           ,,*APT] ,,XXXIII4
  ,,S ,I />T$ = T[N 9 ! WAGON1 & :5 ,I 0
HALF-WAY ,I SEE A WAGON -+1 & SURE 5 X 0
,TOM ,SAWY]1 & ,I /OPP$ & WAIT$ TILL HE
-E AL;G4 ,I SAYS 8,HOLD ON60 & X /OPP$
AL;GSIDE1 & 8 M\? OP5$ UP L A TRUNK1 &
/AY$ S2 & HE SWALL[$ TWO OR ?REE "TS L A
P]SON T'S GOT A DRY ?ROAT1 & !N SAYS3
  8,I HA9'T "E D"O Y NO H>M4 ,Y "K T4
,S1 !N1 :AT Y WANT 6-E BACK & HA'NT ,,ME
=80
  ,I SAYS3
  8,I HA9'T -E BACK--,I HA9'T BE5
,,G"O40
  ,:5 HE HE>D MY VOICE X "R$ HM UP "S1 B
HE W>N'T Q SATISFI$ YET4 ,HE SAYS3
  8,DON'T Y PLAY NO?+ ON ME1 2C ,I WDN'T
ON Y4 ,H"O/ 9JUN1 Y A9'T A <O/80
  8,H"O/ 9JUN1 ,I A9'T10 ,I SAYS4
  8,WELL--,I--,I--WELL1 T "\ 6SETTLE X1
( C\RSE2 B ,I C'T "SH[ SEEM 6"U/& X NO
WAY4 ,LOOKY "H1 W>N'T Y "E MURD]$ ,,AT
,,ALL80
  8,NO4 ,I W>N'T "E MURD]$ AT ALL--,I
PLAY$ X ON !M4 ,Y -E 9 "H & FEEL ( ME IF
Y DON'T 2LIEVE ME40
  ,S HE D"O X2 & X SATISFI$ HM2 & HE 0 T
GLAD 6SEE ME AG HE DIDN'T "K :AT 6D4 ,&
HE WANT$ 6"K ALL AB X "R (F1 2C X 0 A
GR& ADV5TURE1 & MY/]I\S1 & S X HIT HM ":
HE LIV$4 ,B ,I SD1 L1VE X AL"O TILL BY &
BY2 & TOLD 8 DRIV] 6WAIT1 & WE DROVE (F
A LL PIECE1 & ,I TOLD HM ! K9D (A FIX ,I
0 IN1 & :AT DID HE RECKON WE BETT] D8
,HE SD1 LET HM AL"O A M9UTE1 & DON'T
4TURB HM4 ,S HE ?"\ & ?"\1 & PRETTY SOON
HE SAYS3
  8,X'S ALL "R2 ,I'VE GOT X4 ,TAKE MY
TRUNK 9 YR WAGON1 & LET ON X'S YR'N2 & Y
TURN BACK & FOOL AL;G SL[1 S Z 6GET 6!
H\SE AB ! "T Y "\ TO2 & ,I'LL G T[>DS
T[N A PIECE1 & TAKE A FRE% />T1 & GET "!
A QU>T] OR A HALF AN H\R AF Y2 & Y
NE$N'T LET ON 6"K ME AT F/40
  ,I SAYS3
  8,ALL "R2 B WAIT A M9UTE4 ,"!'S "O M
?+--A ?+ T ,,NOBODY DON'T "K B ME4 ,& T
IS1 "!'S A NI7] "H T ,I'M A-TRY+ 6/1L \
( SLAV]Y1 & 8 "N IS ,,JIM--OLD ,MISS
,WATSON'S ,JIM40
  ,HE SAYS3
  "1 ,:AT @6 ,:Y1 ,JIM IS--0
  ,HE /OPP$ & W5T 6/UDY+4 ,I SAYS3
  8,I "K :AT Y'LL SAY4 ,Y'LL SAY X'S
DIRTY1 L[D[N BUSI;S2 B :AT IF X IS8 ,I'M
L[ D[N2 & ,I'M A-GO+ 6/1L HM1 & ,I WANT
Y KEEP MUM & N LET ON4 ,W Y80
  ,8 EYE LIT UP1 & HE SAYS3
  8,I'LL ,,HELP Y /1L HM60
  ,WELL1 ,I LET G ALL HOLTS !N1 L ,I 0
%OT4 ,X 0 ! MO/ A/ONI%+ SPEE* ,I "E HE>D
--& ,I'M B.D 6SAY ,TOM ,SAWY] FELL
3SID]A# 9 MY E/IM,N4 ,ONLY ,I CDN'T
2LIEVE X4 ,TOM ,SAWY] A ,,NI7]-/1L]6
  8,OH1 %UCKS60 ,I SAYS2 8Y'RE JOK+40
  8,I A9'T JOK+1 EI40
  8,WELL1 !N10 ,I SAYS1 8JOK+ OR NO
JOK+1 IF Y HE> ANY?+ SD AB A RUNAWAY
NI7]1 DON'T =GET 6REMEMB] T ,,Y DON'T "K
NO?+ AB HM1 & ,I DON'T "K NO?+ AB HM40
  ,!N WE TOOK ! TRUNK & PUT X 9 MY
WAGON1 & HE DROVE (F 8 WAY & ,I DROVE
M9E4 ,B ( C\RSE ,I =GOT ALL AB DRIV+ SL[
ON A3.TS ( 2+ GLAD & FULL ( ?9K+2 S ,I
GOT HOME A H1P TOO QK = T L5G? (A TRIP4
,! OLD G5TLEMAN 0 AT ! DOOR1 & HE SAYS3
  8,:Y1 ? IS WOND];L6 ,:O"E WD A ?"\ X 0
9 T M>E 6D X8 ,I WI% WE'D A "TD H]4 ,&
%E HA9'T SW1T$ A HAIR--N A HAIR4 ,X'S
WOND];L4 ,:Y1 ,I WDN'T TAKE A HUNDR$
DOLL>S = T HORSE N[--,I WDN'T1 H"O/2 &
YET ,I'D A SOLD H] = FIFTE5 2F1 & ?"\
'TWAS ALL %E 0 WOR?40
  ,T'S ALL HE SD4 ,HE 0 ! 9NOC5TE/1 BE/
OLD S\L ,I "E SEE4 ,B X W>N'T SURPRIS+2
2C HE W>N'T ONLY J A F>M]1 HE 0 A PR1*]1
TOO1 & _H A LL "O-HORSE LOG *UR* D[N
BACK (! PLANT,N1 : HE BUILT X HMF AT 8
[N EXP5SE1 =A *UR* & S*OOLH\SE1 & N"E
*>G$ NO?+ = 8 PR1*+1 & X 0 WOR? X1 TOO4
,"! 0 PL5TY O!R F>M]-PR1*]S L T1 & D"O !
SAME WAY1 D[N ,S\?4
  ,9 AB HALF AN H\R ,TOM'S WAGON DROVE
UP 6! FRONT /ILE1 & ,AUNT ,S,Y %E SEE X
"? ! W9D[1 2C X 0 ONLY AB FIFTY Y>DS1 &
SAYS3
  8,:Y1 "!'S "SBODY -E6 ,I WOND] :O
'TIS8 ,:Y1 ,I D 2LIEVE X'S A /RANG]4
,JIMMY "1 7T'S "O (! *N70' 8RUN & TELL
,LIZE 6PUT ON ANO!R PLATE = D9N]40
  ,"EYBODY MADE A RU% =! FRONT DOOR1 2C1
( C\RSE1 A /RANG] DON'T -E ,,E YE>1 & S
HE LAYS OV] ! YALL]-FEV]1 = 9T]E/1 :5 HE
DOES -E4 ,TOM 0 OV] ! /ILE & />T+ =!
H\SE2 ! WAGON 0 SP9N+ UP ! ROAD =!
VILLAGE1 & WE 0 ALL BUN*$ 9 ! FRONT
DOOR4 ,TOM _H 8 /ORE CLO!S ON1 & AN
AUDI;E--& T 0 ALW NUTS = ,TOM ,SAWY]4 ,9
!M CIRCUM/.ES X W>N'T NO TR\# 6HM 6?R[ 9
AN AM.T ( /YLE T 0 SUITA#4 ,HE W>N'T A
BOY 6MEEKY AL;G UP T Y>D L A %EEP2 NO1
HE -E CA'M & IMPORTANT1 L ! RAM4 ,:5 HE
GOT A-FRONT ( U HE LIFTS 8 HAT "E S
GRACI\S & DA9TY1 L X 0 ! LID (A BOX T _H
BUTT]FLIES ASLEEP 9 X & HE DIDN'T WANT
64TURB !M1 & SAYS3
  8,MR4 ,>*IBALD ,NI*OLS1 ,I PRESUME80
  8,NO1 MY BOY10 SAYS ! OLD G5TLEMAN1
8,I'M SORRY 6SAY 'T YR DRIV] HAS DCVD Y2
,NI*OLS'S PLACE IS D[N A MATT] ( ?REE
MILE M4 ,-E IN1 -E IN40
  ,TOM HE TOOK A LOOK BACK OV] 8 %\LD]1
& SAYS1 8,TOO LATE--HE'S \ ( SI<T40
  8,YES1 HE'S G"O1 MY SON1 & Y M/ -E 9 &
EAT YR D9N] ) U2 & !N WE'LL HIT* UP &
TAKE Y D[N 6,NI*OLS'S40
  8,OH1 ,I ,,C'T MAKE Y S M* TR\#2 ,I
CDN'T ?9K ( X4 ,I'LL WALK--,I DON'T M9D
! 4T.E40
  8,B WE WON'T ,,LET Y WALK--X WDN'T 2
,S\!RN HOSPITAL;Y 6D X4 ,-E "R IN40
  8,OH1 ,,D10 SAYS ,AUNT ,S,Y2 8X A9'T A
BIT ( TR\# 6U1 N A BIT 9 ! _W4 ,Y M/
/AY4 ,X'S A L;G1 DU/Y ?REE MILE1 & WE
C'T LET Y WALK4 ,&1 2SS1 ,I'VE ALR TOLD
'EM 6PUT ON ANO!R PLATE :5 ,I SEE Y -+2
S Y M/N'T 4APPO9T U4 ,-E "R 9 & MAKE YRF
AT HOME40
  ,S ,TOM HE ?ANK$ !M V HE>TY & H&"S1 &
LET HMF 2 P]SUAD$1 & -E IN2 & :5 HE 0 9
HE SD HE 0 A /RANG] F ,HICKSVILLE1
,OHIO1 & 8 "N 0 ,WILLIAM ,?OMPSON--& HE
MADE ANO!R B[4
  ,WELL1 HE RUN ON1 & ON1 & ON1 MAK+ UP
/UFF AB ,HICKSVILLE & "EYBODY 9 X HE CD
9V5T1 & ,I GETT+ A LL N]VI\S1 & WOND]+
H[ ? 0 GO+ 6HELP ME \ ( MY SCRAPE2 & AT
LA/1 / TALK+ AL;G1 HE R1*$ OV] & KISS$
,AUNT ,S,Y "R ON ! M\?1 & !N SETTL$ BACK
AG 9 8 *AIR -=TA#1 & 0 GO+ ON TALK+2 B
%E JUMP$ UP & WIP$ X (F )! BACK ( H] H&1
& SAYS3
  8,Y [DACI\S PUPPY60
  ,HE LOOK$ K9D ( HURT1 & SAYS3
  8,I'M SURPRIS$ AT Y1 M'AM40
  8,Y'RE S'RP--,:Y1 :AT D Y RECKON ,I
AM8 ,I'VE A GD NO;N 6TAKE &--,SAY1 :AT D
Y M1N 0KISS+ ME80
  ,HE LOOK$ K9D ( HUM#1 & SAYS3
  8,I DIDN'T M1N NO?+1 M'AM4 ,I DIDN'T
M1N NO H>M4 ,I--,I--?"\ Y'D L X40
  8,:Y1 Y BORN FOOL60 ,%E TOOK UP !
SP9N+ /ICK1 & X LOOK$ L X 0 ALL %E CD D
6KEEP F GIV+ HM A CRACK ) X4 8,:AT MADE
Y ?9K ,I'D L X80
  8,WELL1 ,I DON'T "K4 ,ONLY1 !Y--!Y--
TOLD ME Y WD40
  8,,!Y TOLD Y ,I WD4 ,:O"E TOLD Y\'S
,,ANO!R LUNATIC4 ,I N"E HE>D ! B1T ( X4
,:O'S ,,!Y80
  8,:Y1 "EYBODY4 ,!Y ALL SD S1 M'AM40
  ,X 0 ALL %E CD D 6HOLD IN2 & H] EYES
SNAPP$1 & H] F+]S "W$ L %E WANT$ 6SCRAT*
HM2 & %E SAYS3
  8,:O'S ,8"EYBODY0'8 ,\ ) _! "NS1 OR
!R'LL 2 AN IDIOT %ORT40
  ,HE GOT UP & LOOK$ 4TRESS$1 & FUM#D 8
HAT1 & SAYS3
  8,I'M SORRY1 & ,I W>N'T EXPECT+ X4 ,!Y
TOLD ME TO4 ,!Y ALL TOLD ME TO4 ,!Y ALL
SD1 KISS H]2 & SD %E'D L X4 ,!Y ALL SD X
--E "O ( !M4 ,B ,I'M SORRY1 M'AM1 & ,I
WON'T D X NO M--,I WON'T1 H"O/40
  8,Y WON'T1 WON'T Y8 ,WELL1 ,I %'D
,,RECKON Y WON'T60
  8,NO'M1 ,I'M H"O/ AB X2 ,I WON'T "E D
X AG--TILL Y ASK ME40
  8,TILL ,I ,,ASK Y6 ,WELL1 ,I N"E SEE !
B1T ( X 9 MY BORN "DS6 ,I LAY Y'LL 2 !
,ME?USALEM-NUM- SKULL ( CRE,N 2F "E ,I
ASK Y--OR ! LIKES ( Y40
  8,WELL10 HE SAYS1 8X DOES SURPRISE ME
S4 ,I C'T MAKE X \1 "SH[4 ,!Y SD Y WD1 &
,I ?"\ Y WD4 ,B--0 ,HE /OPP$ & LOOK$ >.D
SL[1 L HE WI%$ HE CD RUN ACR A FRLY EYE
"S":S1 & FET*$ UP ON ! OLD G5TLEMAN'S1 &
SAYS1 8,DIDN'T ,,Y ?9K %E'D L ME 6KISS
H]1 SIR80
  8,:Y1 NO2 ,I--,I--WELL1 NO1 ,I B'LIEVE
,I DIDN'T40
  ,!N HE LOOKS ON >.D ! SAME WAY 6ME1 &
SAYS3
  8,TOM1 DIDN'T ,,Y ?9K ,AUNT ,S,Y 'D
OP5 \ H] >MS & SAY1 ,8,SID ,SAWY]--0'0
  8,MY L&60 %E SAYS1 BR1K+ 9 & JUMP+ =
HM1 8Y IMPUD5T "Y RASCAL1 6FOOL A BODY
S--0 & 0 GO+ 6HUG HM1 B HE F5D$ H] (F1 &
SAYS3
  8,NO1 N TILL Y'VE ASK$ ME F/40
  ,S %E DIDN'T LOSE NO "T1 B ASK$ HM2 &
HU7$ HM & KISS$ HM OV] & OV] AG1 & !N
TURN$ HM OV] 6! OLD MAN1 & HE TOOK :AT 0
LEFT4 ,& AF !Y GOT A LL QUIET AG %E
SAYS3
  8,:Y1 DE> ME1 ,I N"E SEE S* A
SURPRISE4 ,WE W>N'T LOOK+ = ,,Y AT ALL1
B ONLY ,TOM4 ,SIS N"E WROTE 6ME AB
ANYBODY -+ B HM40
  8,X'S 2C X W>N'T ,,9T5D$ = ANY ( U 6-E
B ,TOM10 HE SAYS2 8B ,I BE7$ & BE7$1 &
AT ! LA/ M9UTE %E LET ME -E1 TOO2 S1 -+
D[N ! RIV]1 ME & ,TOM ?"\ X WD 2 A
F/-RATE SURPRISE = HM 6-E "H 6! H\SE F/1
&= ME 6BY & BY TAG AL;G & DROP IN1 & LET
ON 6BE A /RANG]4 ,B X 0 A MISTAKE1 ,AUNT
,S,Y4 ,? A9'T NO H1L?Y PLACE =A /RANG]
6-E40
  8,NO--N IMPUD5T :ELPS1 ,SID4 ,Y "\ 6_H
YR JAWS BOX$2 ,I HA9'T BE5 S PUT \ S9CE
,I DON'T "K :54 ,B ,I DON'T C>E1 ,I
DON'T M9D ! T]MS--,I'D 2 WILL+ 6/& A
?\S& S* JOKES 6H Y "H4 ,WELL1 6?9K ( T
P]=M.E6 ,I DON'T D5Y X1 ,I 0 MO/
PUTRIFI$ ) A/ONI%;T :5 Y GIVE ME T
SMACK40
  ,WE _H D9N] \ 9 T BROAD OP5 PASSAGE
2TWIXT ! H\SE &! KIT*52 & "! 0 ?+S 5 ON
T TA# = SEV5 FAMILIES--& ALL HOT1 TOO2
N"O ( YR FLA2Y1 T\< M1T T'S LAID 9 A
CUPBO>D 9 A DAMP CELL> ALL NI<T & TA/ES
L A HUNK ( OLD COLD CANNIBAL 9 ! MORN+4
,UNCLE ,SILAS HE ASK$ A PRETTY L;G B.S+
OV] X1 B X 0 WOR? X2 & X DIDN'T COOL X A
BIT1 NEI1 ! WAY ,I'VE SE5 !M K9D (
9T]RUP;NS D LOTS ( "TS4 ,"! 0 A 3SID]A#
GD D1L ( TALK ALL ! AFN1 & ME & ,TOM 0
ON ! LOOK\T ALL ! "T2 B X W>N'T NO USE1
!Y DIDN'T HAPP5 6SAY NO?+ AB ANY RUNAWAY
NI7]1 & WE 0 AFRAID 6TRY 6"W UP 6X4 ,B
AT SUPP]1 AT NI<T1 "O (! LL BOYS SAYS3
  8,PA1 MAYN'T ,TOM & ,SID & ME G 6!
%[80
  8,NO10 SAYS ! OLD MAN1 8,I RECKON "!
A9'T GO+ 6BE ANY2 & Y CDN'T G IF "! WAS2
2C ! RUNAWAY NI7] TOLD ,BURTON & ME ALL
AB T SC&AL\S %[1 & ,BURTON SD HE WD TELL
! P2 S ,I RECKON !Y'VE DROVE ! [DACI\S
LOAF]S \ ( T[N 2F ? "T40
  ,S "! X WAS6--B ,I CDN'T HELP X4 ,TOM
& ME 0 6SLEEP 9 ! SAME ROOM & B$2 S1 2+
TIR$1 WE BID GD-NI<T & W5T UP 6B$ "R AF
SUPP]1 & CLUMB \ (! W9D[ & D[N ! LI<TN+-
ROD1 & %OV$ =! T[N2 = ,I DIDN'T 2LIEVE
ANYBODY 0 GO+ 6GIVE ! K+ &! DUKE A H9T1
& S IF ,I DIDN'T HURRY UP & GIVE !M "O
!Y'D GET 96TR\# SURE4
  ,ON ! ROAD ,TOM HE TOLD ME ALL AB H[ X
0 RECKON$ ,I 0 MURD]$1 & H[ PAP 4APPE>$
PRETTY SOON1 & DIDN'T -E BACK NO M1 &
:AT A /IR "! 0 :5 ,JIM RUN AWAY2 & ,I
TOLD ,TOM ALL AB \R ,ROYAL ,N"OS*
RAPSCALLIONS1 & Z M* (! RAFT VOYAGE Z ,I
_H "T TO2 & Z WE /RUCK 96! T[N & UP "? !
--"H -ES A RAG+ RU% ( P ) TOR*ES1 & AN
AW;L :OOP+ & YELL+1 & BANG+ T9 PANS &
BL[+ HORNS2 & WE JUMP$ 6"O SIDE 6LET !M
G BY2 & Z !Y W5T BY ;,I SEE !Y _H ! K+ &
! DUKE A/RA4LE (A RAIL--T IS1 ,I "K$ X
,,0 ! K+ &! DUKE1 ?\< !Y 0 ALL OV] T> &
F1!RS1 & DIDN'T LOOK L NO?+ 9 ! _W T 0
HUMAN--J LOOK$ L A C\PLE ( MON/R\S BIG
SOLDI]-PLUMES4 ,WELL1 X MADE ME SICK
6SEE X2 & ,I 0 SORRY = !M POOR PITI;L
RASCALS1 X SEEM$ L ,I CDN'T "E FEEL ANY
H>D;S AG/ !M ANY M 9 ! _W4 ,X 0 A DR1D;L
?+ 6SEE4 ,HUMAN 2+S ,,C 2 AW;L CRUEL 6"O
ANO!R4
  ,WE SEE WE 0 TOO LATE--CDN'T D NO GD4
,WE ASK$ "S /RA7L]S AB X1 & !Y SD
"EYBODY W5T 6! %[ LOOK+ V 9NOC5T2 & LAID
L[ & KEPT D>K TILL ! POOR OLD K+ 0 9 !
MI4LE ( 8 CAVORT+S ON ! /AGE2 !N "SBODY
GIVE A SIGNAL1 &! H\SE ROSE UP & W5T =
!M4
  ,S WE POK$ AL;G BACK HOME1 & ,I W>N'T
FEEL+ S BRA% Z ,I 0 2F1 B K9D ( ORN]Y1 &
HUM#1 & 6BLAME1 "SH[--?\< ,I _HN'T D"O
NO?+4 ,B T'S ALW ! WAY2 X DON'T MAKE NO
DI6];E :E!R Y D "R OR WR;G1 A P]SON'S
3SCI;E A9'T GOT NO S5SE1 & J GOES = HM
ANYWAY4 ,IF ,I _H A YALL] DOG T DIDN'T
"K NO M ?AN A P]SON'S 3SCI;E DOES ,I WD
PISON HM4 ,X TAKES UP M ROOM ?AN ALL !
RE/ (A P]SON'S 9SIDES1 & YET A9'T NO GD1
NOH[4 ,TOM ,SAWY] HE SAYS ! SAME4
