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SONNY RUNS AWAY

Ethel Woodford's face wore a look of perturbation when her husband Ralph came home from the office.

"Sonny's threatened to run away," she told him. "I refused to let him go swimming because it was so early in the season, and he said he'd run away-unless I did."

up his paper. Sonny stared at him half curiously and half angrily. Then he faced his mother. I'll run away if you don't!" he shriekted.

Ethel sighed wearily, got up and went into the kitchen.. Sonny follow- 'ed her as far as the kitchen door. Here he paused, looked back at his father, then into the kitchen at his mother. There was a moment of uncertainty, of indecision. Then defiance came in- a to his eyes.

"He did, eh?" Ralph hung his hat on the hall rack, unbuttoned his vest on the way to the living-room, and eased himself into a chair with weary sigh. "Where's he going to run "All right!" he shrilled, stamping I will toward the door. "You'll see. to?"

Ethel gestured impatiently. "Oh, run away! Then you'll be sorry." He what a silly question. Where does went out, banging the door behind any boy go when he runs away?"

him.

"I wouldn't know," said Ralph. "I Ethel came in from the kitchen. never ran away." He produced his "Oh, Ralph, do you

one.

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pipe and filled it thoughtfully, Sonny "Now, now," said Ralph, "there's was their only child, aged eight. He not a thing to worry about." was the light of their life, the reason The long afternoon dragged. Ethel for their existence. Long ago Sonny mended, trying not to think of Sonny, had learned that by making threats trying to convince herself that Ralph's Five-thirty he could usually persuade his parents plan was a good

Ethel got up and started din- to grant him most any request. He came.

At 6 o'clock she went into was, he understood from various over- ner.

the heard remarks, a delicate and frail boy Ralph's study, unable to stand and could neither be chastised nor ex- strain any longer, determined to send boy. But cited. This, he discovered, was a de- Ralph hunting for their

Ralph was stretched out on his sofa, cided advantage.

The perturbation in Ethel's face was snoring lustily.

at her now mixed with annoyance

Ethel hesitated, then withdrew. The

By Karl Grayson

husband's failure to offer an imme- moment she had gone, Ralph opened diate solution to the problem. "Well," his eyes. He was tempted to call her she said, "what are we going to do? back, but gave it up. If ever they If we permitted Sonny to go swim- were to bring their son to terms, this

his was the time. ming this atternoon, he'd catch

At:6:30 they sat down to dinner, death."

"And if we don't he'll put the screws both silent, both jumping at the slight- to us with some of his threats." Ralph est sound. The house seemed death- lighted his pipe. "Ethel, I'll tell you ly still, empty. At 7 they rose from what we're going to do. We're going the table. Ethel went into the kit- to let Sonny run away."

chen; later Ralph joined her, offering "Ralph Ethel shrieked the word. for the first time in years to dry the "Now don't jump to conclusions. dishes. They tried to talk, but it was The fact is, that boy is the boss in a grim sort of effort. At 8 they re- half this family, and I'm sick of it. I'm turned to the living-room. A also sick of hearing people tell us hour passed. An hour. It grew dark we're spolling the kid. It doesn't set outside. At 9:15 Ethel threw down well because what people say is the her magazine and, opened her mouth truth. Sonny's losing respect for us." to speak. And just then the Ralph waved his hand airily to pre- door opened.

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vent his wife from cutting in. "Yes, "Shh!" said Ralph. "Relax.” yes, I know. I love the boy as much Ethel picked up her book, sat back. as you do. I'd go jump in the lake Ralph was hidden behind his paper. if anything happened to him. But Sonny came to the door and stood don't worry, nothing will happen." there. Neither of his parents looked attention. "Nothing will happen? And you're up, neither paid him any going to let him run away?"

He was tired and hungry, but more than anything else he wanted com- forting.

"Precisely. Running away sounds adventurous and exciting to a young- ter, until he tries it. He gets along ine till he's walked a couple of miles ind It gets to be suppertime. my plan is this."

Now,

At length his mother glanced up. She saw him and said casually, "Oh, hello, Sonny. Past your bedtime, isn't it?"

Ralph looked over the edge of his Ralph talked for ten minutes. Ethel paper. "Go on up, son." listened. Slowly, reluctantly. "the The tears in Sonny's eyes spilled doubt left her face. But it was only over. He made a little choking sound. when Ralph threatened to beat the then turned and fled for the stairs. living far out of the boy that she Ethel half rose from her seat. agreed.

“No!"" 'Ralph-hissed. "It worked. This was Saturday, afternoon, "and: presently Sonny was storming into the Now don't for heaven's sake spoil it." house, The temperature, he declared But he looked at the stairs longingly. shrilly, was 74 degrees. Carl Oliver An hour later they both stole upstairs said so, and Carl Oliver's mother was and went in to look at their son and going to let him go swimming. Brant heir. He was asleep, cheeks smeared Pearson was going too, and he, Sonny, where tears had fallen.

"He's cured," Ralph said. "But boy. was going

"You're going to do nothing of the what an experience!".. sort," his father told him sternly.

"You better let me!" Sanny shriek-tear-streaked check. "The next time," she said, I'm going to let him go Kanwimming,”

ed. "You better, or I'll run away

hat's what I'll do:”

dford shrugged and picked

Ethel stooped over and kissed the

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