In the Sunk Lands — page 117: what you’re looking at

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_—_—e 104 IN THE SUNK LANDS. tions on the floor separated walnuts, hickory | nuts, pecans and hazel nuts. ‘* Hello, up there !” ‘* Hello !” I’returned, looking down. She was standing beneath the hole look- ing up. ‘If we had a rope you could come down.” ‘* |—I—don’t want to come down,” I stammered. ‘Youdon’t! Thought mebby you'd like to sit up till pap gets back. He’s locked the door on the outside.” ‘‘ Kind in him,’ I admitted, ‘‘ but I don’t think [’m infatuated enough with your father to sit up to see him come in. Good- night.”’ “Say, have you got a sister?” * Yes.” ‘Is she purty ?” ‘You bet!” I returned, emphatically. A few moments of silence. ‘Can you read ?”’ “Yes. Can you?” ‘No. Pap says ‘tain’t any use for girls learn to read.” ‘* You tell your father he’s a chump and don’t know what he’s talking about. Will comicbooks. co mn