Paddling under Palmettos — page 233: what you’re looking at

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226 Paddling Under Palmettos. He shouted; a glad reply came back, and in five © minutes Dick was at his side. Then Archie felt proud of what he had done. They soon gained the camp, and the story of his adventures was told. A portion of the venison was cooked, and Archie thought he had never tasted any so sweet. That was the result of his labor and peril in packing it through the woods. He was glad to be able to sleep that night in the camp. Archie had been alone in the woods of a night before now, but he did not altogether fancy the idea of that hungry panther hovering around. EMMI COS (E(0)