Paddling under Palmettos — page 167: what you’re looking at

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160 Paddling Under Palmettos. “Do you think we can get through the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, Ned?” asked dubious Archie. “IT am sure of it. The water, I understand, is higher in the Everglades than it has been at this season for many years, and I have Colonel Med- way’s map with full directions. If he could do it in a twenty-foot skipjack, surely we may in our Ca- noes.” “It will be a great undertaking.” “Oh! I don't know. We will know a good deal about Southern Florida when we are done, that’s all.” | Archie thought he had acquired half a dozen vol- umes of information already, but he was ready for more, being of a receptive nature. It was grand to look out upon the sea when the mad waves were rolling in. The canoeists had put on their oilskins at the suggestion of the weather- wise captain, and now had good reason to feel glad of it, for the rain came down in bucketfuls. Finally they returned to camp. All was snug there. The canoes had their tents pitched, and the old Gomicbooks co