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e second time I saw a piece of timber ahead of me and reached it and held on with one hand。 I kept my head behind it and did not even look over it。 I did not want to see the bank。 There were shots when I ran and shots when I came up the first time。 I heard them when I was almost above water。 There were no shots now。 The piece of timber swung in the current and I held it with one hand。 I looked at the bank。 It seemed to be going by very fast。 There was much wood in the stream。 The water was very cold。 We passed the brush of an island above the water。 I held onto the timber with both hands and let it take me along。 The shore was out of sight now。
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You do not know how long you are in a river when the current moves swiftly。 It seems a long time and it may be very short。 The water was cold and in flood and many things passed that had been floated off the banks when the river rose。 I was lucky to have a heavy timber to hold on to； and I lay in the icy water with my chin on the wood； holding as easily as I could with both hands。 I was afraid of cramps and I hoped we would move toward the shore。 We went down the river in a long curve。 It was beginning to be light enough so I could see the bushes along the shore…line。 There was a brush island ahead and the current moved toward the shore。 I wondered if I should take off my boots and clothes and try to swim ashore； but decided not to。 I had never thought of anything but that I would reach the shore some way； and I would
