In the Sunk Lands — page 121: what you’re looking at

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108 IN THE SUNK LANDS. CHAPTER X. RESCUED. ‘“We'u do a little snoopin’ around, an’ ef he hain’t yere we'll have to foller up till we find him. An’ I don’t reckon hit’ll be so tarnal easy to d’cide where he went with all them trails leadin’ from yere.” ‘‘ Perhaps Simpson turned him loose be- fore he got here, which he would probably do if he thought we didn’t know who he was, to hide his identity.” That was Bob’s voice. I looked around in bewilderment. A few faint streaks of light straggled in through cracks under the eaves, and the air was decidedly raw and chilly. | rose awkwardly to my feet. My limbs were stiff and sore. I must have fallen asleep. I looked at my watch. It was still going, cComicbooks.c mn