Leather-Clad Tales of Adventure and Romance, No. 38 — page 239: what you’re looking at

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\ IN THE SUNK LANDS. 229 x ~ CHAPTER XXI. TRIED—WARNED OFF—SIMPSON. THe door was unbarred and opened, and the grim visage of Mr. Jim Lacy, lsq., peered in. ‘* Well, we got the hull boodle o’ you-uns, didn't we?” he chuckled. ‘I told Smoky Bill that ef we got halfo’ you-uns’ the other half would kim down lamb-like.”’ “What do you intend to do with us?” I asked. ‘Whatever the court says !”’ ‘‘ What court ?” demanded Bob. ‘“Qur court. You-uns needn’t think we _ haint civilized ’cause we live out yere in the timber. We kin hold as good a court as any onein the state, we kin. Y’ hearme?” ‘“Yes,sir! May Iask who has the honor GOmicbooks:c