Nogales international., 1932-08-24
NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY:
mo Becka, it's too hot"

You're 'frald. That's what. YOU
don't dast to 60"
'All right, come along" and John
and Becka strolled casually from the
front stoop of the tenement as Becka
called, so long! We're going for a
walk" to Mrs. Lipvitch who sat on
the basement steps with the twins and
Mrs. Yartin, while Mr.. Lipvitch ar
gued with customer within.
An hour later, in the dark OF early
evening, the girl and boy, arm in ARM
strolled far from the crowds about
the Clothing Emporium.
Have you got any money!" Becka
asked this frankly.
'Lipvitch-your father" he cor
rected, 'give me dollar today" His
hand gripped it in the bottom of the
large trouser pocket, the one without
the hole. He showed the bright silver
coin to Becka.
Say" Becka clasped his arm
with an insinuating pressure, leaning
toward and in front of John, as she
looked up into his face, for he was a
head taller than the girl.
"Say what?" he asked, showing her
back somewhat roughly in his en-
barrassment.
You're green" she laughed ner-
vously. "Say, you are green" she af-
firmed, as if a great truth had just
then been disclosed. "You don't have
to work for nothing" she added has
tily. "Pa should pay you," she urged,
again looking up into his face, still
holding his arm, but refraining from
closer contact. The boy walked
straight ahead and failed to answer.
"You should get dollar day." Becka
continued, "and board too-he would
have to give i'll will make him." she
said positively.
Late that afternoon the dollar i'll his
pocket had been given him grudgingly,
guilty, by Channon Lipvitch. And
this only after an argument with
Becka.
"All right, don't give it him. she
retorted to his repeated protest. "When
he finds out-you look out. You amt
so smart" she warned. John can sue
you for damages, for back wages,
some day. Give him something now
five dollars Becka had argred.
"No! No! Lipvitch knew the danger,
also the expense. y
"You got to. You got to pay him
something today" Becka was insistent,
and, as John entered the Emporium on
his return from ar errand few doors
away, Becka bent a parting glance of
warning on her father, her eyes threat
ening exposure as she nodded mean
ing1y at John. Lipvitch had his hand
in his pocket. He fingered coin, a
half, then in prudent flood of gen
erosity he seized silver dollar.
Here; Chon,"', his throat was husky.
"Here, Chon, god someding by you.'
He spoke rapidly. "a dollar-you
earned idt--vages, Chon-remember,
wages" he repeated, handing the boy
thellarge coin, tfrusting it toward him
impulsively, as if afraid John would
not accept. Ant remember, Chon, I
.don'd charge you nodding, nodding a
tall fer board. You ged id all fer
nodding.", ;:.s::: ;:...::::: s: Z.
Then, after an interval of pregnant
( silence, Becka having again linked
Johns arm: through her own, doing so
with.a small laugh, a friendly, forgiv-
/ ing iangh, they walked out on: Broad
way at a. point where its: Wholesale
Commercials stretches northWard.
To America, New York was. Rome,
and still IS: the: feudal city of: the
Western World, taking tribute from
the ends of the earth Other cities may
attempt to dispute this, but New York,
true to its name, keeps rising new and
fresh and more powerful from its: own
continuous disintegration, shafts Of
steel and stone springing UP out Of
the dusty demolition constantly under
way. The wrecks and mistakes Of the
past feed ambition, aaring to higher
/ and :di1zier Achievements: f
Never was the town so young. and
bright and hopeful as on the suttarner
night when John and Becka, fars from
their environment, walked on air; ard
literally rode on III, as they sped up
+ town Oh the: West Side L. The squat
green-bel1ied steam locomotive puffed
: and wheezed, blowing its whistle as ii
approached theS curves: where Becka
with an. "Qh e clang close TO John
they sat in a cross seat by an#open
d . = ! b.