In the Sunk Lands — page 124: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. 111 your rifle, onless he furgot hit. We found hit hangin’ on them deer horns.”’ ‘He told Miguel ‘* Miguel !”’ they cried. ‘Why, yes. He came here last night with Simpson. I wouldn’t be surprised but what he warned Simpson that you were —aiter him.” ‘Where'd they go?” asked Ike quickly. “T don’t know. They took what they could tie up in a table-cloth and got outas quickly as possible.” ‘* What time was it ?”’ asked Bob. ‘ About half-past eight last night.”’ “Oh,” said Mr. Jimmerson, disgustedly. ‘7 reckon we mought jess as well quit now. They’ve struck the Big Bayou, an’ ef they could rake up a dugout, which no doubt they did, they're safe an’ fast in the swamps by this time.” ‘“Y° kaint track over water, ‘specially when there’s so many sloughs an’ bayous leadin’ into one another, as there is around yere, remarked Mr. Bill Morris. © ‘* 1 reckon Miggy’s got sense enough to know that the climate won’t be healthy fur him around yere now.’’ EOMINIGCDOOKS GE