▁Frank ie ▁has ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁Lam an ▁and ▁is ▁thrown ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Mal ach y ▁Jr ▁leaves ▁Lam an ▁Griff in ' s ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁military ▁as ▁a ▁bug le ▁boy . ▁ ▁Frank ie ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁uncle , ▁who ▁was ▁dropped ▁on ▁his ▁head ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁left ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁dece ased ▁mother . ▁Frank ▁gets ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁tele gram ▁delivery ▁boy ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 4 th ▁birth day ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁support ▁himself ▁while ▁saving ▁for ▁his ▁passage ▁to ▁America . ▁The ▁interesting ▁people ▁and ▁situations ▁Frank ie ▁meets ▁on ▁his ▁deliver ies ▁cause ▁him ▁to ▁grow ▁as ▁a ▁person . ▁ ▁Frank ie ▁supports ▁his ▁young est ▁brothers ▁by ▁providing ▁food ▁and ▁resp ite ▁from ▁Lam an ▁Griff in ▁when ▁they ▁come ▁to ▁visit ▁him . ▁Event ually , ▁his ▁brothers ▁ask ▁if ▁they ▁can ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁him , ▁which ▁he ▁allows , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁shortly ▁followed ▁by ▁Ang ela . ▁Frank ie ▁must ▁now ▁turn ▁over ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁w ages ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁as ▁the ▁bread ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁though ▁he ▁still ▁takes ▁on ▁various ▁odd ▁jobs ▁to ▁ear n ▁extra ▁for ▁his ▁ticket ▁to ▁America , ▁such ▁as ▁writing ▁threaten ing ▁collection ▁letters ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁m one yl ender . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁six teenth ▁birth day , ▁Frank ' s ▁uncle ▁takes ▁him