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220 Paddling Under Palmettos. saw him as I awoke and gave a yell on the moment,” said Ned. “And he?” “Sprang into the bush like a flash. If I thought twice I’d have put out my hand and got the Win- chester here, but you know very often a fellow acts from impulse.”’ 9 “Exactly,” returned the captain. An examination proved that Ned had not been dreaming. There were marks to prove that the panther, or some animal, at least, had gotten away with part of their venison. Through the remainder of the night they heard his shrieks in the woods. The meat was now hung from the limb of a tree, and they took turns in watching, but there was no further alarm. Once or twice the panther seemed to come near, but the fire, now blazing well, kept him at bay—a fact Archie had cause to remember in the future. With the coming of dawn they arose, and break- fast was soon but a memory, many hands and will- ing hearts making light work. Then they prepared to start. Gomicbooks. co