Little Fugitive

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Don't be such a sore head Joey

I was only teasing

I did not mean to drop

a bat on your head

Anyways I didn't think it

would hurt so much

Oh yeah. It hurts every time you throw it.

That's Lennie. He's my big brother

He's twelve today.

That's his birthday present,

the harmonica.

Lennie is a good harmonica player

He's a good baseball player too.

He shouldn't got no birthday present

'cause for all the time he's teasing me

not even lets me touch

his harmonica

That's my kid brother Joey

Everyone says quickety kisses

oh go ahead, kiss him

Joey isn't so bad

but he's a pain in the

neck in the summer

on account of my mom working

I take care of him.

Boy am I glad it's Saturday.

Joey's smart for his age,

especially about horses.

He don't hardly think

a nottin' else.

only in ya whole life you

never met a kid

that happened to be so

crazy about horses.

Come on let's play ball.

Okay, but anyways you

don't have to grab

Let me play Lennie

You play with us?

Okay, take your gun off.

I don't want to take it off.

Don't play!

I want to play!

Okay, come on.

Wanta get a lick Lennie?

Okay, Harry.

I want to be up first.

Listen to him.

You play in the out field pest.

Way out! Not fun!

Hey Charley!

How many times you been up?

Ahh Fifteen.

I ain't been up yet.

those paws without butter fingers?

You didn't hit anything to me.

Here's one Joey.

I got it. I'm up.

Come on, guys. Let's knock off.

What say Lennie?

It's my turn, my turn.

Oh, why should I worry about him?

You didn't give me a turn.

Boy I'm hot.

I hope its even hotter tomorrow

when we go to Coney Island.

Hey fellas, I almost forgot.

Look at this!

They're real!

Sure, my mom gave it

to me for my birthday.

to spend on Coney.

Wow, we can all go on a parachute!

Where do you get that all stuff?

Means I can go on the

parachute, plenty of times.

Give me the ball.

I'm going to practise throwing

so I can win a prize tomorrow.

You know where you

knock the bottles down.

Oh yeah. I think I

know the place.

Come on fellas.

Good shot!

Nice throwin'.

Let me try.

What for? You don't need no practise.

You ain't going to Coney with us.

Just 'coz Joey ain't even old enough to

come with us you don't have to rub it in.

Huh! I suppose you won't be glad

have him as a pet for a whole day.

Sure I will but you

don't have to rub it in.

Please Lennie, let me try.

Okay, knock 'em down

See, Stay!

Do you think the Dodgers

would hire him Harry?

He'd play for the giants.

Come on fellas,

I got to go.

Yeah, we better go too.

Come on Joey.

Ma! Ma!

Ma, Lennie's teasing me!

Quiet, l'm on long distance.

Have you had the doctor?

Are you sure that's what it is?

Or what he thinks.

Of course, of course.

You got to have someone ...

Did you call Helen?

Oh ...

All right.

Ma!

Shut up, mom

is on long distance.

What's the matter mom?

Grandmother is very sick boys.

I've got to go to her.

Is grandma going to die ma?

Shut up you dope.

Don't worry ma, she'll be okay.

I will only be gone as able.

I'll be back tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon?

You mean you're going today?

Yes dear.

I'm making a 2 o'clock train.

But mom.. Come on!

Who's going to take care of Joey tomorrow?

You'll have to.

But mom ...

Aw, tomorrow's when I'm supposed to go

with the fellas to Coney Island.

My birthday present.

I don't want to take Joey with me.

No Dear.

Joey can't go to Coney Island.

Neither can you.

I'm sorry Lennie, but this is an emergency.

Why can't I go mom?

Why can't Joey stay home alone?

I don't want to stay home alone.

If your father were alive,

things would different

But you're the man

of the family now.

I don't want to be the man

of the family.

I want to go to Coney Island

with the fellas.

You don't want. You want.

You think I'm going to work every day

in a department store,

and stand on my feet behind a counter

at Polancer and Keethouse.

But I got to do it

or we don't eat.

And you got to stay home

with Joey tomorrow.

Don't look like that.

It's not such a big sacrifice.

You go to Coney Island some other time.

Come on have your lunch Lennie.

Oh Lennie!

See that Joey gets to bed on time tonight.

And you stay in with him.

Lennie. I am leaving you a

shopping list with six dollars

A five and a one.

Make sure you get the right

change for the five now.

Don't forget. Promise.

And remember Mrs. Carlson is always

home, in case anything happens.

Roses are red,

violets are blue,

I can't go to Coney Island

and you can't too.

Lennie!

If it's nice tomorrow,

I think Joey to get some air.

I don't want you both cooped

up in the house all day long.

I know you think you take care of

your brother. Your a good boy Lennie.

I'm glad I have two wonderful boys.

Lennie!

Oh, Joey!

Oh gosh, what I put out and you

haven't touched a thing

I'm not hungry.

I don't know how you live.

Come on. Drink your milk.

I'm leaving money and the shopping list

right here under the telephone.

'bye, Lennie.

Goodbye.

Bye, Joey.

Bye, mom.

Bye boys.

Get out of here!

Happy birthday.

Drop dead!

Play with me Lennie.

No!

Mom says you should take care of me

I want to play.

Stop pestering me.

Do you want to play?

Okay. Let's play hide and seek.

Alright.

Start counting.

10 ...

Hot!

I can't go tomorrow fellas.

What do you mean you can't go?

I just can't go, that's all.

I got stay home and mind Joey.

Aw Jeez.

My mother went away.

I got to mind Joey

Aw Jeez.

Hey Lennie,

Look at this.

I bet you if this here

was Joey this was you.

Joey ain't got that much blood.

I know how you can get rid of Joey.

How?

You bury him under the sidewalk

and cement it up again.

They'd never find the body.

Ah, you'd have to kill him first.

Why?

It was only an idea.

Wait a minute, I got it.

We stab him with an icicle.

So what?

They never find the

murder weapon. It melts.

Where'd we get an icicle

in the summertime?

I read a good one.

The Indians used to do it.

We take Joey on a desert

Then we take a keg of ice with a rattle

snake in it and put it on his chest.

Then the sun melts the ice.

I'm worried.

Last night on the television they

blood come out of a guy's ear.

Blood, you dope. That's ketchup!

Ketchup?

So that's how they do it ...

You'd better change your shirt Lennie,

It's going to get full of ketchup.

Where was you?

Why didn't you find me?

I looked everywhere,

but you wasn't there.

I got tired tired of hiding.

Hey Joey, Harry has a real gun.

A real one?

Yeah, he's over on the big rock. Come on.

Hi Lennie.

Watch this.

Boing! Bull's-eye

There comes a lion.

Bam! Right between the eyes.

Let me have it.

Ain't she a beauty?

She's a beauty alright Harry.

Where'd you get it?

What do you think?

Where my old man hides it.

Hey...

Don't let Joey touch it.

He's too young to handle Guns.

I am not.

Aw, Let him have a turn.

Well.. Okay.

But I'll have to keep my hands on it.

Let's see it.

Now here is how

you hold a real gun.

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