Harris and Me 101-157

After a long week of hanging, the two boys race down to the river for a dip. After playing around, Harris finds a tick on him. Harris informs him about the 'fever tick' and that they would have to dip the cows. As he watches them get the cattle all together, Harris tells him to make sure to stay clear of the tank. It is filled with creosote, which makes blisters come out of your skin. When they got the first cow to come down the chute,  Louie twists its tail and the cow lands right in the creosote and gets it all over everyone. Immediately they feel the burning sensation but are too busy to do something about it as the cows are coming one after another. Once they got all the cows through, the bull was left. As Harris was too busy still worrying about the cows, the bull charged for him and hit him. At this point Knute runs over and throws Harris over the fence and then smacks the bull right in the head with his arm and sends him to the ground. After Harris wakes up, they realize Knute's arm is broken and that he needs to go to the doctor. When Knute and Claire head for the doctor, they realize that they will be gone for a day or two. So him and Harris take over much of the chores, and he is exhausted after each day. Another Saturday night rolls around, and they head to the movies. Only this time, he meets a girl named Elaine Peterson. He was so shy that not one word came out of his mouth. Finally, Harris came over and told her that he was messed up in the head and so he tried to explain to her that he wasn't. But still, no words came out. He told Harris he'd get him back, and he did. He convinced Harris to pee on the electric fence for some of his "dourty peectures". Sure enough, he did it and felt the effects immediately. He extends the pictures to Harris, but Louie comes in and snatches them from him. Later on, Harris decides to rig up a washing machine motor to a bike. And sure enough, he gets it together. He takes off  and it starts to go faster and faster. Soon, the bike was going so fast that Harris couldn't keep up with the pedaling. Harris yelled for him to come help him, but by then he had crashed into the ditch, parts flying everywhere. After hopelessly looking for his bibs that flew off during the crash, they pick up the motor and head back to the yard. As summer was coming to an end, the boys were playing a game of "Commie japs vs. G.I. Joe". After a while of playing, they noticed a car similar to the one that brought him here. And sure enough, it was. Harris tried convincing him that he didn't have to go, but there was no choice. As he loaded up and was heading down the drive way, Harris stopped the car. Both crying, they said their good-byes. Harris told him that he didn't have to go and to make them bring him back.