The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-15

1t IN a grip of fear and hate. Yol
Amt going 10 turn away from me
nov. Not now. Goddamn you"
She said nothing. lie took OF his
cap ant coat and threw Them on
the bed.
"rhey're wet Bigger
so WHAT
Il amt doing this she said.
Like hell you amt"
You cant make me-"
"fou done helped me to steal
enough from III" folks YOU worked
for 70 put You in Jail already"
she did not answer: he turned
from her and got a chair and pull-
"d II up To the dresser. lie IN.
. wrapped The package and hailed
the paper into a knot and threw T.
INTO corner OF The room. lnstinc
lively. BESSIE stopped TO pick il up
( Blgger laughed and she siraighten-
ed suddenly. Yes Bessie was blind
II" was about 10 write kidnaa
note ana She was worried about
the cleanliness OF hcr room
What's tho maticr?.' she asked.
Nothing"
lie was smiling grimly he took
ont The pencil; it was not sharpen
cd
Gimme knife
ANT You got one?"
Hell nav. Get mo a knife,'
what DO you want With your
knife?'
lie stared az her. remembering
that she knew that he had had a
Knife. An image OF blood cleaning
on the metal blade in the glare o.
the furnace came before his eyes
ana fear roso in him hotly.
You want ne 10 Slap you?p
She went behind curtain. He
SAL looking at The paper and pen
81.
bigger, please | don't want to
do it,"
Got any liquor.'
Yeah !.
Get you shot and set on that
bed and keep quiet
She stood undecided. thcn 20,
the bottle from under pillow and
/ drank. She lay on the bed. on her
stomach. her face turned 50 that
che could see him lie watched hei
through the looking glass OF the
dresser He sharpened the pencil
and spread out piece Of paper.
lie was about 10 write when he
remembered that he did not have
his gloves on. Goddamn
Gimme my gloves
"IIunhg'
Get my gloves out OF the inside
OF my coat pocket"
She swayed 10 her feet and rot
he gloves and stood hack of his
chair. holding them Imply in , hei
hands.
Give 'cm here"
bigger"
Give mo tho gloves and get back
on thar bed will you?"
lie snatched them from hcr and
gay. her shove and turned back
10 The a esscr.
bigger
ain'i asking you but once
more 10 shut up he said. pushing
'he knife out OF tho way so he
could write.
lie pui on the gloves ana took
M me pencil in q trembling han 1
and held It poised over The papor.
H. should Disguise his handwrlt-
INK. tie changed the pencil from
his rieht hand to his left hand. "A,
would no, write ii he would print
70 10 swallowed With dry throat
Now what would DO tho hest kind
&c note? He thought. ! want YOU
7 20 rui Ten thousand Nav fha
/ would MOI do Not ~ II wound
+ hr heiier 10 say we. We got vou~
, daughter. he printed slowly IN his
( round l'lierS. Tha, was better. He
ought 10 say eomeihing 10 let Mr..
Dalton ihlnk that Mary was sill
alive "" wrote. She r. safe. Now.
/ tell him not 20 go To the police
No saw something about Mary
ffsi' lie bent and wrote She
wants 20 conc home Now. tell hir,
not 10 20 10 the police Don't 60
10 The police II YOU want your
daughter back safe. Nav. that amt
good. His scaln tingled with ex-
element. y seemed that he conln
/ feel each strand Of hair upon HE
/ head He read the line over and
/ crossed ont safe" and wroi,
/ alive For a moment he was
frozen. still. There was In his
stomach a slow cold. vast rising
movement as though he held with.
IN the embrace or his bowels the
swing ~ nlaneis throuph snacp
! ~" was riddy lIc caught hold Of
himself focused his attention 10
s write again. Now about the money
How much Yes make n te1
thousand Get fen thousand IN 81
and $40 bills and put IN a shoe hox
That's good lie had reao that
somewhere and tomorrow night
ride your car up and down Mich
inau avenue from a5fh street 10
10th street That wonld make n
hard for ANYBODY 10 tell inst whera
Bessle would be hiding. lie wrote.
blink your headlshis some. When
Won see lieht IN window blink
three times throw the box IN 'ha
snow aud drive on DO what this
letter SAYS Now he would sign ~
But how " should be sighed IN
some wav that would throw them
off the trail. oh. ves' Sign u
Red" lie printed. Red Then. 'o~
some reason. he thought thst was
not enough Nh. yes He would
make ore NJ those eirns. like the
ones he had seen IN The Communists
namphei.. He wondered how thev
we've made. There was \ hsmrer
and a round hind ~ knife. lie drew