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The Horse, a rusty gray, tottered in a loose-jointed manner from side to side of the road, half asleep in the sun, and was indolent in every muscle of his body, except his t

far apart, but Eliph' knew the small settlement of Clarence was a few miles farther on, and he was carrying enlightenment t

rously. Eliph' Hewlitt, knowing his horse as well as he knew human nature, climbed out of the buggy, and taking the rein close by the bit led Irontail to the side of the road. Then he took from beneath the buggy seat a bulky, oil-cloth-wrapped parcel and seated himself near the hor

Information on One Thousand and One Subjects, Including A History of the World, the Lives of all Famous Men, Quotations From the World's Great Authors, One Thousand and One Recipes, Et C

pages often before, he found in all parts of the book, whenever he read it, a new meaning. It occurred to him that even a book agent might have reason to use the helpful words set for in clear type in the chapter on "Courtship-How to Make Love," and he re

book with a bang. His small body became tense; his eyes glittered. He scented prey. He wrapped the book in its

men, women and children were gathered; it was a church picnic. Eliph' Hewlitt to

of Jarby's Encyclopedia or I'm no good myself. I love church picnics. What so lovely as to see the pastor and

to study the faces. He did not find them hopeful subjects. They were not the faces of readers. They were not even the faces of buyers. Even in their holiday finery,

once as a city dweller, who had somehow got into this dull and hard-working community. Almost

n't seem to remember your face, but w

litt shook

here ain't anything I like so much as church picnics, and when I was a boy I used to cry for them, but

ady l

erence; but you needn't be a book agent to-da

tt shook his

ature. They take me in as a friend and then I sell 'em a copy of Jarby's 'Encyclopedia of Knowledge and Compendium of Literature, Science and Art,' ten thousand and one subjects, from A to Z, including recipes for every

lady looked at him

n, the telegraph," he said. "It tells all about it on page 562 of Jarby's 'Encyclopedia of Knowledge and Compendium of Literature, Science and Art,'-who invented; when first used; name of every city, town, village and station in the U.S. that has a telegraph office; complete explanation of the telegraph system, telling how words are carried over a slender wire, et cetery, et cetery. This and ten thousand other useful facts in one volume

care for a copy to-

t's me at last, mother, and I couldn't get here sooner. I was out in Ohio, carrying joy to countless homes and introducing to them Jarby's Encyclopedia of Knowledge and Compendium of Literature, Science and Art. It is a book, mother,' I says, 'suited for rich or poor, young or old. No family is complete without it. Ten thousand and one subjects, all indexed from A to Z, including an appendix of the Spanish War brought down to the last moment, and maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America and Australia. This book, mother,' I says, 'is a g

ak, but Eliph' Hewlitt he

nk of taking your order. I didn't mean to ask it any more than I meant to as

and reminded him that no one could do more than try. He climbed the fence with a reluctance that was the more noticeable because his climbing was retarded by the oilcloth-covered parcel he held beneath his arm. The lad

, as she tripped lightly toward

ntly when she mentioned her name, and as she hurried on before him he looked at her tall, straight figure; noticed the styli

of knowledge and compendium of literature, science and art, but she is not the edition I can afford. She is gilt-edged and morocco bound, and an orname