Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-30
Out Of the Night

NAAO ANAS
was tied 10 a pole, slipped off
the painter, and showed out
into the cure n t-lnfeSted
waters. A wind was blowing
Visibility was low. / roNed
madly. heading south. The
boat pitched in the sea. stand
ing all but upright at times,
and often / had 10 stop and
bail with my cap. l sang in the
night. "Death to hangmen,
kings and traitors :"
l fought the urge 10 turn
around and give up. ] cursed
myself as a ludicrous lunatic.
But L roWed. l roWed all that
night. / rowed all of the fol-
lowing day. rowed all
through the following night.
| was wolfiShly hungry. l
soaked my handkerchief in
the rain and sucked il dry.
My hands were covered with
open bliSterS. l felt that any
moment l might crumple in
the bottom of the boat and
wall.
About II in the morning of
the third day i landed on a
wooded shore. L pushed my
boat back into the current.
empty. and then collapsed
and slept. 1t was night when
i awoke. l found road and
followed it. 1t led TO a small
town-Port Angeles. / crossed
through Port Angeles and
struck highway which led
south.
IN SAN FRANCISCO
After considerable hitch
hiking, | arrived in San Fran
cisco, broke but triumphant.
| went 10 report 10 the address
Stu had given me in Shanghai.
rooming house on Clay
street. and asked for Miss
Green. | was directed to a
comfortable room three flights
up. There l confronted a
severe-looking girl who wore
Spectacles. But when she
stepped forward. l saw att
once that her austerity and
her spectacleS were Camou-
flage. She had miSchevious
eyes. She was not American.
Her name, felt was not Miss
Green.
am the comrade from
Shanghai" | said.
You came like this >"
II came as a stowaway."
She was not suspicious.
Mandalian had sent a cable
after my departure from
China She made tea and
sandwiches.
"What'll he my Job here"
! asked.
you'll See" she said, OBJ
liquely.
American Party work.
mo. We've no contacts
with the Party I'm the United
States. II has gone down 10
1000 members this year"
well. what am 10 do ."
"You'll know sOon," she
smiled.
The girl went out 10 tele-
phone and TO get me some
clothes. | bathed and slept
until she returned
THE chief will see you at
g." she said.
MEET IN RESTAURANT
In a coy restaurant, near
the Golden Gate Park, the
chief was waiting He was a
Russian who posed AS an engi-
neer. and went under the
name Of GetSy.i
He was a slender man in his
fortieS. with a quiet. in
tellectual face. His hair and
eyes were gray and the suit
he wore also was gray. He
had the guarded, monotonous
voice Of "A man who had &C
quired the trick of talking
while appearing TO be asleep.
GetSy was well informed
about my Party record.
avoid seeing any Of your
friends here on the coast" he
warned me- mo one except
the people 7 designate must
know that you are In Cali
fornia." Turning TO the girl.
he added. GIVE him some
money, Gushi."
The girl took a few bills
from her purse and pushed
them toward me over the
table.
"Is there anything else you
need just now?"
| looked az the girl. The
name GuShi fitted her much
better than the distant Miss
Green. She showed her
throat and laughed With
half-cloSed eyes, the Russian
gazed AT me through the
smoke of his cigaret.
Three days ] loafed. with
nothing TO do but TO follow my
whims. GuShi had arranged
for room for me in the same
house in which she lived.
Whenever she was not busy
with lialSon duties for GetSy,
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