The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-05-03
A BIPARTISAN
NEWSPAPER


away. her eyes grew cold as she
answered. You wont get away
with this I'm going 10 break you
Philip Conrad and no one on earth
can stop me- she picked up her
black purse and gloves began 10
draw on her gloves. slowly as she
continued NO man can kick little
Sandra aside as II suits his fancy.
I'm going 10 sit In on your little
game and I'm holding few trumps
myself"
Chapter -
The plans for the inaugurate cere-
monies. plus victory banquet and
ball were in the expert hands Of
Karl lanham. Bruce's campaign
manager.
There was only one hitch in his
we'll laid plans when Emil
Schmidt. the manager OF the Clif-
ton Hotel learned that Negroes
would he among the guests. he pro-
tested
II don't believe In mixing Ne
groes and whites in a social way"
why didn't you think OF that be-
fore signing the contract FL" Lam
ham told him You certainly knew
we had Negroes working In our
campaign when We said invita-
lions would be issued to our work
ers. YOU must have known Negroes
would be among those present !"
Why should l." schmidt had
argued ,'people don't always invite
Negroes TO dine with them"
BE your age I.anham said
sarcastieally Politicians can't get
away with such stuff today Ne
srocs are wise to the political
racket"
Schmidt razed thouehtmllv NJ
Lanham. well maybe they could
take the servants elevator and use
tho service entrance
Lanham looked at schmidt in
amazemcni ARC YOU serious 80
WHY yes. All Negroes entering
the clifton use the servants en-
trance"
Well these Negroes won't" Lam
ham said flatly
Schmidt shrugged his shoulders.
I'm sorry"
The he'll YOU arc what about
our contract9r
What about getting another
hoiel?' We can assume that the
contract is void because OF certain
conditions Schmidt answered.
You're Don't YOU realize
YOU can be sued for breaking a
contract I'll get In touch with The
governor elect right away
And Lanham had left the hotel in
a rage a few minutes later he wiz
cd Bruce in Florida
-Siencd contract with schmidt
OF Hotel Clifton: Objects 10
Negro guests Wire lnstruc.
TONS"
Where upon Bruce had wired
back
NE Home In five days"
To Barbara the news that her
brother WAS on his way home
brought hahn 10 hcr aching spirit.
She has m ssed Bruce and even the
spoiled pctuiant Caroline.
Bruce had always seemed more
like an indulgcnt father rather
than an older brother. She knew
how much Bruce loved her and the
knowledge that her present dis
agreeable position was due 10 his
pass mistakes and the fact that She
was wretched and unhappy because
OF him made him bitter 1T was cat
ing deep into his heart
She read his grief from the lot
ters he had sent and from the MIC
lures in newspapers and newsreels
Barbara was anxious 10 soc him.
reassnre him OF her desire 10 work
with him in finding tho right soln-
ton Tor their troubles. Perhaps In
time Philip would he willing 10 lei
her go. The increased gray hair
and the cynical curve on his Inns
hurt Barbara. with the burden OF
his executive duties he would need
good health and an uniroubled
mind.
III talk 10 him" she reasoned.
Although she was far from CON
tented, still Philip had been nicer
than she has expected At least he
had RETAINED from beating her. she
smiled bitterly. You can't treat
people you hate like beloved
friends-and the bar sinister kent
Philip and her apart.
The newspapers announced
Bruce's return-they made COM
ment-
-The Public l. anxiously await.
ing the inauguration. According
10 kari Lanham. Manager and
director ~ the affair. II will no
one simple dignity" The high
light of the lnaguraI ceremonies
VIII be the Victory banquet and
ball ut the Hotel Clifton
Lanham faced Bruce In his
library OF his home six DAYS later.
BE noted Bruces pallor and his
rapidly thinning hair that, seeming
~ had grown more gray while he
had been away.
What SORT of vacation ware
you on he gave Bruce a critical
glance cor did you have run IN
with an octopus -
Bruce ignored the questions and
asked what's the trouble with
i