In the Sunk Lands — page 273: what you’re looking at

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~~ on. 256 IN THE SUNK LANDS. as he thought proper, carefully refraining from mentioning that Simpson had held us © up. Then, turning to me, he continued : ‘‘ Did he say what time of day to look ?” “No.” ‘“There’s a good many stumps here. Good thing that the sun has come out fair. Now the shadow is way over there, and to-night it will be way over here. So you see we will have a great many stumps to examine if he planted it in the evening.” ‘* And ewenyy paces to be paced off to each one,” groaned Treve. “Til help,” volunteered Patty. Then we all went out to where the oak cast a deep shadow on the white snow. “ This will be great fun before the day is gone,’ said Treve, pacing off twenty steps from the farthest point of the shadow. It brought him within two feet of a hick- ory stump, but investigation proved that nothing larger than a pin could be hides in. it. ‘“Now perhaps he planted it at high © noon,” observed Treve. ‘‘ People generally _ feel better after a meal.” | | ‘ Perhaps he did,” returned Joe, dryly. comicbooks.c