and Frank drove home with me as Dad. hadn't had his tea. It has been enother lovely day. The quartette that keft for the paint Monday morning in {-aulmobe's} new bioat are all back again poorer than when they left. They got over all right and anchored behond some bluff Monday night and got up ealry yetserday morning to get started shooting Cars Rankin and Charlie O'Lair were going down the beach and Bill Oakes & George were going to stay in the boat. Bill had crawled up in the bow which was tightly enclosed and was have a smioke, when george who was near the engine kit a match for his pipe. There had been some gasoline leaking and the fumes immediately ignited and the gasoline which was unde the falsr bottom of the boat caught and the consequence wa that although they worked hard to save it George's dandy nerw launch burned to the waters edge and sank. They managed to save their guns and some of teirclothing. Mrs. McBride wa shere washing all day and Cousin Clare was here fto dibber.

Thursday October 22nd