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eveyouwillaccept.YoubringJohnnyhomeandpaymetwohundredandfiftydollars,andIagreetotakehimoffyourhands.Youhadbettercomeatnightbecausetheneighborsbelieveheislost.And,Icouldnotberesponsibleforwhattheywoulddotoanybodytheysawbringinghimback.Veryrespectfully,EbenezerDorset.""GreatpiratesofPenzance!"saysI,"ofallthenerve..."ButIlookedatBillandstopped.HehadthemostappealinglookinhiseyesIeversawonthefaceofadumbortalkinganimal."Sam,"sayshe,"what'stwohundredandfiftydollars,afterall?We'vegotthemoney.Onemorenightofthisboywilldrivemecrazy.IthinkMisterDorsetismakingusagoodoffer.Youaren'tgoingtoletthechancego,areyou?""Tellyouthetruth,Bill,"saysI,"thislittlelambhasgotonmynerves,too.We'lltakehimhome,paytheransomandmakeourget-away."Wetookhimhomethatnight.Wegothimtogobytellinghimthathisfatherhadboughthimagunandweweregoingtohuntbearsthenextday.Itwastwelveo'clockwhenweknockedonEbenezer'sfrontdoor.BillcountedouttwohundredandfiftydollarsintoDorset'shand.Whentheboylearnedwewereplanningtoleavehimathome,hestartedtocryloudlyandheldhimselfastightashecouldtoBill'sleg.Hisfatherpulledhimawayslowly."Howlongcanyouholdhim?"asksBill."I'mnotasstrongasIusedtobe,"saysoldDorset,"butIthinkIcanpromiseyoutenminutes.""Enough,"saysBill."Intenminutes,IshallcrosstheCentral,SouthernandMiddleWesternstates,andberunningfortheCanadianborder."And,asdarkasitwas,andasfatasBillwas,andasgoodarunnerasIam,hewasagoodmileandahalfoutofSummitbeforeIcouldcatchupwithhim.(MUSIC)ANNOUNCER:YouhaveheardtheAmericanStory"TheRansomofRedChief"byO.Henry.YourstorytellerwasShepO'Neal.ThisstorywasadaptedintoSpecialEnglishbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ListenagainnextweekforanotherAmericanStoryinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mFaithLapidus.