Paddling under Palmettos — page 54: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. AQ His adventure had been a source of amusement for them. They did not find out until later that Archie’s boat was rigged so poorly that even the most experienced of canoeists would have found it hard to beat up against such a head-wind. Another reach was ahead where the same trouble might be expected. This time Dick hovered near, and seeing that poor Archie was about to get into distress again, kindly gave him a tow and bridged the difficulty. This was a kindness Archie never forgot. He was so wrought up by the strain of the past experience that small things assumed great proportions in his eyes. They now made furious time for some five or six miles, bringing up at Eldora. Here lived, at that time, where is now a thriving settlement, a genial fellow named Watson, who received them hospita- bly and did all in his power to make them com- fortable. They camped under his live oaks, ate his oranges and eggs and enjoyed his society. On the following day they walked over to the ocean beach and up Gomicboo ‘S (E(0)