No came about t various rumors started in toe. In tonapoulos to    except fet t tention ten.

        So t te reet claimed    extile union t te urk ole store o    te urkis ood. And as    to squabble ivity. One old man from try said t te    tes fat tobacco crop in all try. All t him.

        Antonapoulos! ithe memory of

        nigle smile. Iher.

        It han a year now since his friend had gone away.

        t. Rat ime—as    most of terrible onapoulos aken arouble t f to trol t of times in t , t came baes.

        times t otes—ted during ten years. But someto anotate ter t    talk    it ion a Singer remembered when his friend was gone.

        tes le and transparent t t tle body he was like a blue-and-yell doll.

        ted o dinner and arrao meet    tore ill busy ore. topped table. t smells.

        Antonapoulos seemed pleased to c it into squares.

        he edge

        of rick t o be liked. ed to a vat of syrup boiling on tove and fanned ed o s it     of cold er, plu into tly put it batain.    ongue as t agony.

        so t t o s it he shoulder.

        It er evening, and terlocked doreet Sio stores to sonapoulos carried to tig. making versatioalked    to t and pour out drinks of gin. Carl sat by tonapoulos puso aking solemn little sips. Singer could not ever remember o a stranger before, and    ao time en.

        Midnig ruiive party. Antonapoulos returned from one of rips to t and    on o stare repeatedly at t disgust. Siried to make eager versation to ranee be tent. Carl ed and beimidly. Singer could iguation no longer, so at last onapoulos if omac bad and o sleep. Antonapoulos shook his head.

        ed to Carl and began to make all tures of

        obsity o see. Carl    last teet tairs.

        kner.

        Carl stood airs, limp,    last t away.

        Antonapoulos let    ig, t o t and drunk up all the gin.

        No amount of persuasion could vionapoulos t it le. t up in bed and his round face was dismal and reproachful.

        Large tears trickled sloo t and    be -forted. At last    to sleep, but Singer ime. they never saw Carl again.

        ter time Antonapoulos took t money from telpied spent it all on t maoon Antonapoulos    doairs o get t. t aric refrigerator on tallment plan, and Antonapoulos antly and eve a fe in bed . And time Antonapoulos got drunk and threw a bowl of mai in his face.

        ts during t mont. And times t tten. For as t on s of il    only onapoulos whom he alone could know.

        to    was in .

        tonapoulos le    nig    was wrong or foolishe wise and good.

        onapoulos sitting in a large chair before him. he

        sat tranquil and unmoving. able.

        h was wise and smiling. And his eyes were profound.

        c o ood.

        tonapoulos o o tell t . For somethis year.

        in an alien land. Alone.    uand.

        he was bewildered.

        cheir lips.

        e Negroes    a co be free at last. And freedom is only t to tribute. e    to serve and to so labor and in turn e t    you are te man I ered werrible need of my people.

        You see, Mister Singer? I got time. I got to be a real musi. Maybe I dont kno I y. See, Mister Singer? And to travel in a fn try wheres snow.

        Lets finistle. I    a small one. For s the word like a worm in my brain.

        Yes? No? tle? t and ing. ell be free a o enslave t! But to t dangerous. e    t ideal. But its    t webs for us.

        t one rubbed    e often and    say mus.

        to ogether—always alone.

        And invariably    t th a cordial smile.

        t for Antonapoulos    as it    moer to be o be too long alo ime years ago onapoulos (and eve on a paper and tacked it on t he would give up

        cigarettes, beer, a for one mont days    rest or be still. ed Antonapoulos so muc t store t C to    of tore e soda fountain to drink a Coca-Cola. In traer t ttes and beer a ed.

        At first    uood t all. talked and talked—and as t on talked more and more. o t ood eacera w eache same.

        orment to    rest. tcimes o find t like to look at o t trong. In teer o prevent c ticles puso tips. o imes a day and stuffed to s.

        s of    til trike t of times o s it. t talking aloud to     as toget t t let .

        Siood i before tonapoulos e afternoon was smoky and

        gray. In t treaks of cold yelloer sparroterns against t last came to ligreet ed.

        side of tory. t room, and beapoulos heir meals.

        ted    and s o t t as it—onapoulos and t for uffed sofa and tray, t on the er.

        On late afternoons like t in tc tove.

        Antonapoulos alur only a ragged fringe of gold and blue could be seen inside eache supper.

        Antonapoulos tasted tove tions—five little golden lanterns. As tle lanterns ense, so t    t y. Supper    time and turn on t and drao table.

        Singer looked do t door.    of t toget night.

        t oulos umbled ond     pany came eacouc his fingers.

        treet range he child

        in a group togetiness spread in onapoulos was away;    o remember.

        ts of    ried to t Antonapoulos onige beds and t tig t room    bee clear in iness arted doogetimes.

        It urday    h people.

        Sered before te store. Families stood in line be-fore ticket box of tared at ters on display outside. traffi tomobiles    o    a long time before crossing treet.

        store. ts iful ior pears, brigtle cumquats, and even a fe Ced on a er io imes ore and stood around a long while.

        o tapoulos made t    into tore o avoid eac day    on t iurned a nodding. Once o seupelo    from C to be obliged to meet him.

        Siood before t a group of ers. Business urday nigonapoulos sometimes o e as ten oclock. tomatic pop popper    flakes of snohe

        smell from tore    rampled on the floor.

        Singer passed on doreet. o led. treets rung ric ligood in laug ea Army girl in    tinkled a bell on t Singer    obliged to drop a    into t beside her.

        te, y isements cast an e glohe crowd.

        onapoulos    afternoon. tore aken every pay-day. ograp no toaken a pii in a field on her side.

        Singer reet for about an    last ook out ed tohe house where he lived.

        Pero his room. he hoped so.

        onapoulos a large box of presents for Cmas. Also ed gifts to ears. Kelly. For all of toget a radio and put it on table by tor Copeland did not notice ticed it immediately and raised    kept it turned on all time    tation, and as alked o be sing above tood out on    uand    to t suited    leaning forward in ing

        very fast in emple. So listen all over to    ernoon, and imes w work and    few days w rumpled here was a look in her face he had never seen before.

        One niger Cmas all four of to visit    time. this had never happened before.

        Singer moved about ts and did    in teo make s fortable. But something was wrong.

        Doctor Copeland    sit do in o thers.

        t    ope front. Mick Kelly listeo t on then being narrow and fixed.

        Singer    no toget. ed an outburst of some kind. In a vague o be thing.

        But in train. ogether.

        Jake Blount stood beside Doctor Copeland. I know your face.

        e run into eaceps outside.’

        Doctor Copeland moved ongue precisely as t    a ed, iff body seemed to sepped batil    outside the room.

        Biff Brannon smoked te posedly. turo Mid

        ing on h your business now?’

        business? Mick asked suspiciously.

        Just th.’

        O.K., I re, she said.

        Eager as tation.

        s and smiled.

        Jake rubbed    off trying to make versation or Copeland and sat do is t used to e t bloody warnings?’

        Mostly from testament I been    t for a long time.’

        Eaco te. ts seemed to verge in o ter hub.

        t in ter got doo ten degrees Fa.

        It een degrees ts t si year.’

        this m, Mick said.

        ce didnt take in enoug o meet the payroll, Jake said.

        to be ing for to go. to leave at time. Doctor Cope-land    first and tely. ood alone in t uand tuatioet it o e to Antonapoulos t nig t Antonapoulos could not read did not prevent Singer from ing to    o make out t as t by o imagi peraken, t peronapoulos only kept ters a secret from everyone. Also, it ossible

        t be a deaf-mute at tters and to    of several justifications for ters, for    a great o e to ten, ters    trips from t to al money order. But tters e to Antonapoulos accumulated in s until roy them.

        and     a e ters at tore. Also, o deliver a certain pie, ao finis no tion of delay. t . tops    tarlit sky. As    of o begin ter, but ore before t sentence ore c lights.

        tore. A clotain separated    of t it e room. Besides ory    clocks. Singer rolled up top of s felt case tter o ore urned up triped cuffs of    so t t get in his way.

        For a long time    ter of tter. ite, trated strokes rating look of ter to onapoulos.

        Midnig tter a. o e. o sters e of silver.

        My Only Friend:I see from aziy meets t a vention in Ma. t. I imagi. Remember o attend one of tions but     of course I could never go    you. tates and the

        . to be a special service at one of test e t I imagine all t. My ill so long t it is difficult to remember    is. And s being like you, my Friend.

        I stood before our    noree in front? t back so as not to interfere elepree died. tten and trunk. Also, t    tore (to stroke and foe somet was very sad.

        Singer    for a long ense,    tinuing tter. tood up and ligte. tale odor—tobacco.    on    and muffler and began ing again ermination.

        You remember told you about aco tell you about t o put t sure.

        t t it ure t mean t t t but t t does not let t.

        to my room and talk to me until I do not uand     being    like t o sing or sleeping or    is whey are always so busy.）

        tacimes he

        speaks eac times    I ot folloimes , and t time    and smelling bad and in to    I    .    toget I do not kno is. A me e you someto believe. s of ill talk and     it is true.

        I rent my room from to dress in s trousers like a boy but no a young lady. I like o e and see me. Sime no I    it is s s music.

        tion but t a good al fo to or and    talk like a black man at all. Ot o uand because tongues do not move enougens me sometimes.    and brigo a party and I .    oery books.    drink or eat meat or attend the movies.
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