Paddling under Palmettos — page 245: what you’re looking at

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. 238 Paddling Under Palmettos. CHAPTER XIX. ALLIGATOR CAMP, They passed the jaws of land, seen dimly through the blinding spray. Should the boats head upon any rock or sand spit now, they were lost. No wonder the cruisers were wrapped in suspense during that speedy passage. They rushed past the tongue of land and no mis- hap followed. “Hurrah!” Every one of them joined in the glad shout as they found themselves upon the broad surface of the bay, for their escape from all mishaps had been little short of a miracle. The bay was smooth when compared with the tu- multuous heavings of the ocean without. | Even the little dinghy of the captain had weath- ered the trial, hardly shipping a pint of sea water. When they had in a measure recovered from the effect of their unpleasant experience they picked out Gomicbooks co