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Rh they wanted to save their films for more dramatic situations.

Though the river was higher, the rain, which had ceased that morning, did not commence again, and the skies seemed much brighter.

"I don't know much about the weather conditions out here," said Mr. Ringold, "but it looks to me as though it were going to clear."

"I hope so," murmured Mr. Piper. "It feels as if I'd never get dried out."

It was indeed damp, muggy and sticky. The moving picture boys, too, found difficulty in getting satisfactory results under such weather conditions, but they did the best they could.

"What are you doing?" asked Joe of Blake, on the afternoon of the day they had left the levee.

"Making some waterproof covers for the exposed film," was the answer.

"To keep it dry from the rain?"

"No, to keep it dry in case we—well, in case anything happens, as Mr. Piper would say."

"What do you mean?" Joe wanted to know.

"I mean we may have an accident at any time. While this motor boat is a good one, she may be wrecked, especially when we get down to the lower river, where the flood is sure to be worse. There'll be more debris there, and we