In the Sunk Lands — page 68: what you’re looking at

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IN THE SUNK LANDS. Wi Ae hip when it gets a little lighter. I’ve talked with Joe and Treve, and unless you have a better plan we’ve decided to do this: you, Treve and I will rivet his attention in this direction, and Joe is going to try to creep around to the other side. Then we'll have him between two fires, and if we can’t make him come to time we better go back home. Do you know of anything better ?” ‘“No,”’ I replied promptly. “Then it’s settled. Joe is going to start right away, so as to have the advantage of the poor light. Say—look quick—ain’t that his hat ?” , ‘That's whatitis! He’s holding it pretty steady, too.” A hat was plainly discernible, projecting a few inches above one of the trunks. ‘“ Maybe he is aiming at Joe and Treve,”’ whispered Bob anxiously. ‘I better get ~ back.’’ He disappeared quickly in the under- erowth. The hat remained exactly as before.—I - failed to detect even a tremor. Joe started on his rather dangerous mis- sion, .We walked back and forth, made GOomichboo gS (E(0) m