The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-01
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Reprinted of Bread" by Alexander
published DoubIedayDoran

taking him before the terrible court Of as@ 9sss-
champion in fist fighand his heart burned
with great warmth against Serioshka
"Its because of him I'm in trouble now"
they got the Theka wasn't terrible at adjust
like the Ispolkom at home.
hung revolver, his the Boshevk star The chief
oked his mustache with finger and looked Msha over with
tired quzzical
whats the matter?"
eve arrested this boy Dunayev" explained
"Riding ticket?"
knows! They say he has stolen SACK
"Come
pretty badly frightened He put his hands behind
back trembling and his knees shook The ceiling
over his head failing down. ne n there quiet
and unhur Only his quca moveda glance at the
before him, then glance at Mshka.
whats your name?"
Every hair Mishkas head stood and his felt hot in
side; he couldn't catch his breath
"How od?"
eleven, going twelve"
"Fine lad! Do you smoker"
"No, never!"
Don't hide anything, Michael Dodonov everything known to
"Mshka saw the smile on the chiefs lips thought
"Hes fooing he doesn't know ANYTHING he's laughing
Again t the chief is. smiled lied down down at him.
Mishkas heart lighter, he thought:
"1 try to bluff them little maybe they'll believe me"
began tale: long time his father had planned
Tashkent with him. they bought ticket and but
for himself but he had not thought of that mad had gone two stations
without ticket And then boy from his village had tagged after
sick them ask any He warght
here in the hospital He Mhka had to take look at him.
and bumped right into the He couldn't anything He
leg against pail The mujks
heard her and thought he'd stolen something
Inside this sack another SACK and in that tin
little salt his grandothers skirt He had
stolen
They opened up the sack-true: cup salt,
comrade Dunaev looked at Mshka then oked his mustache
with R dp again n that ~ forbidden 10 ride on Tho railway
without tcket?"
Certainly know, but what could do was starving
nd wha twill do in fash ent2o
"Work for little WHILE
"What kind of work you do?"
the e h s b can hesd cart snd % and pillow
Now len Michael Dodnov youre clever boy really ought
haul wood for the railroad together with who
also without tickets You'll WHILE and then
Understand"
had expected worse this.
As he left the Tchka with the mataman he confded him
"rm afraid any of job,
long, long day. kept hauling always
haul First the climbed the hills then began descending
the hills again. still long, long time till evening And still
finished if you took only one log at time? Mshka squared his
sturdy shoulders and began three time His
bd refusing He thought
praise him for his diligence, but they scolded
Don't break your back, boy. This isn't home"
what do mean?"
"save your strength"
The first Kudryavk
ed legs Her head began swim and chod her. She
about her with white
legs Everything grew women about her
weren't they women? She fell downward
began to suck her finger.
What is it, Nastenka, you finished?"
head on birch log and
bent her legs that her knees touched her
bought And you couldn't give
would harm yourself still there wouldn't
to satisfy aWey, her ts. hunger 9;fs
The silent.
Each one thinking of herself
will come through alive 2"
(To Be Connued.)