The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-01

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across the walls.
Where did you take her, then ."
Britten asked.
ITO the Loop, sub"
Whereabouts in the Loop?
ITO Lake St.. sub"
do you remember the NUMBER"
Sixteen, think. sub"
Sixteen Lake ST."
"Yessuh."
That's the Labor Defender Of
fice." Mr.. Dalton said, turning to
Britten. This JAMS a Red"
How long was she in there 2"
Britten asked.
About half-hour. l reckin, sub"
Then what happened?'
We'll, l waited in the car :"
"she stayed there till you brought
her homer"
"Nawsuh."
"She came out :"
They came out -"
This man Jan was with her,
them"
"Yassuh. He was with her.
Seems TO me she went in there TO
get him. She didn't say anything:
she just went in and stayed
while and then came out with him"
Then you drove 'em ."
He drove" Bigger said.
Weren't you driving?"
"Yessuh. But he wanted 10 drive
and she told me TO let him"
There was another silence. They
wanted him to draw the picture and
he would draw II like he wanted
II. He was trembling with excite
ment. In the past had they not al
ways drawn the picture for him?
He could tell them anything he
wanted and. what could they do
about 1t? 1t was his word against
JAMS and Jan was a Red.
You waited somewhere for 'em?"
Britten said: the tone OF curt hos
tility had suddenly left his voice.
"Nawsuh. was in the car "a. =
"And where did they go?"
He wanted to tell of how they
had made him sit between them:
but he thought that he would tell
that later on, when he was telling
how Jan and Mary had made him
feel.
We'll. Mr.. Jan asked me where
was a good place TO eat. The only
one / know about where white
folks. he said white folks" very
slowly. SO that they would know
that he was conscious OF what was
meant. late on the South Side was
Ernie's Kitchen Shack"
"You took them there?"
"Mr. Jan drove the car, subj"
How long did they stay there?"
well, we must'ye stayed -"
Weren't you waiting in the carp
"Nawsuh. You see. Mister, l did
what they told me. l was only
working for 'em -"
"Oh," Britten said. II suppose
he made you eat with 'im?"
II didn't want TO, mister. swear
l didn't. He kept worrying me till
l went in"
Britten walked away from the
trunk. running the fingers OF his
left hand nervously through his
hair. Again he turned TO Bigger.
"They got drunk, hunh?"
"Yessuh. They was drinking"
what did Jan say to you?"
HE talked about the Commu-
nists ."
How much did they drink"
at seemed like lot to me, sub.
"Then you drove 'em homer"
IL drove EN- through the park.
sub"
"Then you brought 'em home"
"Yessuh. That was nearly two. "
"How drunk was Miss Dalton."
"Well. she couldn't hardly stand
up. sub. when we got home. he
had TO lift her up the steps," Big
ger said with lowered eyes.
That's all right. boy. You can
talk to us about IT," Britten said.
Just how drunk was she?'
"She passed out" Bigger said.
Bigger looked at Dalton.
"She could not have left this
house by herself?" Britten said.
"If Mrs. Dalton's right, then she
could not have left"
Britten stared at Bigger and
Bigger felt that some deeper ques-
tion was on Britten's mind.
what else happened?"
He would shoot now; he would
let them have some OF II.
"well. I told you Miss Dalton told
me to take the trunk. l said that
cause she told me not to tell about
me taking her 10 the Loop. II was
Mr.. Jan who told me 10 take the
trunk down and not put the car
awky."
"He told you not 10 put tho car
away and 10 take the trunk"
"Yessuh. That's rlRht,"
"whv didn't you tell Ne this be-
fore. BlgserY asked Mr.. Dalton.
"She told me moi 10. euh.'<
"How was this On selingw Brit.
ten asked.
HE was drunk" said Bigger,
feeling that now wac the time 20
drag Jan in definitely. "Mr. Jan
was the one who told me TO take
the trunk down and leave ths car
In the snow. I told you Miss Dali
ton told me that, hut he told me-. ]
would've been giving the Ehole
thIng away ~ had told about Mr.
Jan"
Brltten walked toward the fur.
mace and back again; the furr are
droned a. before. bigger hoped no
one would try 10 look Into II now
his throat grew dry. Then he
started nervously AZ Brltten whlri-
I'd and pointed his Anger into hIs
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