Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-15
THE BUTCHERS
BOOK
81 OWEN OLIVER
tcopyrisSs. Iss,. y Js.spA 3. Bo1lss.,

], do not take any nou00
tut / cannot help 1t II they take mo-
tice OF me. think u y gw.e e.
for them to bh polite. especially wnsn
they are big.
Carson Major is II, and talier .nA
father. DID not Ano" M 4.
went to the school sports any ~
brought me chair. tnenKsA
Of course; and he sat on the ropeS
and talked 70 me till the Sports 'oe w Y.
When BIB had won the nrst race, 4
came back and sat on tine grass -
front Of me. u.sl
he dla NOT pAAk ~ wy ~ ~ s ,,,as n
Mrs. Cattley said. because ne wa IN -
nearly all the events Ae won W
first prizes and two SECONDS anu ANY, ~.
cup for being champion Of kne scnCS-
lady Darcy Jones lauEned wnen .sne
was presenting them to him one y oHs'
and especially when she cane v snS
hurdle-race prize-a little silver, ana
gilt clock. 1t was a funny prlA. ~.
how. hut Mr.. Smith, who gave II, u
1eweler. " '
MsYou had better give TINS " ~"
mother" she said. ~,
my mother is In lnaia, ne III
her. He and his brother i've AZ 1ae y,
grandmother's. It is dig mousse An''
are well OIL.
Then give 1t To- tne pcesE yYuAe
lady you know, sne poia nm; ~.
The doctor SAID seme.n'ns o aDyu soms,
Judgment OF Paris anu N ana
Latin that did not unuerSNE1&n
Carson Major set ms iace e. y -.
we're running, and waiAeu o." l ~
tC me. ,.. nror
will you accept TINS M TS ,,aonio
! chantH" he asked, poltey. ne HYSk NO.
clapped and stared 80 tnat uuI
know what to 90; ano No "n .',, s~oI
''You'll make me lOoA On a" NJ
u you don't" coulOn pe s ~ ~
rid as that. SO wnen tnsy sHpN
their noise, ! said; InanA yOu'
shall like It very mucn'
=. u.
! kept meeting MIN SIter 'nlS. IL -
luhny now ~ ~ 1o;n0 NV way,
always happened 70 Do gong ny We"
60 l had 70 Walk alons VIII IA "
was really nice Doy, anu usot "a ~
tell him things; and ne nelpeo me sS ,.o
up the tradesmen's BOOKS, anu n asn.
out my accounts and things nhe .nas'
Father and the boys llKeo n,ln' ~
and we all missed MIN Wnen no WOW
away for his holidays
We did not go away tnaI yeHt' 10
cause fathers tales hao NOT peen SCI
ing very well. He IS Frank Mal0n ~,
the great author ne 10 nos 81 80 -,
at business. 1 know, because nAvt
kept house for him and the boys Slncs
+ mother died. l was only IL tnen, an
found housekeeping very u~ou ,.
. Now am IS, SO ! 90 not mlnu' unl' '
! the tradesmen's books are Do.ne ,t
4 They mount up so. was parllcula y, y =
j. worried about the butchers DOCK Uni
b summer. had to let 1t run 70 sen'
g Bob and Tommy away to some lrienS .,
1 Boys want q little change N spe pV
: days.
n The morning that Dick-tnat wa
Q Carson Majors name-was ccmln'
back, the butcher called himsen.
was very unpleasant, and saie =
would not call any more, unless Y
+ paid by the end Of the week, was Yer
Q upset, and in the afternoon ! Inous"
a that d walk would do me good, 50
# vent along Bell Lane. That was wnef
# generally met Dick. l thougnt
n could ask him about the butchers boo
+ ii he should come, because ne Is oiue
than i and cleyerer.
was half way down the lane whe
d saw his head over the hedge. SO
l. MD behind it to surprise him. the
lie heard him talking to some one.
r neened through the hedge, and saw
W was with a girl In green nat y
was quite grown up, so that It WI
Yerv absurd Of him. When they hs
nassed went home the other way.
'm fe,t 40 worried about the butcher
p. M, that nearly cried.
The next afternoon sat IN the nar
Ice ..ocr chair under the mulberry tire
he Saa nearly thought myself to slice
- acrostodv yaulted over the fen