The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-31
CEMENT By Fh9RoK
a..s Translated by A. S. Arthur and c. Ashleigh ~
AU Rights Reserved-lnernGtiona Publishers N. Y 7T9
S. Arthur and C. Ashleigh

WITHOUT awaiting his Geb broke through the crowd PepI
" the crowd booing and murmuring at him.
"Comrade Secretary will please Chair
man of the Executive
Peplo regarded GIeb with broad smile.
"F get into the here and then will join that
your queue Secretary very urgent
business Will you announce me without delay" u, <
Peplo pink checked and amazed shook his curls y
urgent? What business? About WHAT"
Cries raised the crowd v urgent business too!
Important business! Dyou call that fair"
Peplo looking at Gleb with smile which there CLINT
was nOe listening MN out s the Ge S drew t up
his rapidly the the corridor pushed
guardian side and broke into the office of the Chairman of the
Executive The fiery sunshine bahd him red light The dazzling
painful to his The walls of the shmmed
white.
whats matter, Why you when
I'm not seeing anybody? I am busy" y4..~<
CLEB could speaking sunrays
but it clear that here fool The Chairman had
metallic voice Geb moved out of the suns glare and everything
leather who eant with his chest against the desk
his face deeply sunburnt though of bronze Another
Crcassian dress with dagger and revolver standing
his hand the back tightly upon
the that the fingers were dead white and The
Caucasian aune He of those heroes of the
whose swords the blood dry
GeD saluted and down the table
They regarded each other with silent The
projected vertically his like spade He did look the
in Crcassan dress and he moentary forgot Geb He
distinctly and monotonousy his hairy
table before him.
"RoRCHI forget: you haven't OBJ
@ tanned the inert w deliveries Of grain and in September
hem I'll have shot, I'm talking random you
responsible to for everything. Remember that"
Borchi endeavord to rolling his and chng his
teeth
"Comrade Badin. I'm also Communist protest." !
His voice steady first but broke hcay Chairman
continued cody and heavily:
eyes, it's precisely because ri
be shot this plan is not carried In district
kur you're pickering and wrangng and giving the influence
"Comrade Badn you must listen to me- It's only question
of putting off the repayment of edcon until
place times since last autumn The will die Starvation
And by such increasing the numbers
e cut our 10 the last man. wen be chopped up
right Be chopped up into nnce-m But the task
set you must be carried out exactly and to date"
Comrade Badin demand that this be put the
straight up The folds of his leather unic gistened
He slowly turned his head to the cossack s
Chairman of the District Executive Borch" r. ere
would
RORCHI recold step and drew himself His cleaned
"Comrade Bad the campaign will be carried out shall do
everything But it will be butchery Badin."
Don't be afraid We'll send saanov the chief of local
He reseated himself In he had
dauness swordsman of the Devils tanned
him final glance which the last note of his opposition
What do you wish, Comrade Be brief"
"For working Chairman is more
What do you want? Speak to point"
THE of the two hostile measuring
strength The stonecod immobiy of depressed
Gleb and doggedy and trucueny broke
istrative routine with words hard cobble
"The next time I'll grab that bwhsked yours
legs and chuck him of the window ceremony
is not becoming to u.s."
Comade shall have arrested for owdy
ism. Who you?"
He got and leaned with his making
his Scarcely these words
than Gb his face working showed his chair
Badn graspng him by the shoulders his
voice.
Comrade Chairman of the Soviet Executive
factory speaking you'll the You have
right to chase workmen out of your office!"
Badin thick lips stretched smile, displaying his glering
teeth He sat down again; taking cigarettes one
and offered the packet o Gleb.
1m listening Tell me shortly and precisely What
is name?"
LEB sat down He the cigarettes his own
" Red Army mans pipe.
Boh the Group and General Meeting workers have de-
cided to bring the wood by mechanical actnth ropwayov
from the forest The factory nologt will provide drawings
and the working plans Two three Sundays voluntary
each OF the unions and we'll have loads
reckon how much wood shall be able
and Autumn use; the
peasants and Join the bandits
let them the Devthe There
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