SwattyA Story of Real BoysReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…A Story of Real BoysTO FRED ERNST SCHMIDT OF MUSCATINE, IOWA THE FAITHFUL COMPANION OF MY BOYHOOD THIS BOOK IS MOST GRATEFULLY INSCRIBEDSWATTYI. THE BIG RIVERII. MAMIE'S FATHERIII. THE “DIVORCE”IV. THE STUMPV. SCRATCH-CATVI. THE CARDINAL'S SIGNET RINGVII. THE HAUNTED HOUSEVIII. WASTED EFFORTIX. THE MURDERERSX. SLIM FINNEGANXI. “THIEF! THIEF!”XII. THE RED AVENGERSXIII. THE ICE GOES OUTXIV. HERB BESTIRSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →TO FRED ERNST SCHMIDT OF MUSCATINE, IOWA THE FAITHFUL COMPANION OF MY BOYHOOD THIS BOOK IS MOST GRATEFULLY INSCRIBEDAll chapters and sections (17)A Story of Real BoysTO FRED ERNST SCHMIDT OF MUSCATINE, IOWA THE FAITHFUL COMPANION OF MY BOYHOOD THIS BOOK IS MOST GRATEFULLY INSCRIBEDSWATTYI. THE BIG RIVERII. MAMIE'S FATHERIII. THE “DIVORCE”IV. THE STUMPV. SCRATCH-CATVI. THE CARDINAL'S SIGNET RINGVII. THE HAUNTED HOUSEVIII. WASTED EFFORTIX. THE MURDERERSX. SLIM FINNEGANXI. “THIEF! THIEF!”XII. THE RED AVENGERSXIII. THE ICE GOES OUTXIV. HERB BESTIRSBy Ellis Parker ButlerWith IllustrationsHOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1920swatTP (34K)frontispiece (64K)TO FRED ERNST SCHMIDT OF MUSCATINE, IOWA THE FAITHFUL COMPANION OF MY BOYHOOD THIS BOOK IS MOST GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED →