title: A Few Bad Apples: A Bully Story
author: Sybil A. Fleming
description: A FEW BAD APPLES a bully story, by Sybil Fleming a grade 2 teacher who has 2 other books on Amazon.com Questionnaire on last page can encourage discussion after the book is read. rated 5 stars
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  # Rough Diamonds
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### By FRANK GRUBER
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
      
  
  EText from pulpgen.com
  
  
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  Popular Detective
  
  
  _, November 1936 _
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
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  A Crook's Desperate Shakedown Scheme Goes to the Mat With an
  
  
  Unexpected Showdown!
  
  
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  WHEN the stocky man stepped out of the doorway the spring went
  
  
  suddenly out of Phil Summers' step and his face became bleak.
  
  
  “Hello, Phil,” the man greeted Summers. “Long time no see.”
  
  
  “It could have been longer,” muttered Summers.
  
  
  “Aw, Phil,” the man said with mock hurt, “that's no way to talk to an
  
  
  old pal.”
  
  
  “You never were a pal of mine, Jarrett,” said Summers, steadily. “You
  
  
  know that.”
  
  
  Walter Jarrett shrugged. “Just the same, come on in here and have a
  
  
  drink with me.”
  
  
  Summers shook his head. “No, I'm on my way home.”
  
  
  He started to brush past Jarrett, but the stocky man caught hold of
  
  
  his arm.
  
  
  “I said, come 