Chapter VI: Part 6

The Murrays were constantly getting pets in the strangest way. Butch, the monkey, was part payment of Dad’s fee for a case he worked on. When the doctor visited James who had fallen off the roof, he presented the children with two rabbits--one white and the other coal black. Buick was the next door neighbor’s dog--he was at the Murrays so often, however, people didn’t know to whom he belonged. BUT--wait until you see what, the Murrays got from the cross old hermit who belonged to the haunted house and lived in a chicken coop!

Mystery, excitement, suspense, and action always accompany the Murrays--why not let boys and girls from nine to twelve years accompany them, too?

Transcriber’s Note

Punctuation and hyphenation have been standardised, including changing numerous semicolons when commas appeared to have been intended, and removing apostrophes from the plural form of proper nouns unless ownership was apparent.

Other changes have been made as follows:

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about you’re not being happy _changed to_
about your not being happy

“Mom,” replied, “I know you’re _changed to_
“Mom,” she replied, “I know you’re

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When I’m a millioniare _changed to_
When I’m a millionaire

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like a bullfighter at the at the dog _changed to_
like a bullfighter at the dog

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up and manuevered the boat _changed to_
up and maneuvered the boat

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The aimiable little car _changed to_
The amiable little car

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played an accordian _changed to_
played an accordion

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the Landry boys came pop-pop-poping _changed to_
the Landry boys came pop-pop-popping

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Billy roared with laugher _changed to_
Billy roared with laughter

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sat on the roof.
and then they rolled _changed to_
sat on the roof, and then they rolled

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they tamed a chipmonk _changed to_
they tamed a chipmunk

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lifted out the most lucious _changed to_
lifted out the most luscious

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but persistance is more important _changed to_
but persistence is more important

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looking a the stars overhead _changed to_
looking at the stars overhead

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she was as tempermental as _changed to_
she was as temperamental as