The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-31

ing him up. His mind, pro-
ne him. wove the throb in
<na,tcrns Of innocent images.
Enough he was in the Paris
listening 10 the automatic
rorraph PLAYING; hut that
rot satisfying. Next. his
M told him that he was at
NJ IN bed and his mother was
<Inr and shaking the mat
& wanting him to get ur.
4 mis- image. like the others.
III 10 qnlct him. The throh
III on. lnsistent. and he saw
sdreas NJ black men and wom-
heating drums with their fin
4 But that did not answer
question He tossed restlessly
.th4 floor. then snrang 10 his
/ his heart pounding. HIS ears
N With p sound OF singing and
biting.
/ L went 10 the window and
LEI OUT IN front OF him, down
lew feet through window,
a dim-lit church In it a
hi Of black men and women
od between long rows OF wood
benches. singing, clapping
ID ana rolling their heads.
them folks 20 to church ey-
day IN the week. he thought
licked his lips and got another
b. 81 water How near were
police What time was t.? He
led ? his watch and found it
Stopped running; he had for
ten 20 Nind H. The singing
b the church vibrated through
!, sgfflsing him with mood
sensitive sorrow. He tried not
|lis'en. bur il seeped into his
linss. vhispering of another
\ Of lfe aud death. coaxing
10 he down and sleep and let
b. come and get him. urging
10 Ne down and sleep and let 4
|nrrow that had 10 he accept
He shook his head. trying 10
himself 81 the music. How |
B had he slept? What were the I
'efs saving now? lie had two I
Is lett that would buy a
le>. H. picked up what re-
Inei OF the loaf OF bread and
music sang OF surrender.
gnatl"n Steal away. Steal .
y. Steal away 10 Jesus
stuffed the bread into his
ke's ae would eat II some
laier lie made sure that :
gun aas still intact. hearing
u awn,. Steal away home. |
cot long TO stay here =.
vas eangerous TO stay here. but
vas also dangerous 10 go out
SINKING filled his ears: IL was
plels self-contained. and 1t
kel his fear and loneliness.
deep rearning for a sense Of
'lfness Its fullness contrasted
sharply with his hunger. its
mess wiki his emptiness. that
reco''"l from II while answer
y Would It not have been
er ''r him had he lived in
would the music sang OF
would have been easy to have |
I N = for II was his mothers
ID humble. contrite. believ-
y had a center. a core. an
heart which he needed hut
. never have unless he laid
nea1 uron a pillow and hui
ny and gave ~ his hope OF
u IN tho world. And he would
p do that.
? heard a street car passing
mo street, they were running
\ Wild thought surged
'1sn him Suppose the police
already searched this neigh
MOI and had overlooked him.
snher Judgment told him that
was impossible. lie patted
pocket 10 make sure the gun
mere. then climbed through
window Cold wind smote
iHeo II must he below zero.
lnoueht AT both ends ot the
y lamps gloweL through the
Nv air. refracted into NAM
nails Of light. The skv was
blne and far away. He walk
" The end OF the allev and
.ed onto the sidewalk. Joining
passing stream Of people He
ed FOR someone IN challenge
dli.
me end ~ the block he
crowd Of people and fear
,hed hard at his stomach
! were thev doing7 He slow
mn saw that thew were gath
about n newsstand. They
HACK people and thew were
NJ napers IN read abon' how
white folks were frvine n
|. him n earth. He lowered
mead and went forwHrd and
'ed into tho crowd. The reo-
were talking excitedlv. cav
Wv he held ont two cents In
cold frgers. when he was
ENOUGH. he saw tho front
his nicture WIS IN the cen-
" " lie hent his head lower
ne that M one would see him
Nv enough IN 500 that n was
mo vas piciured there.
'"es.' no said.
tucked the paper under his
edged out OF the crowd and
..ed southwark. looking for an
y HAT. At the next corner
'aw q Tor Rent" sign In .