The Waltons The 5 Foot Shelf Review
2Elizabeth meets a man by the name of Reed on the road to Ike's. He is repairing his worn shoes. He asks if anyone in her family likes to read. He is selling the Harvard Classics, a five foot self of books, over 418 stories in 50 volumes for $3 down and a small monthly payment there after. They stop into the store where Elizabeth admires the large doll that Ike is giving away in a bean counting contest. When George Reed tries to pitch the books to Ike he stops him short saying that he has a full store of merchandise that he has troubles trying to sell himself and that he doesn't need any books.\n\n \nMr. Reed then makes his way to the Walton's where he is shut down by John. Olivia invites him inside for some coffee. John-Boy and Olivia are very excited by the collection and she decides to buy them with her egg money. She lets him spend a few nights in the barn.\n\nWhile repairing a ice box at Ike's John learns from Horace Brimley that Olivia has ordered a set of books. John returns home to discuss the matter with Olivia. Meanwhile George decides to use Olivia's $3 down payment to buy his daughter Serena the large doll from Ike's for $2.98. Later John-Boy discovers that George is in fact an out of work printer from New York who just picked up this salesman job and hasn't read any of the books he is selling.\n\nElizabeth wins the doll in the contest and later John learns that Ge\n\norge has used their down payment to buy his daughter her birthday present. He confronts George after giving him plenty of opportunity to come clean. George is willing to put his own interests first no matter who he hurts. John lets him leave in disgrace but his guilt does get the better of him and he returns to ask forgiveness and to return the down payment. Olivia places a new order and this time he makes good on the delivery of the books.