The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-19

deRly shs saw nobody in front of her
Be.lind her she felt 1t cold and empty,
S,'s RAN alone
Stand STILL shouted some
BODY. HsaYy steps sounded closer
iaintipg GREATNESS, she ran or, stag
gsring, swooning from fear and weak
ness A terrible blow Numbered
down on the back of her head. The
skin drew together as In sharp
terding crsnlp. Her knees vent
weak. The straight line of the street
lights heaved sWiinningly before her
eyes, and seemed TO pour over her
like a shaken-eut sack of stones-the
child slid out OF her dropping arms.
SEIZED By THE POLICE.
She did not even feel the second
blow. The lights reeeded i'll a deep,
black ehadoW. With a sinister swift
mes she sank doEn-into a dim,
y2Wning abyss,-she no longer felt
how the policeman tore her to her
feet again and hauled her-fer legs
trailing along, to the police van, and
threw her under d seat The van was
full.
Back to the station" an officer
shouted. His face was red with
excitement. The policemen Jumped
on the running lorry, closing the
shutters behind them. Then the car
wheeled round sharply and rushed at
full speed down the Mullerstrasss.
Someone shouted from window as
1t psssed. 4 shot cracked against the
wall Of the house.
AS they vent down the pitch DARK
Weddingstrasse the policemen bent
alnlost to the floor of the van. At
the tail, policeman cYeuched be-
hind machine gun. For the whole
Of the journey the leader Of the squad
took cover behind two of the prison.
ers who were sitting on the wooden
bench with hands raised above their
heads. The rattling and buifiping Of
the van brought Anna slowly back TO
consciousness. An agonizing pain at
the back Of her head restored full
realization Of what happened. On a
level with her face was the black
glossiness Of q pair of top-boots, and
between them the butt end Of car
bine. She felt stiffness III her
arms. My God, what can that be?"
she whispered.
The car dashed so sharply round
a corner that her face was thrown
against one OF the boots. Terrified
she pressed backwards. Pain still
blurred her understanding. What
had become Of Eurt2 And the boy?
For heavens sake, where was the kid2
Sergeant, sergeant! In her fright
she had forgotten her pain and
shouted u the policeman whose
leather boots size clutched with both
her arms.
Damn ratl" the policemen shouted
as he jumped in terrier. When. in the
light Of a passing gas lamp, he saw
The oeathly pale face Of the woman
under the bench, he kicked her and
| wore. "fTold your tongue FER head
fell back with d thud.
With a jolt the lorry stopped In
front OF the police station. Police
men came out of the lighted gateway
Get off auicklyl"
The prisoners Jumped off the lorry
and were driven like cattle into the
building. Close the windows" a
policeman shouted across the street
Seeing something move behind one OF
the windows in the sccnd floor, he
fired without further parley into the
house across the way.
An elderly man stumbled against
the pavement when he received blow
from behind. Someone beat him on
the head. Howling with pain he fell
against q policeman who gave him q
blow with the butt end Of his gun
He grasped the empty air with his
hands and fell with srosn down the
steps.
Don't try on any monkey tricks
here q policeman called and forced
him to his feet. Then they dragged
him UP with them.
Anna, who was the last one on the
logTy, had Witnessed the scene in
horror. mo, no, wont get down
You are going to beat us all to death,
she shouted. She tried desperately to
defend herself. against the policeman
who grssped her and pulled her dowr,
tCentinscd Tomorrow