Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-14
Bigger Hired Still
Worried About Girl
try but two years before /
started working here

Try put TWO years Defore
started working here
"Oh,' said Bigger, looking at
her.
I'm Irish, you know she said
MY folks in the old country feel
about England like the colored
folks feel about this country. So
know something about colored peo-
pie. Oh, these are fine people,
fine as silk. Even the girl. Did
you meet her YETI"
ssYessuf71."
Tonight"
@Yessurn.' -
Peggy turned and looked at him
sharply. "She's sweet thing, she
IS" she said. 1--WE known her
since she was two years old. To
me she's still a baby and will al
ways be one. But she's kind OF
wild she is. Always in hot water.
Keeps her folks worried to death,
she does. She runs around with a
wild and crazy bunch Of reds F"
"Reds!" Bigger exclaimed.
ayes. But she doesn't mean
nothing by it," Peggy said. Like
her mother and father, she feels
sorry for people and she thinks the
reds'll do something for 'em. The
lord only knows where she got
Ter wild ways. but she's got 'em.
re you STAY around here, you'll get
% know her. But don't pay no at
'ention to her red friends. They
lust keep up a lot Of fuss"
Bigger wanted to ask her to tell
him more about the girl, but
'houglt that he had better not do
that now.
IF you're THROUGH. TIL show you
ne furnace and the car. and where
vour room isl she said and turned
the fire low under the pots on the
stove "Yessum.''
Ta rose oaS followed bar ont
rs sne Kitchen. down narrow
s4s;rvvsv at ffe end Of which
svae ff,a basement. II u,as dark:
Ripca~ heard sharn "iick and
The f'~N4 ra.,n on. "This svav
wnaS did var say vnuT
rar~a Sros7'' "1ieoev. manu.
"wha47n sEiooer.o re snne1f ff,e
-oerN % coai and ashes and heard
Gro roarfrc. Te saw red he'd Of
er,S,o~s slowing in the furnace.
'STf1is IS the furnace" she said
eVere,ITr."
s'Tverv morning vou'll find the
-erhage here. Won h,'rn IT and Dit
.he h,,c,-et on the durb-waiter. .
ssvoer',ry,.''
seves. never have To rise a
shovel sn~ cns'. rs a self-feed-
ev FINK, caa1"
PeT~v syIIa6 lever and
fha~o r,wa InvS -sttIn nc fine
Iu,vrs 30 coal e1sS'uo dawn a
snstaS chsse. Hiooar ssHnDed
end eevv. fE,rawoT, me c~nefrs nj
fha s11~nsca. the coat sures1'ug
ont san-wise over the red bed
~ IRE.
"Tl,at'e fire" he rnumbled in ad-
--;--*i@-.
"ArS Wv, So,'t have N wo-~v
oloo,,t wafer. either. " fills itself y
Rio1er 1iT,eS that. Il was easy: IT
would 10 FIN. almost
"Your biggest trouble viii be
4ak{ng out the ashes and sweeping
| And keen track Of how the coal
runs. when it's low tell me or Mr.
| Da1ton ar1d wen order some more.
'rYeecl,m. 7 can handle it."
sNow. TO get 10 vour room al
vo,, have to do is to 90 I'm these
hac1r stairs. Come on" He followed
,,n a stretch Of stairs. She openec
. door and switched on light an6
Picoer saw lsrge room whose
walls wera covered with pictures
OF oirIs' faces and prize fighters.
"Thfs was Green's room. He wa
oIwave one for pictures But ht
lren+ things peat and nice. IT.
,,Ientv WARM here. Oh. yes: befor'
T forget. Here are the KEYS to thf
~non, and tf1e garage and the car
Now. ri show yo,1 the garage voi
| have to OFT In IL from the outside.
He fnlInwed her down the. step
and outside into the driveway. l
| vac rrIich warmer.
CLOCKS like snow Peggy said
"-vece1,rf1D
s@Trss ss the esraoe" che said.
unIorkiuo and nvsNfn~ omen
Sonv S-,h'"h. IS 1T swT'no in,
! rosTa JI~S.fs cnrae on ss'toDssf-
icaIIv. "Yeu always b~fuo the
! car ont and wait at the side
door for the folks Let's see.
Won saw you're driving Miss
psIton tonieht?" s'Yessum."
well. she leaves at eight-thirtS
so you're free until then. You cal
look over your room, If YOU wan
to" "Yessurn. I reckon I will"
Bigger went behind Percy dow
he stairs and back into the base
lnent. She went to the kitchen an
he went to his room. He stooa
the middle of the floor, looking {
the walls. There were pictures
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