"THREE MEN IN A BOAT" 



it was a spot that fish liked. He seated himself again and presently caught 

 sight of a Porgy swimming near the bottom. Here was the best oppor- 

 tunity he had had so far! A feeling akin to what hunters call "buck 

 fever" came over him. He thought that if he made the slightest motion 

 the Porgy would be gone. But the Porgy, entirely unconscious of the 

 intrusion of a monster from the land, swam hither and yon on his ever- 

 lasting search for food. He refused to come within range of the camera 

 so Carol decided to stalk his prey. He was surprised to find that it seemed 

 not to pay him the sHghtest attention. Finally he got a "shot" and re- 

 turned to the boat with a thrill never before experienced in catching a 

 fish with hook and line. 



His helmet raised, Carol was greeted with sarcastic remarks from his 

 companions. "Did you want to stay down there all day?" "Did we give 

 you enough air?" "Or maybe you don't need any." "John, let's have a 

 drink; of course Carol doesn't want one, he hasn't been doing anything 

 but sit on the bottom to keep cool." This after they noticed that Carol 

 was shaking with the cold. He was very glad that he had worn the 

 woolen underclothes, and was glad now to take them off and enjoy the 

 warm sunshine on the cockpit deck, sheltered from the freshening 

 breeze. 



Lunch was made ready, and the stern anchor taken in to let the boat 

 ride freely. Carol told his story, and an enthusiastic discussion followed, 

 each member of the crew making suggestions. 



"Let's get a picture of the man on the bottom taking pictures," said 

 Eddie. "How can we do that without another camera?" asked John. 

 "That's easy. The man on the bottom can take the empty case and go 

 through the motions while another one of us gets his picture from the 

 surface through the water glass." "Three will not be enough," said John. 

 "I'll do the pumping. You can go down, Carol. But how is Eddie going 

 to handle the bucket and camera, and also paddle the bateau into posi- 



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