The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-18
BY FEoPoE
Translated by A. S. Arthur and c. Ashleigh
All Rights Reserved-InternatonaI Publishers N. Y
LnsIated bv A. S. Arthur and C. Ashleigh

Gleb Chscnaou Army COnmssar, to his
after the Cv Wars find the great cement oOrk
he had formerly aoorkd mechanic, IN ruins and tho
life of d8organized
Dasa qohom he has not for three She
a0fe dependent him. but has become
life of her leader the of the
together Nth Poa Mekhva of the WOmens
Gleb leading Party vorFers of
body busy day. suddenly
from the mountains Gleb Immediately takes command and directs
operations from spot the mountain here Poa Mekhova fol-
tows him.
CLEB did He boldly climbing the side
mountain frequently turning and looking back at the
htched skirt
Se Our fellows have got them wedged in tightly now! Well
drive them all geher This ought to have happened long in
them good thrashing now!"
Poia's face all
geodesic tripod burned brightly its its highest point
heights they could see sopn ribs the mountain with wooded
cefts and ridges and the far distance the eaps of other
They close to the tripod and the heights and distances
vanished Under their hands grov and rocks There sui
phurous odor of burnt and heated cement
81 can't anything Gleb. Where they?"
Pa raised herself her knees and leaned forward towards
tripod
CUDDENLY iron support nked sharply.
Geb brsque pulled POa down by her skirt There sound
you've torn off hook you clumsy bear!"
like corpssi" suns 60 you ''0 Sn''' o0n'
He looked her with boodshot eyes,
m To the right Of the crest the blue and yellow of
them brown bushes wild
Geb lay flat on his belly, eraning his neck to
rifle crawling eahy the debris When
"Im going to shoot him. Gleb I can't stand wating"
her face.
Don't you smash you. DOWN."
Poia showed her teeth laughing silently
began the ruins in the cover
of the bushes Then Poia him bent among
stones.
The cossack stopped suddenly ed his head
his rifle; then squatted down, disappeared from view.
WAS Polas beating shots popping
in the depths of her by which she rven?
Had he he hiding and watching? Would
Gleb come him. would he kill him?
u bo tse teeth d e n teri She en s h. her Jaws until hurt
grinding only jump up rum shout out
She did not hear the shot; only her
rushing to the depths below and the abyss falling
the 1t not cry out in this way The
beast growing and choking the
Poa rifle hand towards the rocks where Gleb
h had left b & n but she ecl knew n e he had The rock
spnters of stone struck her face corcg her cheeks and brow
IN the other side of the rock ampng the bushes Geb
Cossack locked wOlfe struggle rifle suddenly
Gleb cuvng creang spine
hunhed shoulders his face swollen with effort
rifle from the hands of the Cossack.
With maddened bullying his face smeared with
sweat the Co strong as BEAR twisting the rifle round and
gruned grinding
insults dragging Gleb with him down the
up clouds of DUST
At the moment when Mehova was aiming the butt of her rifle
at the Coscs head Gb succeeded getting his right round
his neck and grinding his against the rifle while with his
other hand he the Coack bending until
The Cossack ground his teeth with
made effort break hold Geb shuddering
strain frightened his hold the Cossaks
told her that another Geb would
of them would roll the brink Mady Poa with all her
smashed the rifle butt down the Cossaks ribs He limp
believing like animal
Tim done for! I can't surrender You've got mel"
CLEB caught his other
animal the Cosak looked at Geb His daned with
and deadly hatred stick slime mingled with blood spte
oozed from his mouth His buged; jerking
head from side side choking with saliva
like hunted beast, he hoarsely belowed
"Let me go Pm finished Done for!"
Her hand Gleb's shoulder, Pola pulled him back
Get here, quick! that we're
target!"
eb looked at her his shoulder stupidity and let the
sacks His chest heaving violently, bursting
tunic and raising his shoulders his
holster, but his revolver there.
THE Cossa exhausted splitting bloody slime
tering Suddenly he started twisting his showing
bloody teeth leapt towards the edge of the ravine.
"You swne filthy hounds You wanted
you? Catch the Cossack now!"