In the Sunk Lands — page 270: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. 2538 that we were compelled to sleep on the bare floor. ‘ Rifles and dogs in the morning, boys,” muttered Bob, hunting for the softest spot. ‘“ Remember !”’ ‘No danger of our.forgetting i, is there ?”’ asked Joe. ‘If there is, I’d bet- ter write it down.” Then with coats for pillows, we cuddled together to keep warm, and went to sleep. Mr. Lacy furnished us with breakfast, and we visited several houses before we found our rifles. With a ‘*‘ so long,” Mr. Lacy left us. ‘We had better start toward home, and then make a detour to reach Simpson’s cabin,’ whispered Joe. ‘‘ If we don’t, we're liable to eee more treasure-seekers than 1s necessary.” So we whistled to the dogs, and, after go- ing quite a distance in the right direction, made a circuit around the settlement toward the place where the Simpson cabin was sup- posed to be. Westruck the path Mr, Lacy had pointed-out, and followed it until we came in sight of the cabin. It was in the middle of a clearing, by the side of an oak Eomicbooks:e¢