The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-10-02

io hold him for ransom Then
he mus'a decided HAT that wetent
wise c'usc he SAYS 10 This White
boy 10. You alni Kidnapped" he
SAYS wv amt got no time for
that IVES honrry righi now. SO
buddy gimme your money
The white box handed out o.
his coat pockets amongst other
things q ladts pretty white head
ed baE that he'd hccn sent after.
Ny partner held 4 MP poegone."
he said uy gal could 60 for
this She likes purity things
stand up and lemme see what
else YOU GOT
The vhi'e guy roi up and The
other fellow went through his
pockets lie took out wallet
and gold watch and a cigarette
tighter and he roi swell KEY
ring sad some other little things
colared folks never use
Thank YOU said the other
euy when he 20, through friskin'
the white boy y guess I'll eat
icmorrow' And smoke risht now"
he said opening M The white
ho,s cigarette case Have one
and he passed them swell Tags
around 70 me and the white boy.
ico what Kind is these he
wanted 10 know
"DcnsonS HEDGES said The
whifp hoy kinder scared like
canse the other fellow MAS max.
in' an awful face over The cigar
cite
Well. l don't like 'cm The
other fellow said, frownin' up
"Whv don't YOU smoke decent
cicareucs Who're do Won get Of
anyheW2r he said to the white
hoy siandin' there IN The coal bin
Where do sou sei of comm IN
here 20 Harlem WIKI these kind
o. cicareflcs Don't You know no
celorcd folks smoke these KIND O.
tiearettes And whairc You dom
hrinein loi 81 purty fioh women
MP here wearin white fur caatsg
Don't Won know it's niorep We
colored folks can do 10 get a
black fur coat. let alone q white
one? I'm askin you a question.
the other fellow said sfrhe poor
white follow looked like he was
g ma cry "Donr you know ne
colorcd fellow went on. that
hecn walkin w and down LenoN
avenue for three on four months
irwin 10 find some way o. earn
n,uey 10 got my shoes halt
snlcde Here. looh az EN- tie h"ld
an mo palms o his fcei ior the
White hoy 10 see There were sure
biz holes en- his shoes l-ooka
here he said 20 that white boy
.And sill YOU ect the nerve 10
como M here 20 Harlem all dress
I'd m in . tuxedo suit viii stiff
slirt on sud diamonds shnin OUT
a. the front n il and SILK mui-
fler on and p big heavy ovcrcoat
Gimme that ovcrcoat the other
fellow said
He grabbed the white guy ana
took or his overcoat
I'VE cant use thar John Barry
more outfit YOU got on he SAID.
talking about The INK But We
might he able 20 make earrings
for our lanes ont o. them studs
Take EN- OF" he said TO the white
Md
An This time ! was lust stand
IN, there wasn't doin' nothin'
The other fellow had taken All
the stuff SO far. and had MS
arms full
~vearin' diamonds M here IN
Harlem. and me starvin me
other fellow said.
I'm sorry. said the white Tel
low
~sorryY said the other guy
whats your name"
rFdward Peedee McGill' III
said the white fellow.
what thirdw said the coloreo
follow where's the other two
IVY father and grandfather
said the white boy TN me
third ~
81 had father and erandia'n'
sr TOO said the other fellow
.hut I alnt no third Amt never
been another one like me. I'm
. new model" lie laughed ou'
loud.
when he laughed. the white boy
looked real scared lie looked
ike ne wanted TO holler lie sat
down in the coal again. The front
~ his shirt was all black where
he'd took the diamonds ont The
wind came through q broken pane