In the Sunk Lands — page 223: what you’re looking at

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206 IN THE SUNK LANDS. short time the fire is lit, anda few dashes of water will prevent spreading.” ‘Tt will be a poor eh ata ’ said Bob ; “but it’s a go.” After seeing that the trap was properly baited, we selected plank enough and re- turned to the cabin, where Bob and Sammy built the blind. After ourselves, the ica and Loafer had been fed, and the dogs locked in—as we always did to prevent pilfering on the part of Jim Lacy—we followed Sammy into the dugout with our breech-loaders. It was well loaded, and moved but slowly up stream in spite of the two paddles used. Fully an hour afterwards, after passing _ through several bayous, we came upona lake © a Boule of miles long by a half mile wide. It was pitchy dark, with the heavens studded with twinkling stars. On all sides could be heard the fluttering of wings and the cries of ducks and geese. ‘‘ Light the fire,” whispered Sammy. I did so. The improvised ~ reflector lighted up the water for a hundred feet © on three sides, while on the fourth was Eomichbooks.co