The Ransom Of The Red Chief

In The Ransom Of The Red Chief, a 10 year old boy got kidnapped.  The irony was that he actually liked being away from home and he said he was having the time of his life.  The most important quote was, "When the kid found out we were going to leave him at home he started up a howl like a calliope and fastened himself as tight as a leech to Bill's leg."  I thought this was an important quote because normally when a child is kidnapped they want to go home and be with their parents.  But in this case, he wanted to stay with the men that took him.  It was also important because it's irony.  It's irony because the boy wanted to stay with the men and not to return to his home.  Also that when he got home, the kidnappers paid the Dad $250.  You would think that the Dad would pay any fee to have his child at home.