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[[underlined in red]] 100% dividend"! [[/underlined in red]] and that our product only costs 71 c. per lb. to make [[underlined in red]] Deeds [[/underlined in red]] made fun of the whole story and tells me he sees that he has to deal with a [[underlined in red]] lot of crooks [[/underlined in red]] and [[strikethrough]] bunko bunco [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] bunco steerers [[/underlined in red]] but thought that as long as he "had them on the string" they would do no harm elsewhere and showed [[underlined in red]] the utmost good [[/underlined in red]] will. I thanked him very much for his good will in this matter Afterwards [[underlined in red]] Hendick [[/underlined in red]] and myself took crowded East Side train for [[underlined in red]] City Island [[/underlined in red]] where got aboard about 6 P.M. went to Manhassett Bay and dropped anchor there for supper [[underlined in red]] Hendick in walking over Nevins Ship Yard has
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sprained his ankle [[/underlined in red]] and is unable to walk.
Aug [[strikethrough]] 17 [[/strikethrough]] 16. Up early. calm cloudy weather. [[strikethrough]] Went [[/strikethough]] My first experience at [[underlined in red]] soft shell clam digging [[/underlined in red]] got a pailful at low tide then went in swimming for quite some time. Lifted anchor and went to Bayside Club anchorage where we prepared our clams. [[strikethrough]] Evening [[/strikethrough]] We decided to go [[underlined in red]] to Lake Champlain [[/underlined in red]] so Johnson advises to anchor [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] near Classen Point to be able to make early start to morrow but managed to pick out a [[underlined in red]] noisy, restless neighbor. [[/underlined in red]] Look of an amusement resort. Much rolling thru passing steamers. and quite some mosquitoes. [[strikethrough]] Slept in cockpit on a cot. so as to escape fearful [[/strikethrough]]