The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-11
CEMENT By FHoPoK
Translated by A. S. Arthur and C. Ashleigh 48S
All Rights Reserved-International Publishers, Y. E#

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Badn and Dasha 90 on important place
distance the The road (Which their carriage
travelling soh bandits On the Badn makes adj
to Dasha. s-a 81. a.zss.axass,
ONE broken by rocks and boude
right left below. of them they
enanged with an with ferns and bushes growing
crag-a place. appeared when they reached it,
this wood with its messy
ues the right and left moved plungng
she her and couched her like
little girl And beyond there other twilight avines full Of
speaking Stiffness where mysteries lay hidden bandits lairs
concealed.
Comrade Yegoev the box, his beard fcng
his shoulder His shone MOSTLY out of the shaggy hck of
eyebrows and beard:
YOu comade Chairman not to have had Cavalry
escort The robbers bound to kill here Spectators get
Chairman"
having eyes like this before
eyes erawled in the shadows of cellars
Badn restrained bursting with blood and quiverng from its
besta robbng the cushions of the phaeon He
fearless but under his heavy
in his steady deep those eyebal of dark mother par
toxcatng heady Dahas
YgOev fear the rowing bandits when Ba was here invinc
painful Daha who sat motonless Yet pleasant these
dark hours feel the reliable support this of STEEL
pADIN and a Yegoriev's beard.
Cowardce dangerous than bandits cOmrade Yegorev
Carry with job and hold firmly to rens and whip The
the Tightening the rens he turned his
head from side to sde gupng his saliva with difficulty
fighting with all strength
against his emotions his impulse He breahed deeply and
pressed with full weight
body other
hands away! For shame!"
smiled druneny breathed heavily through his nostr
'and his pale
contrary dare any great
babbe hypocrtical words Let me bel You well never
give when there's fight! And what want to do dol In
Dasha struggled convuvy herself his hands
out He pulled her closer himself and for moment she saw his
black head and maddene bon face Then his face d
her with kisses and the strong odr of sweat
THEN suddenly hands, lips surg
ing her; then followed feminine
delight only
ceasey her breast And other thing she
furousy STRIKE break his catch him
throat srangle him. free from these nhuman
Suddenly the leap ngng them about the
sky;
though the cliff were crashing down upon them
roll like sack down the front wheel At the
Badn himself Dasha, Selling
The horses began struggle and between the shafts
Halt! Hands up We've got you, you bastards!"
From behind budsrs and out Of the bushes creeping Cir
cassan tunics and shaggy fur rifle in hand
Dasha only these and the beneath them She
Cossa hat with foaming lips dashng towards the horses His
like nails
Dasha had only time to shout convulsvey:
And she jumped from the carriage the cossaok falling with
THEN upon her. though
whole crowd had fallen her and dancing with their heels
her flesh forcing her cleft There
smell of wet wool and puttees They beating her.
not remember whether there shots whether thy the
she water
boiling in redhot tank; and she knew only roaring gulf and
crashing weight.
When she herself she standing, leaning against
rock and the whole band stood before group yelling
her. giving out stencil of WOOL She being showed
her twisted and her hair pulled
woman! A bloody woman! woman! The btch Kick her
in the guts!"
There carriage only the valley could
galoping
Dasha heard this distant
vved Comrade Badn there far along the
unhurt.
On the other side of the road opposite leg
against the clide "a bare
Yegoev lay his coat his crushed hat lay the road
His hair and and of his beard CONCEALED
BEHIND rock horse snoing kicking hamping
bit Other Cossack hher dmayed
Bring her here What the devil doing
moustached fucapped Coack stopped
erect, his hand to the salute
"A Colonel Let's hang her
the one that smashed Lmarenko Give permission Colonel"
Bring her here and don't talk much!
have all towards hanged You're fighting women
swivel"
Growing stumbling their rifles the dragged
along like doshe did not walk but trad
the stones and the
which was madly snorng its bugg pancng
the hot of horse feh
geedy hips thighs weapons ratified and voices
cried topethe