Paddling under Palmettos — page 121: what you’re looking at

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[14 Paddling Under Palmettos. wise weather prophet looked all around the horizon at the “signs.” Something was brewing, that was _ positive. Heavy clouds were in the west—in fact, all around it looked lowering. “On what grounds do you base your prophecy?” asked Archie, interested. “On the way the clouds are gathering in the north. We may get westerly squalls first, but something will follow.” “We can’t stay here.” Dick shut his teeth hard. “And Eden ten miles away. We've got to get out of this now or never.” “Hurrah! I’m with you, old man.” Breakfast was soon ready. Archie was for start- ing without, in his impatience, and eating a snack of ship biscuit and dried mullet on the way, but Dick put his foot down on such a proposition. “Tn all my cruising there have been few times that I failed to get a decent morning meal when I had the opportunity. No man can tell how he will be able to get the next one in such cruising as ours. No, (E(0) Gomicbooks