Paddling under Palmettos — page 153: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

A ‘ ogee? Mr eee o my 146 Paddling Under Palmettos. The old captain had a boat which had been made by himself. It was larger than the others both in Jength and beam. Besides, she had a heavy center- board and was yawl-rigged. The captain had no faith in the patent brass centerboards that shut up like a lady’s fan, declaring them too flimsy for a cruiser, Dick had mended his centerboard with the help of young Richards, so that the Bet was now in work- ing’ order. Archie had shown his boat to the captain, who had admired the hull but smiled at the rig. He promised at the first opportunity to remedy the se- rious defects in her sail, so that she would make up to windward as well as either of her companion boats. So the mosquito fleet left Eden, and once more sailed out upon the waves of the Indian River. The day was a lovely one and the breeze all that could be desired. Under such a wind Archie easily held his own. The boats were kept well together for the sake of company. If one found himself going ahead be- cause he received the benefit of some peculiar freak Gomicbooks. co =) -_