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theyellow-and-gray car.
Themanwascrushedupagainstthedoor,andthesteeringwheelhadbeend riventhroughhis
chest.Therewasbloodcomingoutoftheman smouth ,an
dithadspatteredacrosspartoftheshattered
windshield.Themanwasnotbreathing,andRodneynoticedwithinterestthatayellowtingeh
adcome overtheopeneyes.
Am anwithgrayhairandaplaidvest
stumbledoutofthebluecar,andstaggereduptothebrokenwindowthrough whichRodney
staredatthedeadman.Rodneywantedt ogiggleatthewayhelooked.
Themanintheplaidvestputhisfistinhismouth,likehewantedtoeatit,andhesta
rtedmoaning likeNoobiewhenthecatscratchedathisears.Thenth
emanintheplaidvestcamearoundthecar,and
sankdownonhiskneesinfrontofRodney.
Hewasn tmuchtaller,then. Listen, listento megood, kid, themansa id, andRodney
Parish noticedhewascrying likeagirlorso mething.  Listen,kid. Ifanyone, if
anyoneasksyouwhath appened, tell
 em...tell em...thisguywascomingrealfastdownthestreetandhitmeafterI dstopped..
.
Hewentonforalongtime,explainingitreally goodforRodne y,s oRodneycou
ldblameitonthe dead guy, andth atwasn tri ght untilthem anin
theplaidvestpromisedtogiveRodneyfiftydol lars,and gaveittoh im,right there.
Thenit wasallright, andRodney toldthepoliceman whatth eman inthe p laid
vesthad to ldh imto say.Thatwa s okay, then.
Thenit wasw orthgettingstrappedbyDaddy .Thenitwasokay,cominghomelate.
It tookRodneyP arish onlyfourmonthsandthirteenda yst o realize howth at
sortof thingc ouldbe used. Itw asjust renting yourself out, likeDaddydidwhe
nhecutthemen shairdowntown.Itwasokay doingthat.
Aslon gas you go twhat you wan ted. Becauseit feltgoodinside,d oingb
adlikethat.Ofc ourseyou couldn t alwayscount onseeinganacciden
tandhavinganiceman,lik ethemanintheplaidvest,giveyoufiftydo llarsforas
implelittlethinglikechangingas tory. But Rodneykeptrememberingthe way theman
inthecarh adlooked,withtheniceredstuffpouringoutofh
ischestandtheliquid,yellowlooktothee yes. Besides,thef iftydo
llarshadn tdonehimmuchgood,notdribbledoutthewayhe dhadtodoit.He dbeensmartenou
ght o knowthathe couldn tgoout and buyabunchofnewthings,thin
gsthathewantedforhis stampcollection,f
orhiscoincollection,forhisbaseballbubblegumcardcollection.Newacquisitions
broughtquestions,sothef iftydollarshadtobespacedout, but i nfou rmonthsit was
gone.
Andtherewerestill gapsinall ofthecollections.
Of all thekidsat theTwelfthAvenue schooltheoneRodneyhatedmos
twasJimmieLarkin.He wastheonewho dstartedthehatednicknamethatRodne ynowbo
reontheplayground-- OwlE yes.
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Jimmiewasthefirstonetodie.Rodneyd iditforatongue-tiedlittleItalianboy
namedSalvatoreMaggini. His rewardwas an 1898
IndianHeadpenny,whichfilledavacantsl otinh iscoinb oard. Of all thekidsthat
JimmieLarkin pickedon,Salvatorewashisprimetarget. ItwasSalvatorethatJ
immiebeat upeveryda yfor aso lidweek. ItwasSalvatorethatJ
immiepummeledandridiculedate very recess.
Atf irstRodney  OwlE yes P arish
wasmerelyrelievedthatitwasn thethatwasgettingthelum
psfromovermuscledJimmie.But thentheidea thath adbeguns omefourmonthsago in
fertilegroundthrust out itsfirstgreenshoots.Peoplewho weretheway theman in
theyellow-and-gray carh adbeencouldn t pick ony ou.Peoplewhowerein
theshoesoftheman inthebluecar-well, theyw ouldpay.
HecaughtSalvatoreintheboys rest room, wherehewasspendingam
iserablerecesshidingf rom
JimmieLarkin.
 How dyalikeitif thatoldJi mmieLarkinne ver botheredyoua gain.
The blackeyes cameu pt oh is.  Goon, S alvatoremanagedto stutter, youcan t
whiphim.
 Yougimmey ourIndianHeadpenny andI llm akesurehenever
bothersyouagain. Rodneyscuffedoneshoeo vertheother. Bydayaftertomorrow.
TherewashateandfearinSalvatore seyes.Buttherewasalsohope.Henodded.
 Gimmienow, Rodneysaid.Heheldouthishand.Salvatorefilledit.
Jimmiewaseasy.Despitehismuscleshewasdullwitted.
Rodneys idleduptohimafterschool. Hey,Jimmie, hesaid.
Jimmielookedback ath imwith infinitedisgust. Whatchawant,OwlEyes?
Rodneysm iledhismost ingratiatingsmile.  IgotsomethingI wantto
giveyouifyou llw alkhome withme.
 What?
 Youknow thato ld baseballgloveIgot, theonewiththestuffin
gout?Well,youcanhaveit. He shookh ishead. Id on t likebaseball,anyway.
TenthAvenueandFarrowStreetwasthebusiestintersectionintown.JimmieLarkind
iedunder atruc kthe re. All itt ook was anoutst retchedf ootastheyraced across
tobeatt raffic.
Jimmielookedevenbettertha nthemaninthecarwho ddied.All smashed and
grayandwithhis eyes startingo utof hishead.
Inthenextsixmonthstherewerethreeothers.NotallfromtheTwelfthAvenueschool,of
course.TheneedforRodne y sparticularta lentwass pread around.Anda llpaymentin
advance.
Therewastheblondegirla ttheoldpondbehindthelumbercompan
y--theonewhoinsistedonstompingthepigtailedg irl sm ud piesasq
uicklyasshemadethem.Thepigtailedgirlhadastampthat Rodneycoveted.Hewa
itedwhilethemudpiegirl
ranhomeforthestamp.Thenhedrownedtheblondegirlafterstunninghe rwithapiece
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ofwood.Thatone hadn t been particularlyenjoyableas they dm adehim
leaveandheneverhadseentheb londeone sbody.Butitwassummerwork.
Thebestonewastheboyatschoolhe dpushedoutthewindow.They dwashedfordaysand
nevergotthepinktingeoutofthes idewalk.Rodneymadetheplac
eashrine.Hecouldgetathrilljust standingnea rit.
Thatone dbeenthebestbecausehewasatattle-tale,an
dthreekidshadallchippedintogetridofhim;theyhadeachc ontributedten
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