FACT or FICTION: Chapter 13
Was Master Mark really almost crushed by a falling cliff of ice?
Yes, both Mark and Carter (Rett) were fishing below the falls in the spring and when they went to unsnag a line in the water a cliff of ice fell in their spot. Of course, the whole story of then dogs being there was fiction.
Was anything about the kennel experience real?
Sure, that Dallas was in a kennel when we went on vacation. What happened between when we left him behind and picked him up is mere speculation- or bold face fiction.
Authors Notes:
I don't have much to say about this chapter other than it was a real joy to be able to write a completely fictional account of Dallas' kennel experience and make up some dogs. Joop was actually the nick-name of someone I became friends with later in highschool so he wasn't a noted person in the book so I dubed a dog after him. The reason behind his nick-name was true. Snyde is also named after a good friend of that era and still today. He didn't live in the village so was not mentioned as a human in the book. Nagle is actually a nick-name of a village friend who would have been involved in many of the stories where us boys were grouped. In-fact, his parents owned the Sherburne Inn for a time. Again I dubbed a kennel dog for him since I didn't use him as a human character.
