Leather-Clad Tales of Adventure and Romance, No. 38 — page 245: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. 235 As to the first—I presume you know it is out of your jurisdiction ?”’ and he turned quickly on that wonderfully learned judge. ‘Yes, yes,” agreed the latter, hastily. Three of the quartette jammed hand- kerchiefs into their mouths, and Joemopped his lips industriously to hide the smile, ‘“As to the first,” pursued Joe, turning his back on us to keep from laughing, ‘according to the unwritten law, Mr. Isaac Jimmerson holds the claim we were on, and we hunted there with his permission, So, you see, your honor could not have meant to apprehend us for that.”’ ‘*O’ course not,” his honor assured him. ‘<To the second charge, that of feloni- ously leaving your enchanting man ton and flourishing weapons before the gaze of your gentle and cultured wives, | suppose we will have to plead guilty.” ‘Ha!’ ejaculated the judge, nodding his head vigorously, as though that was the detrimental point. The rest voiced his sentiments ‘In that,” went on Joe, rapiily, seeing that he had overrated them, ‘‘ perhaps we have erred ; but we did it in ignorance of EONHIE OOK <Syre