He was floating along with hundreds of lumbermans logs when a log rushed over the falls behind him, striking the canoe such a hard blow that it was wedged in a crack of the shaggy bark. ...
At the sawmill, the rivermen shouted with surprise as Paddle rode his log up the bull-chain. The saw ripped into the end of Paddles log. The blur of teeth came nearer and nearer. Suddenly a hand snatched Paddle away. ...
The Frenchman read the message carved on the bottom of Paddles canoe. The he dropped the little canoe off bridge. "Have a good voyage!" he said as he watched the river carry Paddle away.