In the Sunk Lands — page 288: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. 271 CHAPTER XXV. CONCLUSION. ‘* Back again, eh?” said Mr. Roberts as I walked into the office next morning. Ves. sir. ‘‘Had a good time, I suppose? What's the prospect on pelts? How’s Jimmer- son ?” | | Thereupon [ told our story and answered his various questions pertaining to the busi- ness. Later in the day he came around and said: ‘‘ Look up that Appleton account again, will you? I believe you were working on that the day before you left.”’ So | went to the vault and hauled nie the books of the previous year. The papers I had used when checking up the account before were as I had left them; but it was not these that caused me to give a gasp and then shout : Eomicbooks.c