The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19

swer. Max walked over 10 pI,...
and placed his hand in his shou'ss',
Il will talk for him. MI. DsIIon:
Max said.
I'm not here to bully this nav.
Mr.. Dalton said. but i'm 20 easIs,
with him II he tells all he knows.
There was silence. The preaehs,
came forward slowly. hat ia hama
and stood in front Of Mr. DaI,or
"Ah'm a preacher Of the eov,s1
suh," he said. az Ah'm migh,,
sorry erbout whut's done haposn.
ed { yo' daughter. All knows Of Va,
good work. sub. " the likes a
this shouldn't come T. yuh."
Mr.. Dalton sighed and said wear
lily:
Thank you"
"The best thing you can do /,
help us" Buckley said. turning IA
Max. "A grave wrong has been
done TO two people who'ye hslped
Negroes more than anybody |
know"
Il sympathize with you. Mr.. pa.
ton." Max said. but killing this
boy isn't going TO help you or any
OF us"
Il tried to help him" Mr.. Dalton
said.
I'VE wanted TO send him 10
school," said Mrs. Dalton family.
Il know" Max said. But those
things don't touch the fundamental
problem involved here. This boy
comes from an oppressed people.
Even II he's done wrong. We must
take that into consideration"
Il want you 10 know that ny
heart is not bitter" Mr.. Dalton
said. what this boy has done will
not influence my relations with the
Negro people. Why. only today |
sent a dozen ping-pong tables to
the South Side Boys Club =
mir. Dalton." Max exclaimed,
coming forward suddenly Ny
God. man! viii ping-pong keep men
from numbering can't you @ei
Even after losing your daughter
you're going to keep going in the
same direction? Don't you grant as
much life-feeling TO other men as
you have? Could plng-pOng have
kept you from making your nil
lions? This boy and millions Ike
him want a meaningful lie, mol
ping-pong :.
what do you want me 10 90
Mr.. Dalton asked coldly. do you
want me to die to atone for SUI
fering never caused? I'm not re-
sponsible for the state Of THIS
world. I'm doing all one man can.
l suppose you want me to take my
money and fling It out 10 the NIL
lions who have nothing?
mo: no: no Not that"
Max said. "If you felt that millions
of others experienced life as deep
lily as you, but differently YOU'D sec
| that what you're doing doesn't help:
Something OF more fundamen'ai
nature :"
Communism" Buckly doomed.
pulling down the corners OF nIs
| lips. gentlemen. let's don't =, :,
childish! This boys going on ula'
| for his life. My job IS 10 eniO'''
the laws OF this state =,
Buckley's voice stopped as lns
door opened and the pollee~'A
looked inside.
what is IT." Buckley as.eu'
"The boys folks are here 49,,
Bigger cringed. Not this No. o.
here: not now! He did not want n 1.s
mother 10 come in here now W" ~.
these people standing rouna. an, =.
looked about with Wild plsaa a,us
expression. Buckley watched n,.'
then turned back to the pollee ..,.'''
"They have right to see -.
Buckley said. LET 'em come -
Though he sat. Bigger ien e. :,
legs trembling. He was SO ,ens ~ :,
body and mind that when the NV .,
swung in he bounded up anu '' ~"
II IN the middle of the room. ns "a !,
his mothers face; he wan''S S.cl
run 10 her and push ner YEA
through the door. She was s.a.- .
ing still. one hand upon the , uS0'
knob: the other hand ciu.e"I Srou
frayed pocketbook. which sne u' ~
ned and ran 10 him, thro"lns y
arms about him. crying
Bisger's body was stiff with d,ss
and indecision. He felt me- "a \
er's arms tight about him a. a.,
looked over her shoulder AM s,s,d
} vera and Buddy come slowly ,. lnsIv
and stand, looking about Ila :
! Beyond them he saw Gus anu -" a.
| and Jack, their mouths open ,r.ol
: and fear. vera's lips were ~, No,
} / ling and Buddy's HANDS IN,
( clenched. Buckley. the pr, ps.' S,oc
Jan, MAX, Mr.. and Mrs. Ds n,,. Iocl
along the wall. behind nln nn,ed
Inc on silently. Bigger wan. s,sh
whiri and blot them rom M
The kind words OF Jan a s.1, N
!. were forgotten now. he . ,s' roo
/, all OF the white people ~ ~" n /
were measuring every ,ns" himsl
weakness. He identlnsu nak
: with his family and felt .n en- ~hl
shame under the eyes o. '"s roth
folks /Hhile looking OF n's '",hs
and sister and feeling DIS snosl
! arms about him: wniIs IN. "a
that Jack and @. n. ana ~, Ne DO,
. standing awkward'y IN % .'ous 4
way staring at him IN c a,,,. n
beiief--while being consee'o .sa q
this. Bigger felt a WIG n
4. -I-4l~U IN UIml