The Cheerful Smugglers
Ellis Parker Butler
Read by Arnold
Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig (bank)? Why, put a tariff on all items coming into the house, just like the U.S. Government does/did for items coming into the country! But the devil is in the details; what about taxing items brought in by visitors? Is the housemaid herself a taxable item? What items really are 'necessaries' versus luxuries? When visitors arrive these guests stoop to either 'smuggling' in their luggage items to avoid having to pay up to 30% of the value, or wear only what they came dressed in. The hosts are equally hypocritical, but all parties accuse the others of cheating. How will the education fund fare? Will the guest leave in a huff? Find out! (summary by Arnold Banner) (3 hr 11 min)
Chapters
The Fenelby Tariff | 20:57 | Read by Arnold |
The Box of Bon-Bons | 13:28 | Read by Arnold |
Kitty’s Trunks | 21:20 | Read by Arnold |
Billy | 12:36 | Read by Arnold |
The Pink Shirt-Waist | 21:31 | Read by Arnold |
Bridget | 13:47 | Read by Arnold |
The Amateur Detective | 23:14 | Read by Arnold |
The Field of Dishonor | 11:55 | Read by Arnold |
Bobberts Intervenes | 17:06 | Read by Arnold |
Tariff Reform | 16:15 | Read by Arnold |
The Coup d’État | 19:24 | Read by Arnold |