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Title: Kilo
Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent

Author: Ellis Parker Butler

Posting Date: February 9, 2009 [EBook #3427]
Release Date: September, 2002

Language: English

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KILO

Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent

By Ellis Parker Butler

CONTENTS

I. Eliph' Hewlitt
II. Susan
III. "How to Win the Affections"
IV. Kilo
V. Sammy Mills
VI. The Castaway
VII. The Colonel
VIII. The Medium-sized Box
IX. The Witness
X. The Boss Grafter
XI. The False Gods of Doc Weaver
XII. Getting Acquainted
XIII. "Second: a Small Present"
XIV. Something Turns Up
XV. Difficulties
XVI. Two Lovers, and a Third
XVII. According to Jarby's
XVIII. Another Trial
XIX. Pap Briggs' Hen Food

KILO

CHAPTER I. Eliph' Hewlitt

Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent, seated in his weather-beaten top buggy,
drove his horse, Irontail, carefully along the rough Iowa hill road that
leads from Jefferson to Clarence. 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 tail,
which thrashed violently at the flies. Eliph' Hewlitt drove with his
hands held high, almost on a level with his sandy whiskers, for he was
well acquainted with Irontail.

The road seemed to pass through a region of large farms, offering few
opportunities for selling books, the houses being so far apart, but
Eliph' knew the small settlement of Clarence was a few miles farther
on, and he was carrying enlightenment to the benighted. He glowed with
missionary zeal. In his eagerness he thoughtlessly slapped the reins on
the back of Irontail.

Instantly the plump, gray tail of the horse flashed over the rein and
clamped it fast. Eliph' Hewlitt leaned over the dashboard of his buggy
and grasped the hair of the tail firmly. He pulled it upwar