Paddling under Palmettos — page 201: what you’re looking at

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194 Paddling Under Palmettos. ered with rubber blankets, did not leak a drop, and even the wind was kept out fairly well, so that it was very comfortable. The canoes were also close at hand, and arranged so as to form a wind-break. Some trouble being experienced in keeping a fire for the heavy rain that fell, they banked it down and sheltered it from the dripping water, so that it could be resuscitated later. This placed their supper in jeopardy, and hence Archie, clad in his oilskins, brought a little famme force lamp to the rescue. In one way or another they managed to get enough to eat, but it was trying work. There are always some such occasions that arise during a trip. Good cruisers and companions tide over these difficulties with laughter and much joking. At times a joke is the best tonic a man can take. That is why camping out agrees so well with most fellows. They are forced to be congenial, and can- not get alone to brood over business, with its many troubles. Meanwhile the storm raged furiously. Later on they donned oilskins and went to the (CONNIE OOO KS (E(0)