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

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The Swift Six

Give me what this here Swift Six has cost me all ready Charley and I will sell it to you fob Chicago and no questions ast.

Im staying home this a.m. and Grace called the chief up and told him I was sick and when she told him that she wasent springing no automobile story but she was telling him the truth.

After the garrage had a hold of the car fixing it for pretty near a wk. and promiseing every day that I could have it tomorrow they finely give it to me yesterday and give me a bill for $7.50. So I says I would settle the 1 of next month and I got in and drove her out to see how she run a minute and it was such a nice day that I says why shouldent I drive down town and so I started and got along fine and of coarse I was a little shakey going in the loop the 1st time but I was OK till I got to 5th ave. and Washington st. and then 1 of the traffic men hollered at me. It was Jerry Donahue. So I says Hello Jerry and kept on going but he hollered for me to stop and when I stopped I was right in the middle of the car tracks. So he come up to the side of the car and then he sees who I was and I says Whats the

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