Leather-Clad Tales of Adventure and Romance, No. 38 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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20 IN THE SUNK LANDS. “Very well. [ll get an urchin to watch the office and attend to the books myself. Pll give you a check for the draft. Start to-night ?”’ ** To-morrow morning.” And so it was settled. The telephone acquainted the rest of the @uartette with the state of affairs. Treve had no trouble in getting off, and Joe could do as he pleased. I purchased a draft on Jonesboro, and rs. it carefully away. And what a day that was. There were suits to be overhauled, both rubber and canvas. Owing to Joe and Treve’s mischievous propensities, Bob and I made a thorough examination of our rubber boots to find if any holes had been punched through them. To go on a hunt to an out of the way region with a poor outfit would be worse than staying home. Bob, as business manager, had his hands full. I was so preoccupied, thinking of the loss of the fourteen hundred dollars, that I put the shot in my shells before the powder, and had the pleasure of taking it out amid much chaffing. Then the dogs were brought around, to =" “comicbooks.co m