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A police detective attempts to live the American dream in the Chicago suburbs.

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The Swift Six

They promised I was to have my car the 3 or 4 of Feb. and says they would take care of me 1st before they filled any other orders and here it is 2 wks. late and not no sine of a car and the way it looks like to me there filling there orders in alphabet order and begun at the Z ez.

Well I told them when I bought the car that if they couldent deliver it the 3 or 4 of Feb. they could give me my money back and keep there car so when it come the 10 of Feb. and no car I says to them All right give me my money and you can have your car so they says all right they was sorry and I was entittled to my money back and the man started to the cashier after the money but I felt so sorry for him looseing his sale that I told him to never mind and I would leave the deal go threw if he would promise to get me the car by today. And here it is today all ready and I got no more car than if I never seen 1 and the piano come out the day after we bought it and its setting in the liveing rm. all the wile and takes up so much rm. that I half to peel off my coat and vest and shirt when I go in to answer the phone and all the noise we got here now that we dident have before the piano come is from the kids climeing up on the stool and falling off and hollering like a stuck pig or when Grace gets reckless once in a wile and tackles over the waves with 1 finger.

But theys 1 thing sure that Im makeing them birds give me plenty of driveing lessons and Im getting so now I can go any wheres without the man telling me nothing and he says I picked it up quicker then any body he ever seen and the funny part is that Grace thinks I will half to start takeing lessons after I get the car and she dont know that all ready I can drive as good is any body so when the car gets here I will drive it out home that night and she will be the most surprised woman in the world.

Well Charley I supose I should ought to be thankful that I aint runing up no gasoline bills but Id be willing to put a little bread and butter in John D s mouth if theyd give me some thing to use gasoline for besides takeing gravey spots out of my heavy overcoat.

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