The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-22
CEMENT By FEoPoK
Translated by A. S. Arthur and C. Ashleigh
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doganzed He DISCOVERS great change IN has 'O
Dasha Ohon he has not for three She longer the
conventional dependent him. but has become aOh
life of her leader the of the o0m together
Nth Poc Meora secretary of the Womens Section OF the Com
Party.
Gle6 leading eorters the task Of
york GJ and Dasha returning home and Joined by Pota
CEB remained silent though he had not heard what Poa had SAFE
Dasha walking little front breaking off black twg
lovely like honey everything will be
Had OWNED their bond? Perhaps she battle
alone in this twilight softnes intoxicated with
said well, Dasha other
working but as human beings we are apart strangers to each other
just quite simply,
human beings become panictrken and retire into ourselves
any ones eyes, they cold dead metallic always
under lock and key the daytime lock feelings and at
many like bulk suffering
people will make fun he they afraid of conmpuous looks
they fear that they will be reproahed with theological inconsistency
But still they suer-that is certain"
DAsHA walking them swapping
twigs which broke with little creakng like the
bird With clumsy Geb ruffIed Poia's curls.
attacking all keeps my place"
Dasha gged with laughter and from the distance could
Celeb you, you
and always ready to play the bridegroom
big-toothed
with rectangular disnness the straight blue running
quays up
opearl throwing up
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rade The New Economic Poicywere period big
contradictions, pretending
whats wrong then comrad MeEhova You must pull your
self together Come I'll give you nice glass of hot water and
frightened bewldered eyes, and then
hurried along the path to gap in the wall
AsHA looked after smiling
good gr-and intelligent broken spring some
where What it be? Why don't her off, Geb' You've
"Dasha Don't let's go room. Let's
the mountain and sit down and breathe for WHILE
Geb aonhed. For the first time him
silent Gb felt agitated she
kind word that said the early days Of their love- or
perhaps that had before been said by them And Gb
silent, waiting for that word from Dasha
Past the gardens and little houses they WENT the SLOPE
pebbles and gravel past Lodges Of rock The was high above
condts the workers settlement and from there the labo
tories, workshops, and other factory buildings
been followed in the closed by padockd rusty
door, and this door, into the depths of the mountain
numbered with heaps Of stones seemed omnous like the mystery Of
They at long concrete platform pleasant
and for walking norousy reechoing ones footsteps
their the red roofs of the barracks piled
= emney Behind these came the buildings and towers Of the
shore with locks Of foam Beyond the rose the sea- an
tain top and longer possible to distinguish this distant
the factory and Pleasant Colony And far behind the factory
walls they could girl running swinging the light
which dying under the brown slope of the mountain
Dasha the smooth her
laced her hands, grained and SCARED with work.
"That's Comrade Mekhova taking walk She's girl
sometimes hard on at others shaking like twg afraid
something happen Don't you notice clngs
you You won't repel her she takes her HEARTH
Gb dumbfounded, lying close to Dasha He nothing
in her face but slight smile What the matter with her.
she testing him? Was there special meaning hidden her words7
He did know what whether laugh
She had OWNED his emotion had caught in his sudden glanc
smiles and the reflection Pahe reflection
dancing sparkle of her
meeting and crossed each other in his
ELL little pasha You're looking into al kinds Of little
Dasha lifted her head and smledah, what womans smile
was-withou looking at him.
Did think talking riddles? speaking straight
entirely your you've
with And Mekova rights
i women?"
"Oh, to the devil with You've simply got
how to that"
ooh, Geb you're not sly! you're
You're weak and not straight enough Have thrown
proaches affairs with you think
I'm going ask permission for following
if l so desire?"
Her words hurt him the heart she
and firmly truthfulnes denseess he had
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