The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-07


l, orsl. cupplng the city like
hOu palm covered with silk.
|. wind blew. hard. icy. with
,sasing. Il seemed to him
I, Ne had already frozen. that
-, could be broken of him,
one chips bits from a cake OF
In order to know that he
n had the gun in his hand he
4 10 look at it. for his hand
lorger had any feeling.
men he was stiff with fear.
kw we're pounding feet right
NV him. They were on the top
N now. Ought he to run to the
\ 10 bis left? But he had seen
one search that roof; II he
No might come face TO face
IN someone coming up out OF
I,,her trapdoor. He looked
ma thinking that maybe some
vas creeping upon him; but
|r was nobody. The sound OF
\ came louder. He put his ear
Ne naked ice and listened.
b; they we're walking about In
h hallway; there were several
item directly under him. near
!. rapdoor He looked again to
\ ruci on his left. wanting to
rtot and hide. but was afraid.
he they coming up? He lis
he'd but there were so many
kkss he could not make out the
ras He did not want them TO
ErrIse him. Whatever happened,
waited to 90 down looking in
he faces ot those who would
n hin. Finally. under the ter
t.-scng Of the siren. the voices
Hrs 80 close that he could hear
wts clearly.
God but I'm tired"
Tn cold"
Z believe we're Just wasting
rs'
Sr Jerry, You going to the
N bis tlme?"
Tuh; I'll 20"
'TA't niger might be IN New
rE BY now
Say did you see that brown
b IN there
The one that didn't have much
H.
Tah"
Boy, she was a peach. wasn't
~
Yeah; ! wonder what on earth
niger wants TO kill a white
|'ran for when he has such
m'looking women in his own
pc
Boy II she'd let me stay here
| rive up this goddamn hunt"
Zone on Give a lift. You'd
r hold this ladder. 1t seems
knty."
OK"
Hurry up. Here comes the cap
IN
Sseer was all set. Then he was
Get He chung 10 a chimney
ny stood a foot from the trap
m Ought he TO stay flat or
aia up He stood up. pushing
s'nH the chimney. trying TO
we with Il. He held the gun
waited Was the man coming
ne looked TO the roof to his
y was still empty. But II
!" 70 II he might meet some
ne heard footsteps in the
I've OF the loft. Yes: the
was coming. He waited for
uapdoor to open. He held the
uEhtly; he wondered II he
holding II too tightly. 30
my that II would go of before
'sn'ed Il TO. His fingers were
9'd mat he could not tell how
% pressure he was putting be-
ue trigger. Then, like a
uns star streaking across a
SKY. the fearful thought
F" him that maybe his fin
we're frozen so stiff that he
! NOT pull the trigger. Quick
/" 'elt his right hand with his
out even thai did not tell
any'hine. His right hand was
"Ia that all he felt was one
Piece Of flesh touching an
y He had 10 trust himself;
vas all.
~ uapdoor opened. slightly at
uen wide. He watched II,
Mouth open, staring through
'luf OF tears which the cold
nad whipped into his eyes,
uOor came all tho way open,
as on his view for a mo-
men II fell back softly up
1e snow. He saw the bare
VI a white man--the back
J. nead-framed IN the mar
Openlng. stenciled against the
glare OF the restless bars
sat Then the head turned
" and Bigger saw the side
IN .nl'e face. He watched the
~ moving like a figure on the
N closeup motion. come
n y The hole and stand with
y, .es TO him. flashiight In
Tue idea took hold swiftly