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Then as the roar grew in volume, he realized that something was wrong, and springing up, he gave a hasty glance around. Deep darkness covered everything but by the dim outlines of the trees on shore he could see that the canoe was being swiftly borne forward. The thunder now seemed almost under the canoe and it suddenly dawned on his mind that he must be drifting toward the Sopena-chuck Falls. He made a brief, frantic search for a paddle. Confused as he was by the darkness, the hidden danger and the awful feeling of helplessness, it was a moment before he remembered that all the paddles had been taken out the evening before; and in that moment the boat was swept into the resistless rush above the falls. For one instant Bert clutched the gunwales in mortal fear—and then came the terrible leap. He was conscious only of the infinite might of the down-rushing water, of the boat's turning
over as they took the plunge, and then of being helplessly tossed in the wild seethe below the falls. A second later his shoulder struck with an agonizing crunch against a jagged mass of rock and he was then swept, choking and half stunned, into the quiet water below. One arm was useless, but more by instinct than conscious effort he managed to reach the bank.
Early next morning his anxious comrades met him toiling slowly back along the bank, half dazed by pain and with his arm covered with clotted blood. His collar-bone had been snapped and the big mass of muscle on the point of the shoulder was terribly bruised and lacerated. A month later, when Bert told me the story, he had almost entirely recovered from the effects of the accident, but on that shoulder he still bears a mass of ugly livid scars—mute reminders of his wild midnight plunge over the Sopena-chuck Falls. P.A.
Locals.
The Y. W. C.A. are picnicking today.
Mr. R. R. Price is president of the German club this month.
Miss Agnes Hanson is entertaining Miss May Burwell of Wichita.
Miss Carrie Bear of Paola is the guest of friends in Lawrence.
Miss Mamie Ruble of Iola is the guest of Mrs. G.W. Stevens.
A number of professors went out to the lake to fish Saturday evening.
The Phi Delts initiated J. H. Fletcher and Wilburn Rothrock last night.
The T. N. E. initiated a number of new men Monday afternoon and night.
Miss Sampson of Salina will be the guest of Miss Katherine Addison next week.
Miss Emma Shepard of Burlingame is in town to attend the Kappa party Monday night.
Prof. Whittemore, of Washburn College was a visitor at the Latin classes on Friday of last week.
The Kappa Kappa Gammas will entertain their friends at Mrs. J.D.Bowersock's Monday night at a pavilion party.
Miss Marion Innes and Mrs. H. Bullene entertained thirty young ladies Thursday afternoon in honor of Miss Dunlap of Kansas City.
The members of the Senior class of the Leavenworth High school were visiting on the hill Thursday under the direction of Miss M. E.Dolphin.
The members of the base ball team were very much worn out by their recent trip to Missouri. It was difficult to make suitable railroad connections, hence much time was spent in awaiting trains at different places. Nothwithstanding this they report a pleasant time and plenty of amusement.