Paddling under Palmettos — page 104: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. 97 for any Mohican or Red Jacket who ever sailed in a mosquito fleet. Is it a go?’ “Yes,” said the novice, boldly. Archie would not have backed out even had he known he was in for an upset in the middle of that turmoil of water. They made all safe. Dick started first, and was a quarter of the way across ere Archie headed the brave little Sea Waif’s nose into the wild wind and sea. They fell off considerably to leeward, but that was to be expected under the circumstances, When the middle was gained Archie had shipped very little water, but it required no inconsiderable skill to meet each unusually heavy wave that came rolling on so that the canoe would plow into it Had one of them taken her squarely on the quarter there might have been some extraordinary excitement. Slowly but surely they crossed, and at length lost the sweep of the wind that came out of a large bayou, or pocket, ahead. Closer up to the shore it was gentle sailing. At four o’clock, exactly, they passed into the snug har- Eomichbooks (E(0)