[GOPJ]

Joe - was the The Ransom of Red Chief a childhood favorite of yours??

"The Ransom of Red Chief" ... a 1910 short story by O. Henry. It follows two men who attempt to kidnap and ransom a wealthy Alabaman's son; eventually, the men are driven to distraction by the boy and end up having to pay the boy's father to take him back. - Wekipedia

[Joe 6-pack]

"Joe - was the The Ransom of Red Chief a childhood favorite of yours??"

As a matter of fact, it was. Along with, "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" and "Gift of the Magi," they are my favorite O. Henry stories :-)