In the Sunk Lands — page 222: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. 205 ehain,” was the comparison of the irrepres- sible Treve. ‘<°Ef we hain’t too tired after supper,” ob- served Sammy, ‘‘ what do you-uns say to takin’ a duck hunt on Injun Lake? Hit’s about three miles north o’ yere ; but we'll 90 in the dugout, soit won't tire you-uns out any.” ‘*T believe I would like some fun of some kind, after working all day,” said Joe. ‘“ We haven't had any excitement to speak of since the bear hunt.” ‘“T don’t know’s hit’ll be excitin,”’ re- turned Pony PAD On BI HEE we kin cit a heap o’ ducks and geese.’ ‘* Shooting from behind a reflected hght a questioned Joe. “ We kin, though I wasn’t reckonin’ on that kind. We kin jess hold a torch up an’ they'll fly fur the light, so we kin knock ’em over witha stick. Ef you-uns want to shoot from behind a light we'll have to rig up one on the dugout.”’ ‘“ We can do that easy,” said Joe. ‘* We'll make the floor and back of these green planks. They won’t burn through in the Gomicbooks (ele)