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    Of Sentimental Value
    Of Sentimental Value
    Of Sentimental Value
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    Of Sentimental Value

    By John Christian Hager

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    The meanest old woman in an old West town wants bigger teeth installed on her mechanical dog. Can a traveling technician fix both the machine and the owner?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Christian Hager
    Release dateAug 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301035168
    Of Sentimental Value
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    John Christian Hager

    John Christian Hager is an award-winning writer living in northern Illinois, USA. He has written stage plays and fiction for over thirty years. Besides the Turning Springs works at Smashwords dot com, he is also author of John Christian Hager's Blog.

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      Of Sentimental Value - John Christian Hager

      Of Sentimental Value

      By John Christian Hager

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 John Christian Hager

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements/Biography

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Afterword

      Acknowledgements/Biography

      None of my writing would be possible without the love and support of my family. Thank you all for the many ways you preserve and inspire me.

      And a special thanks to my friend Gene Lempp for sorting the wheat from the chaff. Couldn't have done it without you, bro.

      ^^^

      John Christian Hager is an award-winning author and playwright who lives in the midwestern United States. Among other works, he is the author of Turning Springs, which is available at Smashwords dot com. He welcomes comments of all kinds on Twitter (@JohnCHagerWRT), his Facebook Page (John Christian Hager Writings), and on Google+ (John Hager). His blog, John Christian Hager's Blog, regularly features updates, free samples of works in progress, and the occasional writing tip. Thanks for reading!

      ^^^

      Chapter One

      Albert watched as the dog-shaped machine shambled through the parlor's shabby and dark furniture. It limped past on a bent and ticking foreleg. Firelight reflected from its metal sides. Mrs. Preed, the device's aged owner, had been speaking at some length about her beloved Horace from her perch on the divan, but she had since stopped. She regarded Albert with a glare further chilled by her light green eyes and lined face.

      Albert pulled down the lapels of his suit coat with a sigh as he recalled his manners. I beg your pardon, Mrs. Preed. I didn't catch your last statement.

      Her thin lips twisted. Very well. I will repeat myself. I requested that, in order that my dog may defend himself from the abuse of the lout next door, you might install greater teeth in him.

      Albert started. What?

      Do you speak English or not? Larger teeth. She reached down with unexpected grace to cup the automaton's chin on her palm. He has only this single strip of metal, folded down and running the circumference of his mouth. While it is very handsome, it is utterly useless for his defense.

      W-why would it need to defend itself?

      "I explained this before. Please do pay attention

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