The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-14

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curtain. his NALL. looking out with
slllen stares Of contempt. He wss
outside OF himself now. looking on
he lay under a winter sky lit with
"a CLEANS of whirling light. hear
Ing thirsty screams and hungry
shouts he clutched his gun. def
amt unairaid.
Tell en- To hurry with the hose,
The nieger's armed
What did that mean, His eyes
ro,ed watching FOR moving OBJ
icct 90 shoot a.. but none appear
3D. tie Was not conscious OF his
body now he could not feel him
Sci, az all He knew only that he
was lying here with gun in his
hand surrounded by men who
wanted 20 KIN him. Then he heard
q hammering noise near by. he
cokci. Behind the edge q a Chin
ney he saw trapdoor open
"a : right. hoy '' hoarse voice
called. We're giving YOU your
LAS chance. Come on down"
lie iay still What WAS coming?
lie know that they were not going
fp loot for thev could not see him.
Then what? And while wondering
DE knew furious whisper Of Wa
TER. cleaning Ike silver in the
arishf shts. sireaked above his
head with vicious force. passing
a.mthsh n The air and hitting the
eof b. yond with a thuddIng drore
I'm y saA turned On the water
aas ihe tire department, had done
taa' ih,y We're trying 20 drive
elgs i'a .Ae oron The stream III
wa'tr Vas coming from behind the
b asHey whefe he ;rapdoor had
Opened, bur as set 'he water had
r1, 'opcati hin. Above him the
Ns-AiuS steeam lerNed this WY
lri l4i iaey were trying 10 reach
Am ns'h H. Then the water hii
h.w n The side q was the blow
nj ~ driver His breath let
ari BE fe.t csll pain n his side
'alt spread ensa.iing him The
wa'.r was trying 20 push him of
PA. ank he Stripped The edges hard.
iesang iis strength ehhing His
,h.r, ta4Sea ana ~ knew from ,hs
ran lla, throhhod in him iha, he
woia ro, BE able 10 hold IN much
longer Nfa water pounding Al lis
an3v ike this He felt cold frecz-
.nr bis blood tur,ed 10 ice. II
.tned he ra-p.a. his mouth opsn.
,'hen fhe gun DOS, ned i'm his m
g,ES ne tried a grip II again ard
Sound taat he could not The wa
h.m. he lay saspne. spent.
rh m Tia. ssn doNn Auy''
ile ar.uel ms teeth The iry
w4'. c.pt0 Nod agatn AZ h!e body
.ae 4 giant hand 'ha chlil OF II
sa.ssla. he. Ike The circling coils
of u.8nsti,as boa constr.cior.
ll~ isrs achei Ha was behind
N> curtain II ". ,eonirg down at
a.n. .,ecs NJ undsr The impact
~ wrr n sub-zero winds Then
.n ~ cam ~ water yeered from
al. bO.
rhso0 that Gun down. hoy"
lIe h.s4n ~ shake al over. he
Is III the gun comp.ctclv. Wei
s.- Nas a'i why dian fhoy come
u he rrippod the edges ~
tane again digging his fingers
af3 ,he .n0w and ice. us strength
h.lk AMI looked weakly nm
,aia say thrcuen the hish eh.s,-
rs -,sees ~ lirhi TN vasal
4~ s,d .hoo, him now. wbv
ra.v shoot, Whv didn't thev
.s.n fa- bin,g
rhsw ,bai cum down bov,r
Tl.v uan,c1 Inc epn a.. diA
,.t hara 10 was not maid anv
.to Ne 4l not have strength
.n..a .n
r. t.. esn do.n h.cfy
.sn ,ba opn ana shoo, a.
.t4m .ba.t +. smntv slo,iv Ta
.t,..,. 0..l ,o. hts hsna ana .r,,d "a
... , Isl. .nr hn, HE sn.er.
aar. ,na .rn Snmsthing laurhed
+, sm ,,d ana hard be wss
t.t...rr j., h.,rs.ig vhv sidn,,
sa..y nom. snr hima Thnv w.re
.a ~. rriisd bis eve. fool.tng
i.or.re II, he gnn .rben wn,le
s. vts ooli~g ~ i, tho s,,ear -
ere silver s,ru,L i, and wbtrled
on the ank IN, ~ sight
-.rb.re q, ~,
re IN down bov, yon.re
tArsggt,r
n|nt % sim ,hora, 10 nigh,
nave snefbsr run,r
Come j. dn,,n hov,,
~. tss n,,sida ~ II al now lie
was t,o S.ss and cold 10 ;, M ono
M. .d.es M fhe tank any longer
hc simply lay atom The tank his
month and .yes open. listening ia