The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-06-19

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,sn they was t.trying to get
usthiie. ioO..'"
Max did not answer Bigger
look OF indecision and
binder come into the old mans
IS
.r,ll me- Nj. Max. You think
y vas"
Dagger Max pleaded.
-reII me- Mr. Max "
N,s shook bis head and mum
ti
goulesskins ME- TO say things
tosi pant 10 say"
rs.l | want 10 know
You're going % die. Bigger 4"
,hSs voice faded Bigger knew
h he ola man had not wanted
uy that he had said It be-
ua be had pushed him. had
d, Rim say IL They were ST.
for a moment longer. then
gssr whispered
rThafs why I want 10 know ).
reckon iis. cause know I'm
ID, ia die that makes me want
lnoe
,h1s face was ashy Bigger
IA taat he was going toleaye
rss a enlf II silence. they
ss3 at ca.h other Max sighed
Core here Bigger" he said.
h, followed Max 10 the window
saw IN ne distance the tips
ur.d,er bea huildings In the
See al those buildings. Big
Max asked placing an arm
rr higsers shoulders. He
k hafFcd.y as though trying
no.d 4 Substance which was
n and pahle. but which
y, soon cool
iah soc EN- j."
Yc lived IN one Of them once.
gsr They're made out Of steel
stone nu' the steel and
ntoat hold EN- together. You
rT What holds those buildings
Hsset' lou know what keeps
IN their place. keeps them
lambllns down.
'ssr looked az him. bewilder-
~ The belief Of men. II men
pa believing. stopped having
they'd come tumbling down.
H buildings sprang UP out OF
hearts q men. Bigger. Men
Won Men kept hungry. kept
ding and those buildings kept
'ns and unfolding. You once
pc yon wanted 10 do a lot
hlngs Vol that's the feel
N, keeps hose buildings In
places
you mean You talking about
said that night. when I
wanted 10 do a lot OF
llsgers voice came
'hldilke IN IT'S tone OF
Pr wonder.
'~ Whist you felt. what you
|a''a' is what keeps those build
'andirg there When mill
RI y men are desiring and
F'as hose buildings grow and
E'n Bat Bigger. those build
I aren't growing any more. A
4 men are squeezing those
4's' tightly in their hands.
4 Vlslngs can't untold. can't
ne dreams men have. men
YOU The men on
4 inside Of those buildings
ossan to doubt Just as YOU
'aey don't believe any more.
~ DON'T feel it's their world.
'e restless like you. Bigger.
nave nothing There's moth
|'ou'h which they can grow
1 un'ola. They 90 in the streets
4, Dey stand outside OF those
'us' and look and wonder !"
:, what they hate me
Bigger asked.
''' men who own those build
are afraid. They want TO
~ VIA, they own. even n IL
IT, others suffer. In order to
y iney push men down IN
[ au' and tell them that they
'sas's But men. men like
So angry and fight TO re-
4. nose buildings. to live
4. bigger. you killed. That
4, 'ong That was not the
/" 20 IT, It's too late now
L ~ 10 work with. Others
h. 'e tifying to believe and
.0e world live again. But
~. 100 late to believe what
-, !. to understand what you
!, was gazing In the direc-
y. 'ue buildings; but he did
II mem lie was trying 10
r., to the picture MAJ was
Aur.s sryins TO compare that
m. with what he had felt all
|. always a wanted to do soms-
he mumbIed. -
sn..' were silent and Max did
N, A, again until Bigger look
bIrS.aa Mar closed his eyes.
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