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Pop, Ginger, et cetery, et cetery. The whole for the small sum of five dollars, bound in cloth, one dollar down and one dollar a month until paid." The minister turned the pages slowly. "It seems a worthy book," he said hesitatingly. Eliph' Hewlitt looked at Mrs. Smith, with a question in his eyes. She nodded. "Ah!" he said. "Mrs.
Jim would have been the last man in Kilo to expect a visitor to remain in the Kilo Hotel more than two days. Before the end of the day Eliph' had arranged with Mrs. Doc Weaver for board and lodging, and had moved his big valise to the little back room on the second floor, from the low six-paned windows of which he could look out over the cornfield that environed Kilo on that side.
"I don't think I want one," said Miss Sally doubtfully, for she was beginning to fall under the spell. "No!" said Eliph' firmly. "No! You don't. And I don't want to SELL you one. Nothing ain't farther from my mind than wanting to sell you a copy of that book. Just rest perfectly easy about THAT, Miss Briggs.
"I don't know what I was thinkin' of not to ask to take your package. Let me put it aside for you. They ain't no use for you to be bothered with it." "Thank you, ma'm," said Eliph', "but I'll just keep it. No offense, but I never let it go out of my hands, day or night. It saved my life, not once, but many times, this book did, and I keep it handy.
"If I so much as mention books," said Eliph' pleadingly, "I wish you'd stop me. Don't let me. Mebby I do sort of get in the habit of it, thinking it and talking it so much. But I never meant to sell you one. I only wanted to get acquainted." Miss Sally laughed.
The scented soap protected it from the camphor. When Kilo buys scented soap she likes to have it really scented. Miss Sally, when the small boy Eliph' secured as a messenger had delivered the box of candy, knew well enough what it meant.
"That's all right," said the editor, with a sigh of relief. "You needn't have Miss Susan come begging me. Just tell her I gave up printing the article because you said she wouldn't like it." "Don't throw away a chance," urged Eliph' putting a hand on the young man's arm. "Be wise. Do as Jarby's says. Be urged. I followed Jarby's advice." "Why are you are you, too?" asked T. J., beaming upon him.
Eliph' placed his hand on the sample copy of Jarby's. "I will tell you how he died," he said briskly. "No, you won't," said Skinner angrily, waving his hand toward the door; "you won't tell me nothin'. I've heard of these stories of yours, I have. You want to sell me one of them books, and you'll talk away at me about this Rossiter feller, and the first thing I know you'll have me down for a book.
It was still too early in the morning for Eliph' Hewlitt to call on Miss Sally, and there was no haste; the day was long. He even doubted whether it would be good policy to call on her in the morning; he might find her busy with household cares. Probably it would be best to wait for the afternoon, when she would be at leisure. This, he decided would be best.
"'The pen is mightier than the sword, page 233, Apt Quotations for All Occasions," said Eliph', "this being one of three thousand quotations, arranged alphabetically according to subject, as 'Bird in the hand, Bird of a feather, Bird killing two with one stone, et cetery, including 'Leap look before you, and 'Sure be sure you're right, then go ahead. What do you mean to print?"
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