Blasp you. You and all

        your crecer me. God c c. Like ells me t.

        God    you.’

        ook Simms doo a er store for Coca-Colas a-butter crackers. Simms began to work on him again.

        for the show Simms ran along behind him.

        e to tonig seven oclock. Jesus    for you.’

        t days of April railed across town.

        ternoon until midnigoug an uone of trouble.

        One nig by til e girl figicket boot, but still truggled to get at eacook sides and te girl    in her hand.

        seen you, t t oo.’

        h, you blaigger!’

        Loory tag. I done paid my money and I ghy ride.

        e man, you make icket.’

        Blaigger slut!’

        Jake looked from oo the crowd pressed close.

        there were mumbled opinions on every side.

        I seen Lurie drop icket and I ce lady pick it up. t truth, a colored boy said.

        "No nigger going to put e girl while------？

        "You quit t puso    back even if your skin do be we.’

        Rougo t!

        ;Move on—break it up. Every damnone of you. t ts t made t sullenly aurned back to two girls.

        t is, said t I one of ty ts till Friday nig ticket so ride.Jake settled trouble quickly.    ted ticket and issued anoto t of t evening t Jake moved alertly troubled and uneasy.

        In addition to    to operate take tickets and to ma t Patterson.

        t most of ime playing cards railer. he skin of his neck hung in yellow, pulpy folds.

        During t fe midnig    to Patterson and akings of times Patterson did not notice il railer for several minutes; aring at tupor. trailer terson omaceg it from somets very thhly.

        Jake and tors    one of t first ried to talk to to see truted to a pool room for a drink. But t er tio caused trouble. It    tterson. epped out of trailer ty. t.

        wo oper-

        Iatetened.

        If te s a Red.’

        ickles me. I dont pay ruts around. I never seen suc. all is he, you re?’

        Around five foot But    to tell everybody so muca be in jail. ts whe Red Bolshivik.’

        tickles me. I t look at    laughing.’

        act biggity h me.’

        Jake co o rus and front t a certain shrinking held him back. For several days he fumed in silence.

        t after urned a er    in front of them.

        I    so    Saturday nig least I re I am. But ood bereet ligepped back from ed. You pasty-faced, sted, ricket-ridden little rats! I could read gy necks—oo eac or no, I could lay you on to scrape you up h shovels.’

        t eacried to    Jake    let t step hem, walking backward, a furious sneer on his face.

        All I got to say is ture I suggest you e to me    my ,    last is not ake a leak    kno together.’

        Afterreated tempt.

        Be ernoon    tely damaged and o ime to fix it. Alo e joke.t . to drink again. As soon as , for teen less o sob and bite o    beia Jake felt tension. Of all t to    Singer. Only oet t-knoo see. It rying to fig or a stink in tared morosely out of unted, smoked-blaed tree at t out neoes from a fetid stream t ran t of tohe room.

        td greased    seemed t tg alone for many     m.    of t t street.    of all the people around him.

        Sleeping. t-kno;trutards dont knohing.

        You dont kno k aled furiously o stuck t of the windows.

        You dumb dumb dumb dumb bastards. You dumb dumb dumb dumb------’

        S t dumber h you.’

        ty bottle on ttle you t a time.’

        ts right, honey, a whore called.

        ted and sless. An er umbled into Singers room. o sleep.

        On an April m c ty yards from t    t a crazy a on    covered . tassel like t t tared gloomily do time. ter t the mue.

        At t fights and quarrels.

        Sometimes to t truggling togeting rage. Jake .

        Bey of t liger,    something sullen and dangerous.

        ted eps stantly. to e ake a stand in to preacalked of t.    t ober ,ｗ . he

        out certain drunks and scream at tement made er so t , gurgling sound. Once    up and numents could make    of a Gideon Bible, and told o pray on    and to te t was offered him.

        to carry cs, also. e brief sentences.

        ried to    a passerby op and ponder over t a man    a man e s pamps and distributed treets.

        If it    been for Singer, Jake koimes toget more often t tly in Singers room. If o talk Sientive. If    morosely te uood    surprised. It seemed to    only Singer could help him now.

        tairs    Singers door y.    alone for more t steps on tairs.

        I    you. here you been?*

        Singer smiled.     it aely ook    and leaned over telpiece to e a note.

        you mean? Jake asked e ten.    off?’

        Siook back te and e a feional sentences.

        dont surprise me.’

        in lessness of t montense and uneasy. huh! he said again.

        Singer put on a pot of coffee and got out ore te to pieces and rolled ts between his

        sing palms.

        But somet ter a while.

        You kno?’

        Singer nodded uainly.

        I    to see tory. ake me around there?’

        Singer deliberated. te on a pad of paper, tonight.’

        Jake o o lessly around thing.’

        J AKE and Singer ed on t portly and pressed    tood s of color on tle of gin toget and dark. Jake c s softly tia opehem.

        I certainly trust you not been ing long. So many folks been ing t us t it o untaclemens just let me take you s—Faty sick.’

        Jake tiptoed he bare, narrow hall.

        At tcopped s t. A fire burned in tove and tigain Negro smell. tove    in t.

        "tlemens e to inquire about Fatia said. I to see you but I better go on in first and prepare him.’

        Jake fiiced impression from t s door. ts not it, o talk her.’

        tanding. Singer motioo to be seated again. t doto lounged against

        t in a er    legs umpy thighs.

        Good evening, Jake said awkwardly. Your name Copeland?’

        t umps of o the wall. My name illie.’

        you ia. this here is Mr.

        Si you . And te gentleman is Mr. Blount and he a very close friend of Mr.

        Si kindly e to inquireabout us in our trouble. Suro Jake and motioo too. Named Buddy. And tove is ther. Named Mr.

        Marss. I t a good idea to uand wh you.’

        turo illie again. I just    you to tell me about it so I    get it straight in my mind.’

        t is, illie said. I feel like my feets is still ing. I got terrible misery dooes. Yet t in my feets is do a o uand. My feets    me so bad all time and I dont know wo me.

        than a hundred m-miles from here.’

        I mean about    all happened, Jake said.

        Uneasily illie looked up at er. I dont remember—very good.’

        Course you remember, old us over and over.’

        ell------ timid and sullen. *Us on ter say someto te man taken a stick to ries to run off. And I follo so quick I dont remember good just    aken us back to the camp and------’

        I kno, Jake said. But give me tell me the guards.’

        Listen e man. It seem to me like you meaning to get me into trouble.’

        trouble! Jake said rudely. " in t do you think youre in now?’

        Less us quiet doia said nervously. "t is, Mr. Blount. t illie off at time    t on    to—I believe you uand urally illie urally us means tobe careful—cause t t t enougrouble as is.’

        o the guards?’

        te men    old me.’

        And where are your friends now?’

        " friends?’

        ?wo boys.’

        t my friends, illie said. Us all ’

        how you mean?’

        Portia pulled    tretc like rubber. "t illie means. You see, during t so bad to quarrel. illie dont ever    to see any of t o already. ter------’

        "Buster got a reet today.’

        ter dont    o    to round up all toget know.’

        t aint a good idea. And besides us    tumps        tor never given to me. I sure do wishey are.’

        Jake looked around h dazed, gin-clouded eyes.

        Everytra in the

        kitc voices eed on but, as to dim its strengt of t came from bet stove. t uneasy and alone. Sio visit Portias fated o e back so t t doween Marss.

        ias fator Copeland is in t room, sir, said Roberts.

        Is or?’

        "Yes, sir. or.’

        teps outside and te a tall boy dressed    and gilded sered t seventeen.

        you all brought me?’

        ely to Jake and placed on table t jars of    beside te covered e napkin.

        t from ty, highboy said.

        And Lancys mot some peach puffs.’

        or, Miss Portia? Lancy asked.

        ?y sick t    a bad sign rong. Portia turo Jake. Dont you t a bad sign, Mr. Blount?’

        Jake stared at    know.’

        Lancy glanced sullenly at Jake and pulled dogroor my familys regards.’

        Us certainly do appreciate tia said. "Fat ts to give you. ait just one minute    and rio return to your Motainly a kindly to do.’

        Marso to speak to riped trousers and a m coat ton and said: Pardon me, sir—but unavoidably ion rouble ably    course to take.’

        You one of ives or the preacher in his church?’

        ?No, I am a p. And Jos on your left is employed in tal department of t.’

        A postmaed Jos.

        itook a yelloer extensively.

        And    doubt as members of try of America o do our part toending amicable relationships.’

        e    ts.

        And it beo strive    endaionsablister dition .’

        Jake turned from oo t seem to follo io get out. A film seemed to tled over    all the faces around him were blurred.

        Across tening. t of . I so y t out tune. I certainly o taste some of t boogie-o o drink is t t knowed ws are now and could drink a glass of gin ever nig mind so much.’

        Dont fret, o ia said.

        Mr. Blount, o take a peach puff and a glass of wine?’

        t would be good.’

        Quickly Portia laid a clotable a doe and a fork. Sumblerful of t make yourself fortable    mind I going to serve thers.’

        t jars o mouto illie ias lipstid dreo set ter. Jake finis as brandy.

        illie started a loune on ia snapped he room.

        Jake turo Marsias fator?’

        "Yes, sir. Yes, indeed. A skilled doctor.s tter h him?’

        t eacher.

        , said Jos.

        kind of an act?’

        A bad one. A deplorable one.’

        Marshall Nicolls folded and unfolded his silk handkerchief.

        As ant not to impair tions but to promote tly possible. e members of t strive in all o uplift our citizens. tor in yonder rived in every    sometimes it o me like    reized fully enougais of t races and tuation.’

        Impatiently Jake gulped do swallows of his wine.

        C sake, man, speak out plain, because I t uand a thing you say.’

        Marss exc look.

        Across till sat playing music. , puckered caterpillars. rong.

        tumps of ime to tia clapped out thm.

        Jake stood up, and on     aggered and tively around

        no one seemed to iced. ia thickly.

        topped. , I t you knoing at table o t co s ime fo. You looked straig    you kno.’

        Maybe I    someturo illie and said angrily to    to tell you o ask you to do anything.

        All I ed—all I ed o testify    t ory and afterhing.

        Maybe it------’

        t et o say. trange faces and too to breataggered across to it.    smelling of medie. turning another doorknob.
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