knife-thing

Updated: July 13, 2025

Snubby Turner, whose bump of curiosity was as big as a watermelon, lingered one night in Teeny-bits' room while the new boy was undressing. "I want to see that knife-thing on your back that I heard the fellows talking about," said Snubby frankly. "Come over under the light so I can get a good look. That is queer the hilt of the knife is curved a little just the same on both sides.

Clayton H. Ernst - The Mark of the Knife