Then, when they were about to say that I could not
have one as I would kill myself in the first few hours, to say:
"You wrong me. I have bought a car, and driven it
for----days, and have killed no one, or injured any one beyond
bruizes and one stitch."
I would then disapear down the drive, returning shortly in
the Arab, which, having been used----days, could not be returned.
All would have gone as aranged had it not been for the
fatal question of Money.
Owing to having run over some broken milk bottles on the
ocasion I have spoken of, I was obliged to buy a new tire at
thirty-five dollars. I also had a bill of eleven dollars for
gasoline, and a fine of ten dollars for speeding, which I paid
at once for fear of a Notice being sent home.
This took fifty-six dollars more, and left me but $183.45
for the rest of the year, $15.28 a month to dress on and pay all
expences. To add to my troubles mother suddenly became very
fussy about my clothing and insisted that I purchace a new suit,
hat and so on, which cost one hundred dollars and left me on the
verge of penury.
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