Leather-Clad Tales of Adventure and Romance, No. 38 — page 265: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Te — IN THE SUNK LANDS. 200 ‘* Me,’ Tresponded, alluding to Simpson’s shanty. ‘“Me,” returned Treve, alluding to Jim Lacy’s domicile. ‘* Here, hold on,” interrupted Samine ‘‘This one, Steve,” and he pointed to me, “you seed first. An’ this one, Treve, you seed in Jim Lacy’s cabin.”’ ““ Oh,” said Patty, in a tone of relief, ‘‘] don’t know you,” and she nodded at Treve ; ** but I know this one.’’ And then Treve grew red in the face and looked around for something to shoot at, while I, inwardly exultant, introduced the rest of the X. T. C. Quartette. She was just going to get breakfast, so Sammy and I volunteered to cut the wood and build the fire, while the others went out for game. The quintette ate the sec- ond breakfast, and thought it better than the first. ‘Did you ever see your father hide any- thing in a stump around here ? ” asked Joe, beginning to talk business the moment breakfast was over. “No. Why ?” asked Patty. Thereupon Joe told as much of our story (EONAIKE OOO KS (E(0) m