The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19

swsu ,hk Eylone refused TO 20
]. the, told him that Mr.. Dali
| had requested his release. II
H. he had got wind OF the kid
kuing and said that he didn't
I'd 10 20 out
tTbs; means he's guilty." said
mem HE doesn't want 10 leave
4 hseause he knows they'll shad-
Ih,m and find out where the girl
|sses He's scared
SgAsi else
fwtl. this Erione says he's got
Eosen people to swear that he
no, come hc.e last night
Birgers body siifiened and he
H. forward slightly.
SThals a l.e" Britten said. This
! mere saw him.
4 ls that right boy?'
Begor heslafed. He suspected a
Ii. But II Jan really had an
\ then be Lad 70 talk: he had
|sleer them away from himself.
PYs..ah
|Weil, samepCdys lying. That
bone fellow Gays that he can
b. il.
prove he'll Rritien said. Hes
i 20, some % his Red friends TO
To- BIN mats all"
Pr whs' 10 bells the good OF
nei Van'ls to leave jail?' ask
| Ole q me men
PIE says Il &c stays in they can't
k>lbly say he's mixed up in this
Crappug bu mess. He said this
BE Nine. he claims they told
b 10 say hcss things in order 10
ltkcn his name and reputation.
sRears lh. Hmily knows where
} gil is and hat this thing Is a
pul 10 ralse a cry against the
|ds
The men gathered around Bigger
'Say boy come on with the dope
" Was that gny really here last
lht'
|Ysssah No vas here all right"
FYcg Nw n?'
FYessah
'Where''
? drove him and Miss Dalton up
y IN TIE tnr We went upstairs
leiaer 10 go the trunk"
'Anl you lett him here?"
'Yessah
Bigeet's heart was pounding. hut
ried % kren his face and voice
der conilol lie did not want 10
M lndu'g ,Ncited over these
Y developments. He was wonder
z Jan could really prove that
had no' been here last night.
Re W., thinking the question
ns onn mind when he heard
none ak
VINO has this Erlone got 10
we he WAS not here last night?"
he says Ae met some friend Of
Vhen he got on the street car
nlghi And he says he went to
larIy after he left Miss Dalton
lso-ihlry
Where VAS the party?"
somewAee on the North Side"
say II "hai he says is true. then
e something hshy here?'
Nav. raid Britten. "I'll bet he
Y % his pals, the ones he plan
al q ,hls with. Sure: why
ldn' they alibi for inn"
20 you really think ne did it?"
hei yes' Britten said. "These
~ % ANYTHING and they stick
'ner sure he's got an alibi.
, shouldn't he have one? He's
enough pals working for i'm.
wanting 10 STAY in jall's notn-
ou' dodge. but he's not 50
M He thinks that his gag'll
ana leave him free OF sus-
on' hut II won't"
ne ia'k stopped abruptly as the
a. mo head Of the stairs open-
reesy'S head came through.
10. gentlemen want some cof-
she asked.
Sufelr
MIA rar"
bring some down In Just q
ny, r,e' she said, closing the door.
Who Is she?r
''s palton's cook and house
ger Briiten said.
~. ~ snow anything about all
Nav"
gam the men turned To Big
lie felt this time he had 10
'o'nelhing more to them. Jan
saying that he was lying and
Iau 10 wipe out doubt in their
w. they would think that he
!. more than he was telling II
AZ mol talk. After all. their at
y !, toward him so far made him
INA, maj they did not consider him
wing mixed up In the kidnap-
!. lie was just another black
SUI Negro TO them. The main
vas 10 keep their minds
~, N another direction. Jams
,s ION or that OF JAMS friends.
, ~ one OF the men asked.
Jug close to him and placing a
no, ,k the edge Of the trunk.
!, ' us Etlone fellow talk to you
iessuh."
Nhatyp ''eneu'
, ' ,nl let me show you fell
II sun he gave the boy to
|, IN stood mp. his face flushed
h, Is He ran his hand
h y. pocket and pulled forth
s,s. .a OF pamphlets that Jan
s"sn Bigger ana Asid than nm