The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19

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For whom else?"
Joy flooded vanka's brain He shouted in ringing
challenging voice.
But he is a Communist :"
The old man rose, Strengthened out his mighty stat
ure and grumbled:
Lets work. Never mind jabbering -
And choked. And when the fire roaring again,
the bellows painting and the iron kissing, the old
mumbled slowly and grudgngy, in tune with the iron:
| well what of it? Suppose he is Communist?
There are all sorts of Communists If they were all like
him, there wouldn't be need of this here Commun
ISN'T would be just :. :"
And the bason shops and repair shops little groups
gathered discuss, and nobody babe them dispense
The young people walked out into the yard
Jolly Manka cast down her eyes and was as quiet as
a hen
Friends, where can we find the secretary"
HE went away to the Raicom."
"And Mitry?"
Each of them shrnks becoming like heavy lump
and their hearts shrink; forebodings dart about lite
shuttles 1'71
And vanka stands at the window vanka burns to
join his gang. TREMENDOUSLY and slyly he says:
I'll be back in second Antipych. I'll find out
everything. :"
WELL go ahead"
The bell rang cangingly in the factory school, The
youngsters out like rabbits. Long Peka in front
of all, shouts:
WELL friends. why do you hang your heads?"
Manka, angrily
Don't you know"
! Long Petka assumes oratorical air:
II know, but what of it? What's the good of this
here desperation? Help, doctors,-thats what's NEEDED
for there amt god to take pity and they'll
get doctors without u.s. But here is what we can do
comrades circular just to the about
the party jubilee. We must get up for the party
present thatH beat the present to the feetthas how
we help Ilyich, the devil take you For there
amt many workers in the party, and Ilyich has
worked himself. -
The youngsters felt bit bitter if Long Petka had
blown with long bellows into their hearts and had
cleared spread apart the contracting walls Eyes
sparked and blossomed beneath the open eyelids.
Little Vanka shouts eagerly:
/ Brothers, but whom shall send?"s iHgl s41o&
ut won't be you, shpingalet" l'ns1auef9m on
| Oh what sting Vanka felt in his breast! Some
thing struck his BRAIN parched his throat the whites
of his eyes turned moist He whispered ip embarrass
ment:
"No. course 1 amt talking bout myself !"
Don't butt in, then. I"
Vanka skunk the background, but he felt first of
all like smashing Mankas face with his little fist, and
then saying to all of them aloud: do you know all
of you if you want to know that Mitry, whom you're
surely going elect won't join the party till the very
time when you'll take into the Comsomol, for we've
agreed that. We're both year short" But he did
not say it-let Mitry himself that at the
meeting
Then Jolly Manka pensivey; -
"Wel, and whom really going to send?"
Senka, thotfully:
81 think, friends that this up to the booreau wen
send whom they'll propose because :"
Long Petka interrupted, mockngly
| Because, because, you dumbell. What kind of
Comsomoetz is the fellow that's always depending
the bureau, and amt penn orth of initiative? :"
"And what dye think the bureaus for,-just to run
errands?"
| Manka pacifyingly:
"cut it out bOys-just nonsense. OF course. we
must talk it over :" ohe .hAniH
Senka seeming defeat bristled up clenched his
fists: 7gcr q
"wen talk it over all right. But now, just tell me
Pm dumbbell,. . II" a ta
| And whack Petka got it under the ribs
There's dumbbe for youl Take thatl -"
he fumed and shouted.
| Long Petka became distorted with rage
ooh, you dog Just wait; I'll trim your dirty mug
for you. Take that and that and that you son Of
a fascistil"
fight started. Little by little all Joined in vanka
pushed eagerly at Manka he aimed to give her blue
eve but missed-Yanka cannot reach the cursed eve: