Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

But you could use q mechanic, couldn't you?"
II amt saying couldn't"
An you amt said you. could. Now, I ask
you could you could or could you couldnt?'
IT don't know nothin bout nothin, large
Teller All know is that has got a swell job,
which ! crave to keep. An I amt gittin Sug-
gestive that the compny gives me no 'sistant
TO fear they'll go out an hire somebody TO my
job which amt got such highfalutin ideas An
now 1 got TO git to work. We is takin' some
shots down the crick an they got TO have the
truck there"
Cause our batteries an interlock Is on
board" explained Winnie gleefully airing his
sechnical knowledge. AN leSs'n 1 is there
thex CANT git their stuff in synchrony"
Malignant staggered. Gosh! Do you have
10 do all that?"
Gently. With Midnight everybody has got 10
be an expert"
A RAUCOUS command from Callous Deech,
the sound engineer, caused Winnie to leap
into the drivers seat. The starter hummed,
the motor thrummed, and Winnie guided it
toward the waters edge, where the electrical
staff took charge and commenced hanging
cylindrical microphones to bOughs Of trees.
Malignant gazed at the tense activity. He
was considerably appalled, by technicalitieS and
his chief ambition Of the moment was to be-
come an auto mechanic. But suddenly the
town Of Habersham had become very tiny and
Malignant found himself yearning for the flesh
pots Of Birmingham and one of the fabulous
salaries which he had heard Midnight paid its
employees.
Others had drifted out to watch the Negro
company IN action Two of these were young
farmers. who were particularly interested in the
sound truck One of them conveyed some in
teresting information to Winnie Napp.
20 YAH -k1A.~n -
mistuh?"
Winnie was slightly superior.
How come Should?"
yves got dance there. All the swell cull,ld
folks is gwine be present an they sho' would
be proud to entertain somebody FUN the COM
p'ny."
Says your" Winnie considered the matter.
His impulse was to arrange with some one else
from the company to go with him. but he dis
carded that thought instantly. If a Midnight
member was to come in for some social acclaim,
he preferred to be that one, and it was a cinch
that anybody else who might accompany him
would dim his own laSter. Besides
Reckon CANT come, nohow," he said
regretfully.
why not?"
Use busy"
AT night?"
"Uh-huh. An night long got to keep my
motor runnin' 50 my batt'ries viii stay
charged"
Cola"
but, anyway. where this here dance hall
b at?"
Right on the main road, two mile befo'
you git to HAbeTsham. It's about six mile
FUN heah"
I'm remember" promised Mr. Napp. "But
amt gwine be there. I got TO be careful
who associate with"
Yet, when the days work was finished
Winnie again bethought himself Of the invita-
ton. Bright moonlight filtered through the
branches Of spreading oaks, casting a shadow
lace over the ground. Somewhere a phono-
graph was playing. Through the open door
Of . twO-room cabin Winnie could see a bridge
game in progress, and in another hut a poker
game was getting under way. Mournfully
Winnie drove into the woods. There was one
feature Of this location business which was
not 50 popular with him. Because batteries
must be kept charged in order that there
might be sufficient current for the next DAYS
shooting, Winnie was compelled to keep his
motor running an night And the first night