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The book tells the story of John Henry, a man who falls into a web of deceit and trouble after losing a significant amount of money gambling on horses. To cover up his losses, John tells his wife, Clara J., that he has bought a country home, which actually belongs to his friend Bunch Jefferson. As John's family visits the country home, a series of comedic events unfold, including a ghost story, a burglar, and a bumbling country cop named Harmony Diggs. Despite attempts to scare his family away, they fall in love with the house, and John is forced to confess the truth to his wife. Eventually, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, thanks to Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary. Throughout the book, John's troubles continue to mount as he tries to maintain the illusion of owning the country home, but ultimately, he is able to find a way out of his troubles and start anew with his wife.
The chapter revolves around the main character, John Henry, who has fallen into a web of deceit and trouble. He had promised his wife, Clara J., that he would never gamble on the horses again, but he fell back into his old habits and lost a significant amount of money. To cover up his losses, John told Clara J. that he had bought a country home, which was actually a property belonging to his friend Bunch Jefferson. As the story unfolds, John's family, including his wife, Uncle Peter, Aunt Martha, and Tacks, visit the country home, unaware that it doesn't belong to John. The situation becomes increasingly complicated, with a series of comedic events involving a ghost story, a burglar, and a country cop. Eventually, John confesses to Bunch, who agrees to help him, and they devise a plan to scare John's family away from the house. However, the plan backfires, and Bunch ends up getting caught by the country cop, Harmony Diggs. The chapter ends with John selling the property to Uncle Peter, who is unaware that it belongs to Bunch, and John's family ultimately moving into the country home as a gift from Uncle Peter and Aunt Martha.
John Henry's life becomes increasingly complicated as he tries to maintain the illusion that he has bought a country home for his wife, Clara J. He enlists the help of his friend Bunch Jefferson, who agrees to let John's family stay in his own country home, but things quickly go awry. John's family falls in love with the house, and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. In the end, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.
John Henry's life becomes more complicated as he tries to maintain the illusion that he has bought a country home for his wife, Clara J. He enlists the help of his friend Bunch Jefferson, who agrees to let John's family stay in his own country home. However, things quickly go awry when John's family falls in love with the house and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. In the end, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.
John Henry's family visits the country home, which actually belongs to his friend Bunch Jefferson. John had told his wife, Clara J., that he bought the house, but in reality, he lost money gambling and was trying to cover it up. Bunch agrees to help John by letting his family stay in the house, but things quickly go awry. John tries to scare his family away with a ghost story, but it fails. Bunch then disguises himself as a burglar to try and scare them away, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. Meanwhile, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh. On their second anniversary, Uncle Peter gives them the deed to the property as a gift, and they are finally able to live happily in their new home.
John Henry's life continues to be complicated as he tries to maintain the illusion that he has bought a country home for his wife, Clara J. He enlists the help of his friend Bunch Jefferson, who agrees to let John's family stay in his own country home. However, things quickly go awry when John's family falls in love with the house and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. In the end, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.
John Henry's troubles continue as he tries to maintain the illusion that he has bought a country home for his wife, Clara J. His friend Bunch Jefferson agrees to help him by letting John's family stay in his own country home, but things quickly go awry. John's family falls in love with the house, and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. In the end, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.
John Henry's troubles continue as he tries to maintain the illusion that he has bought a country home for his wife, Clara J. He enlists the help of his friend Bunch Jefferson, who agrees to let John's family stay in his own country home. However, things quickly go awry when John's family falls in love with the house and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. In the end, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.
The story continues with John Henry's family visiting the country home, which belongs to his friend Bunch Jefferson. John had previously told his wife, Clara J., that he bought the house, but in reality, he lost money gambling and was trying to cover it up. Bunch agrees to help John by letting his family stay in the house, but things quickly go awry when John's family falls in love with the house and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. Eventually, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.
John Henry's troubles continue as he tries to maintain the illusion that he has bought a country home for his wife, Clara J. He enlists the help of his friend Bunch Jefferson, who agrees to let John's family stay in his own country home. However, things quickly go awry when John's family falls in love with the house and he is unable to scare them away with a ghost story. Bunch attempts to help by disguising himself as a burglar, but he ends up getting caught by the bumbling country cop, Harmony Diggs. As the situation spirals out of control, John is forced to confess the truth to his wife, but not before Bunch sends a telegram that causes more chaos. In the end, John's uncle, Peter, buys the country home from Bunch, and John and his wife are able to start fresh, with Uncle Peter's generous gift of the deed to the property on their second anniversary.