In the Sunk Lands — page 286: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. 269 it like this : Simpson was undoubtedly an illiterate fellow, and knew no more about Government bonds than a hog does about Sunday. Claribel R. Simpson was prob- ably in the same state, or, unless he had unbounded confidence in her, Mr. Hal- ford would not have trusted her with such anamount. Supposing that Claribel could not read, and being near no one that could, she did the best she could and kept the child. She could not have done much bet- ter any way, seeing that no further directions are given. Simpson kept them when she - died for the same reason.” And there we have had to let the matter rest, for all efforts to find any one acquainted or related to John 8S. Halford, through the newspapers, have proved unavailing. The Quartette and all con- cerned have accepted Joe’s solution of the problem. | After another coon hunt, and several days shooting at quail and prairie chickens, the Quartette started for home. Boose was left in charge of Sammy, who promised to keep him for us until we came down the next fall, for shooting was too Gomicbooks (e(@)