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Junior Wants to Run Away from Home

The Life of Riley · September 20, 1947 · 29 min · 4,482 words

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but every now and then the father and the son come into conflict with each other a conflict that usually resolved when the more intelligent of the two gives in gracefully but today junior Riley seems particularly stubborn but pop why can I get a jalopy I can drive swam your stop argue when I told you

for the last time you're not getting no car But, Pop, it's only $40. $40. You must think I made a dough. All I got is this one nickel to my name. Me, the head of the house.

And your mother will give me my allowance till Monday. But I'm not asking you for money. I saved up $40 and I can get a swell little car and fix it. I said no. My head's made up.

No. Junior, when your father says no, he means no. Oh, I can never get anything out of him. Junior. I'm a handless pig. I ain't selfish like some fathers. I love to make sacrifices to my kids and give them things.

To show you the kind of a father I am, you got $40 saved up for a jalape, save up $3,000 more and I'll buy you a brand new Cadillac. But this won't cost you any money.

It ain't the money. I'm not going to have you speak in a car knocking over pedestrians. Anyway, you're too young. Yeah, wait till you're older. You can get a license to do it. Now go get dressed, it will be late for my club picnic.

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