The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

Ar he neared the furnace 'ne
|eled breathing OF the fire and
H. Directly before his eyes
- bloody head with its jet
curly hair. shining and wet
Mood on the crumpled news
srs He saw Britten standing
,he furnace with three white
Hello. Bigger
Ee.suh Bigger said.
Non heard what happened!"
Reseul
4 lien boy. You're talking just
H. and my men here. Now. tell
4 do you think JAMS mixed up
his"
sirscrs eyes fell. He did not
4, n answer in a hurry and he
moi want TO blame Jan definite
H. that would make them ques-
4 him 100 closely. He would hint
1 poini in JAMS direction.
4 don't know, subj" he said.
bust tell me what you think
i don't know, suh" Bigger said
IA,
kon really saw him here last
, didn't you?"
d.. YES suh y
Mould swear he told you 10 take
4 trunk down and leave the car
4 In the snow
Ma swear 20 what's true. subj
y Blseer.
Did he act Ike he had anything
bis seeve?"
\ don't know sub"
4Nhal time did you say you
Ia little before two. sub"
fitien turned to the other men,
\ OF whom stood near the fur
y with lis back TO the fire.
fn.ng his hands behind him.
! mans legs were sprawled wide
b and a cigar glowed in a COR
o. his youth.
ID mustye been that Red" Brit
4 said 20 him.
Deal said the man at the fur
d. what would he have the
4 take the trunk down for and
Fe TIE car out? II was TO throw
'pf ne scent"
Listen Bigger said Britten.
u you see this guy act in any
\ out II the ordinary? ] mean,
\ Of nervous. say? Just what
he talk about"
He 'alked about Communists :"
Pid b. ask you to join?'
pie gave me that stuff TO read"
Zone on tell us some OF the
Pc he said"
bigger knew the things that
H. folks hated TO hear Negroes
for and he knew that these
Fe the things the Reds were al
p asking for. And he knew that
ie folks did not like to hear
p things asked for even by
les who fought for Negroes.
Nell Bigger eaid. feigning re-
fance. che told mo that some day
fe wouldn't be no rich folks and
poor folks &"
Yeah
'And he said a black man would
r chance 49,"
20 on"
and he said there would be no
70 lynching -"
and what was the girl saying
'She agreed with i'm"
How did you feel toward them?"
I don't know. sub"
- knew that the average white
} would approve OF his liking
n talk.
'lt was my job. I Just did what
y 'old me-" he mumbled.
'nd the girl act in any way
red"
ie Sensed what kind OF a case
Y were trying to build up gainst
and he remembered that Mary
cried last night when he had
used to go into the cafe with her
eat.
We'll I don't know, sub. She
CRYING once. :"
Crylng?'
ne men crowded about him.
Yessuh.
Dld he hit herr"
! didn't SEQ that"
WHAT did he do them"
wen, ne put his arms around her
she stopped"
,sger had his back TO the wall.
crimson luster OF the fire
amed on the white mems faces.
sound OF air sucked upward
oueh the furnace mingled in Big
ears with the faint whine OF
WIND outside in the night. He
ured he closed his eyes a long
' Ona and then opened them:
wing that he had to keep alert
answer questions 10 save him
40 90 This fellow Jan say anything
You about white women"
',sger frightened with alarm.
o'u he say he would let you
!. some white women n you
,eo the Reds?..
y " knew that sex relations be-
y, blacks and whites were re-
Nv 70 most white men.
'' 'SSwsun'' he said. stimulating
; ,'a Jan lay the grip
, uon't know, sub"
otel;s "o '"em 10 a room CT
'Ts.sun. just 10 the park"
we're In the back ssaty-