in a cradle. The many sounds were above, below, and beside me, some weird and hollow and unearthly. I could hear rocks rolling over in their sleep on the bottom, and, when the water was still, a sound like the cropping of lily-pads away off on the river-margin. The bellowing of a cow terrified me as it boomed over the sounding sheet of water. The river rang like a mighty drum when a peal of far thunder beat upon it. I put

Somehow I got the notion of a giant, like those of whom my mother had told me long ago, striding in the deep river. I could hear his boots dripping as he lifted them. I got an odd fear that he would step on me. Then I

ng me, and quickly caught one. Now, to me the top side of a log was as easy and familiar as a rocking-chair. In a moment I was sitting comfortably on my captive. A bit of rubbish,

d, hauling the log ashore. The moon came out as I stood wringing my trouser legs. I saw the island rose high and narrow and was thickly wooded. I

Ray? Juda

nd lifted him off his feet, and, faith! I know my eyes were wet as my t

hand, there 'n Cornwall, 'n' put 'em efter me. But I was bound 'n' detarmined they 'd never tek me alive, never! Ef I ever dew any f

hit him," I remarked. "He did

r picturs! Go 'n' try t' yank a man right off a boat like thet air when they hain

u get here?

Splits et the head o' the island-boun' ter land ye right here. Got t'

ftwood for paddles. We pulled for the south shore, but the current carried us rapidly down-river. In a bay some two miles be

said he. "'D ruther chop wood 'n' ketch bears over 'n

uld overhaul us, but saw nothing more of her. I got new clothes in Montreal, presenting myself in good repair. They gave me hearty welcome, those good frie

t the great gap in the woods, to stand open God knows how long. I was glad to turn my face to the south shore, for in Canada there was now a cold welcome for most Yankees, and my fists were sore with resenting the bitter

, "how did you ever do it? T

ver 'n the windfall,-slammed 'em down luk tenpins fe