Paddling under Palmettos — page 74: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. 67 as well as he could and then climbed aboard his own craft again. Presently he heard the voices of the others return- ing. They soon came in sight. If he was looking to see them bearing a deer or even a wild turkey upon their shoulders, he was disappointed. Both Ned and Dick looked tired and mad. They scanned Archie’s face closely. ‘“Where’s your game?” asked the latter, in the quizzical way usual to the party who stays at home to guard the camp. “Oh! we've left ’em all in a heap down on the bank of acreek. Too warm work toting ’em. Per- haps we can send a wagon down, or maybe you feel like going after ’em,”’ replied Ned. 99 “Honest Injun, now “No honest Injun about it, Archie. We haven’t fired our guns since we left. Saw a few signs, but this is a poor country for game. The Seminoles have cleaned it out. But we did hear you pop away half a dozen times. What was up? Shooting at a mark, I reckon?” “No—bear!’ Archie replied, nonchalantly. “S (E(0) Gomicboo