The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-06-26

20 mellow chick and some OF
=, heavy dough the defense
s.rns we're lngeing around. But
:, some fun-some OF that fun
"a missed for five long years.
That night found him seated
souatiy little table In the
A,Dvv chile Inn. All around him
!, ra,tlly-drcssed guys and over
',,s.ed gals. smoking and drink
4, and nurelne. He had wrapped
s,.sli around three double-shots
VA was now feeling as Fly and
univ as a chippy chick on the
me
TIA. parole man wasn't no.
there This was the life--the life
VA slways lived, the one he'd al
r.ys loye. Go straight. Huh, Them
rsnmps on Tho parole board were
Irple. cooped UP in a five by FIVE
ksn. Tor Eve years. TOO, just think
M and ycarnlng and waiting. 1t
H. he'll. a tomb built above the
ksrh. No pleasure. No. No. Aw
bsn. Huh
Hey grille"
| 4 waitress with laughing brown
kyes and shIngled black hair
knhed him q golden smile and
ttnpcd TO his table.
"yoihcr double" sweets" ne
|rderea. downing The drink he
rppcd IA his fist. Pushing the
|rhss slo-slv toward her. he add
h 'sho IS hne-looking chick.
kcn VIA; timeya Off"
Her laughing brown eyes slid
Pin the answer ne had hoped
~ And. 10 his own foggy brain,
Pr look promised everything.
He saf through five scat songs
|Aa had been Tipped and hipped
b husky. dusky blues singer
Pre- more hour the waitress
Frald BE- OF She had sIyly told
Pr % wal, had even slipped him
10 nee doubles.
Ia. The five summers hadn't
Fnned his 1--WE with chicks. He
pa beer tagged as foxey with
|hsm before be left. and here he
HN Just out, with a chick with
% niles on her 20 speak OF. fall
irg Tor him Ike a ton OF bricks.
"a They hadn't tagged him
Sick Tor nothing.
That damn clock on the wall
''ened 70 be rocking back and
,'rh Little sleepy. that's all.
he doa'le she'd slipped him
''ula ilx hat Yeah.
re smiled half OF II trying TO
M BIS face Water weiled IN
Is eyes when he got Il down,
he could see the clock
'''eF--e''lg foriy-hve more min
'e' and that babe was going to
2 HIS
pespl'e the thrill OF anticipa-
100 mat lanced through his body
: ao'ed and dozed and dozed =.
.nov much farther va live
mon"
'aey we're on a dark. rough
,,'ei The houses. lined on each
,u' OF y were rickety. wooden
.'ur'ures. unlightcd and silent.
.s7e was no sound about ex-
~ me click OF her sharp heels
y me stumbling thud OF HIS
Damn babe" he erumbled
''N Ions va lived down here?
o'Npra place for a fine skin
'''a % I've When I get goin'
z Gonna knockya a pad up-
~, Jimmie mother kIss?"
0V stop. daddy. Don't wait.
y We are"
."e' drew up in front Of a
- wooden structure that SQUAT
!. 0e,~een what appeared to no
deserted, tall warehouses
y. was wrapped in complete dark
!. mon IN. Sporty"
s0e tuEsed at his sleeve. led
way around the house IN a
''ow path that ran between
/, ,No structures 70 a flight OF
'se'y steps.
ANN, baby" ne frowned IN
~. ~''nness. This pad amt no.
y, ,.e Dark as hell back here"
~ stumbled at the steps.
Dammit"
= rireled and embraced him.
: 10nt fall Daddy. Take Is easy.
.,... cmon IN. Here's tn door.
:, u J get my key.
~ heard things tumbI,nr
,ano IN her purse. then a FUN
~ ~ around the lock,
, -, pushed open the door and
y into a room as dark ma
N.
:, mon IN. daddy"
= stumbled IN. she shut .he
nm. ''looked II, and turning.
.peo into him.
\, excuse me. Sporty. Walt
|, - "nere You are. I'll find tho
~ u sne passed him. her per-
,e s ooor sent the same thrill Of
sauon racing thru his body.
heard her fcnt.t.~ 49,