Leather-Clad Tales of Adventure and Romance, No. 38 — page 266: what you’re looking at

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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 sreuny paces to be paced off to each one,” groaned Treve. “T’ll 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 hidden Bey iy ‘Now perhaps he planted it at high — noon,’ observed Treve. ‘‘ People generally feel better after a meal.” } ‘ Perhaps he did,” returned Joe, dryly. (ele) “"comicbooks aa