The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-06-12

I bigger had woven round him
| n brocdiDes lie was glad
&, Max had come. but he was
|epildsred-
gr are YOU feelingg
s., an answer Bigger siGhed
|sauly
Ysu get my wire'" Max asked,
lusr on the cot
Bigger nodded
I'm scrfy SON"
rs,re vas silence. Max was at
L. .de The man who had lured
N IN quest toward a dim
T., VAS there Well why didn't
vssk NOW. Here was his
|srsa hls los' chance He lifted
!, eyes shyly 70 Max's; Max
Il okirs az him Bigger looked
i What he wanted % say was
r.er in him when he was
|ns; and though he imputed to
h. the feelings he wanted 10
|,s1 he could no; talk Of them
YAK until ae had gotten MaN's
|l"rce. Then fear that he would
hA able 70 talk about this
|rum.ns fevr made him PAN
II he siNsgled for self-con-
he did rot want 10 lose
], diving Impulse " was all
A'd Ani To the next second
Ni that Il was all foolish.
plsss vain He stopped trying.
+, ii The yery moment he stop
Ne heard himself talking
b Hshf throat IN tense. in
fhr'sdv vh .pers he was trust
& 70 sound ~ bis voice rather
N ne ssrse n his words 10
srg hls meaning
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'f . hGmc Tor what's happen
& % ne I I'm " YOU did all
n ,'ull Under the pressure
I, ieeling ~ fuil,iy his voice
-'a ~ Af'er p short silence
2 Nared r just r-r-reckon !
.hii y conInc lie stood up,
~ now wanting 10 talk. His
y moved hat no words came.
Is here ANYTHING 7 can do for
D. nrecr'' Max asked softly.
Bsg'r looked at Maxs grey
rs Hos could he get into that
~ a sense ~ what he wanted?
be could My tell him. Be-
e he was aware o. what he
= doing be ran TO the door
]. 'hlehea me cold steel bars
~ hands
~
Yes Blgeers
Slowly bigger turned and
ne back q The cot He stood
'pre Wax again about to speak.
rleh hand raised. Then he
doTa md bowed his head.
What IS V bigger, Ia there
''oinr you want me to do on
outside Any message you
ir' 70 send
Nav he breaihed.
What's On your mIndw
J don't know"
~ Could not talk. Max reach
over and placed a hand on
shoulder and Bigger could
7 'y i's ouch that Max did
Know had no suspicion OF
~ 10 wanted. Of what he was
l'r 70 say Max was upon an
y Planet far Of IN space.
= mere any WAY 10 break down
vail ~ isolaticn- Distracted
n' gazed about the cell, try
. remember where he had
20 words that would help him.
'fa'a recall none. He had
"a outside o. the lives 81 men.
y modes Of communication.
p symbols and images. had
. oenled him Yet Max had
~ him the faith that al bot
e' men lived as he lived
zen as he fel' And OF all
men he had met, surely Max
y what he was trying 70 say.
wax LEI; him. Had Max.
wing that he was 10 die.
~ MIN from his thoughts and
's' assigned him 10 the
~ Was no already number
among The dead? His Iips
'',ea and his eyes grew misty.
y NaN had left him. Max was
friend Anger welled In
, Jaw that sunshine for the
"me IN many days: and as
'.~ It, the entire cell. with
'our close walls. became
s'nsly real. He glanced down
himself; the SHAFT OF yellow
" u'ross his chest with as
weight as a beam forged
ao With a conyulsive gasp.
0snt forward and shut his
was not q white noun
'0onins over him now; Gus
:. @0' Visiting The Merry-oo-
~ hroko Down" as he came
Docs poolroom to make him
a ava rob Blum's; he was not
rs,, over Mary's bed with
blur lowering near:
49,, Nv adversary ala not make
~. 4 Sapped strength and
49,, I.'' !, Slapped strength and
ana lifted his head sad