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46 IN THE SUNK LANDS. stand watch to-night. It may be better to do it any way.” Then he selected three of the blazing pieces of pine, and gathered several more to be used when the others went out, saying : ‘‘ If he’s lying over there waiting for just such a party to hunt him out, he’ll have the finest kind of a mark with these bonfires to hght us up.” ‘¢ Tn view of which ecase,’’ said Joe, ** we ll take our rifles along, if only to convince him that we know how to use them.”’ ‘“ We'll buckle on our cartridge belts,” I put in. ‘‘Of course we don’t expect to make a siege of it ; but it’s better to have them along.” ‘‘ Well, if we are going to have a parade, I suppose we had better take the hunting knives,’ added Joe. ‘‘ Keep on, and we'll have to carry the trunks,’ laughed Bob. Then he valiantly led the way with the dogs, Joe and Treve following, and I bring- ing up the rear. The blazing torch threw a lurid glare on the surroundings, and made the forest beyond the limit of light seem more black. comicbooks co