The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-24
CEMENT e By FEoPoEI
ss Translated by A. S. Arthur and c. Ashleigh TS&a
sa An Rights Reserved-nternatonal Publishers, NJ Y g5

II KhapkO the Food commissar, who first caught him listening
aside-Khapko had 81
'' ; e.: +, p. So =. stood face st., fac, with ''''
Whats all this? What doing here dogface? Are you
spying? Give your Party Quickl"
Tskhadze flushed deeply His became round and bulgg
malicious. He stopped still barred his
What you mean-Hulo you?' you questioning
What doing here anyway? What to- Tell
me- please"
seized him by his blouse and promptly set work him with his
hands Tkhadze hampered by his wide pantaoon
hafu and bumped against the wall with his
To hell with i'll We're not living under the filthy scou
tricks you bastard you thrown out of the
I'll allow
under the rule of the proletariat MOI"
pNED the WALL with out deafene Tsheadu.
Infatuated and bewdered gzed Khapko he breathing
heavily and his boodhot would not stop og seemed they
would jump out of their sockets into the air like balloons
Badn out of the stepping heavily with his hands in
his pockets He and stood close to Tskheadze
whats up?"
"Jus of bitch of All you're not in Menshevk
Georgia now Arrest him the and send him to the Cheka
you you SWINE you to
responsible Soviet workers. who work all hours and don't
sleep nights? Comrad Chairman take his Party card from
him and give him in the jaw!"
RADN looked closely at Tskheadze with black night
81 you we'll enough Tskhadze. Khapko lying
drunk too much spirits and has made fool of himself
head with his hand.
"What-! Chairman The he-!"
Speak Tsheadze know beforehand what will Speak
Tskheladze's lips trmbd
Eyes wenwent and listened yes! and watched
Why ae yeu with What you Ds for
worker? What do know? Dyou know hunger Do know
bloodhed? you misery? you Oh, my
Contradict"
RADN stood like image before Tskhadze attentive
Khapko laughing drunkeny with squeaking
placed his hand Tskheadze shoulder and spokeh
from his whole body.
order to go to reshome You must get bit stronger You see
watch your this respect very we'll
organized and we do not need amateur assistance COP
He turned his back him returned sramm Khako
surveyed Tkhelad head initiating
then he put his hands the pockets his jacket growing still shorter
Al right then. Well Brother shall get you'll Damn it ALL"
gerng though he ILL., his shoulders rubbing
AT Shdy door he stopped He did not know whether he himself
seize him by the and draw him into the At the threshold
stopped and saw the little lamp the table, behind the dim
shadow, suddenly Silently the
the little lamp flashed again. lighting the sord baroness small
"wel sit down for while Tell me what has hap.
pened there What the devil doing round here midnight
anyway"
SHDKY again took the by
table He seated him stool but himself standing
with faint derisive smile Tkheadze threw him full of
light his hollow under the projecting
seemed to be deeper than brought furousy
his knee He jumped through his
Shdky; then he down fury
comrade shdky they must be shot We must have
shoot What happening? How shall look after
welfare? shed blood have ten wounds Where's my bood
hunger? And ruin? Where's the Party Comrad shidky?
what they dong?They making scandal
shoot Comrade shdkyI cannot live this filth
/ can't bear it,"
Shidky walked past Tkheadze silently pacing
troubled and his tired with Constantly
hand his head rumpng his nervousy
close to Tskhadze placing his
have liked have soothd him. affectonae without
not know how And this brought
smile to his lips.
you're funny chap Tskheladze Why you cry
To hell with them! Go with work
valuable to the Republic than all of them together Spit thm
can't knock em down. for them Party Ines
TSKHELDZE again looked espairingy entreatngy Sy
he made dropped head his hands
Shidky began to walk looking
Tkheladze He thinking biting his nails first hand
and then the other
And here's another thing Tskhelad not Your
too petty There's terrible whirlpool we're all in it, We're
going to be subjected to dreadful trial. than civil RUM
famine and blockade We're the hidden
not going to shoot will spread before all
temptations of capitalist business We control the whole
omic system That's But the petty
out of his hole He's beginning fat
to