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...storm had reached its worst. Reginald Whitcombe was out in 39, they heard. Nursing every shot, Cotton reached the turn in 35, to learn that Whitcombe had straggled in with 76 for a total of 292. That left Cotton just 38 strokes to tie. His gallery trebled as, spurning waterproof clothes lest they bind his swing, the lithe, hawk-faced Cotton shot the first five holes of the final nine in four deliberate 45 and a 3, misputting only on the 18th for a 5. Needing only two more 45 and a 5 to win, he made the next...
Sweating painfully uphill, rescuers soon found the wreckage. All the occupants were dead, two officers, the pilot, and mechanic. Twenty-five yards away they found the mangled body of still another officer, wrapped in a worn tan waterproof coat. Round his waist was a general's sash. It was some time before he could be identified: General Emilio Mola, second in command only to Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Longlegged, broadnosed General Mola was in his stocking feet, for ever since a gypsy told him that he was to die with his boots on, Rightist officers explained, he alwrays took...
...only were they having fun with the boots and their new waterproof hats, but they had a hose! If you've never seen a C. W. W. boy with a hose you've got a treat coming for they really know...
...best of your ability"-with every word his voice grew more emphatic-"preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, SO HELP YOU GOD?" With his palm on the old Dutch bible of Claes Martenzen van Rosenvelt (protected from the rain by a heavy sheet of waterproof cellophane) Mr. Roosevelt threw
...wood with a homemade scraper and applied out native Klister, which is a mixture of pine pitch and oil. We then heated the skis over the fire (as wax will not stick to wet wood) and with a wax mitten rubbed them to a high glassy finish, making them waterproof. The patience and tireless efforts of these Lapplanders has convinced me that waxing is almost as important as actual skill, as by proper waxing one can lessen slipping backward when climbing, and also prevent snow from caking on the skis. Many a boy has spoiled a days sport by improper...