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Sykes Jones' family all shoot craps. The most interesting member of the / family -- also fond of bones, but of another kind -- is Tippy, the Jones' / dog.
He is so thin, that it amazes one that he lives at all. He sneaks into / village kitchens if the housewives are careless about the doors and / steals meats, even off the stoves. He also sucks eggs.