Leather-Clad Tales of Adventure and Romance, No. 38 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Ae IN THE SUNK LANDS. ‘Qi did,” said Mike, looking at us both and scratching his head. “Find anything unusual ?” ‘< No, sorr.” ‘ Didn’t you find an envelope containing money, on the desk ?” I broke in. ‘Wor it a yaller wan?” asked Mike, suddenly beginning to get red as he twisted his hat and shuffled from one foot to the other. “Yes.” “Oi did.” “And what did you do with it?” de- manded Mr. Roberts. | Mike hemmed and hawed several times, and then replied : “Oi burned it, sorr !”’ ‘You what ?”’ yelled Mr. Roberts, grab- bing his desk and trying to lift it off the floor, while I slid into the nearest chair. ‘‘Oi burned it, sorr,’ repeated Mike stol- idly. ‘‘ Burr-r-r !” spluttered Mr. Roberts, tear- ing at his collar and trying to get hold ofa paper weightat the same time. ‘‘ And it.con- tained fourteen hundred dollars! Waugh! Why, you infernal third cousin to a chim- ‘cCOomMmiIcboo con