ter tising    room dressed in a    s and a tie. Noto do at    in a couple of clocks. t     go out to look for ot every minute o be busy around took do or not. ia and scrubbed tairs.    a traption ciful alp blocks for Ralped a little needle-tc o    pains.

        Mick still folloer Singer. But s    to. It    er     to er Brannons s into t a nickel for a sack of peanuts.

        t nigayed on te side of treet from    a block beopped, sopped also—and     sometimes to    sried o keep busy at home.

        S noo be fooling    up     on in ter y dollars at a movie bank nig    s

        like a boys. S dan took o see it Baby began to yell and cut up during one of t    of to wo make oo. Gee ed Baby. op up e ells ran away from ed and very    o New Orleans.

        Because of Etta, Mick still slept in t sofa cramped    so make up sleep in study    sc Bill s hem.

        A fello room.

        Bill o irely by    like a little ty and breat.

        S-time again. But not t summer o t a different o? Oo be ned. Did    maybe some niger and broken glass and smasure? So t t move or breatiff. In t t somebody walking —somebody else awake besides er Singer？

        S about et    e t     seemed like a very long time    to together.

        During tside room. But at nig enough.

        Sed somebody. Sried to keep Gee a sure is fun to stay aalk in talk aher.’

        he made a sleepy answer.

        See tars out to realize t every single one of ttle stars is a pla as large as th.’

        *?’

        t do. t s sce.’

        I dont believe in it’

        Sried to egg o an argument so t    mad and stay a alk and dido pay attention. After a    it look like a pilgrim forefath a gun in his hand?’

        It sure does. ts exactly s like. And see over t t bottle look like a funny man    on?’

        ?Na dont look a bit like oo me.’

        Sook a drink from a glass of er on t if you    to.    tle fists up to , even way because he was falling asleep.

        ait, Gee! s;th an M. Guess who I am.’

        Gee sigired. Are you harpo Marx?’

        No, Fm not even in the movies.’

        I dont know.’

        Sure you do. My name begins ter M and I live in

        Italy. You ougo guess this.’

        Gee turned over on    answer.

        My name begins    sometimes Im called a    f name beginning aly. You    guess. It and dark and Gee ed    did not aed in close to     little naked s wh decimals.

        as Mister Singer aly up and do on table?    a terrible afraidness like this one? No.

        in ttime. Yet at time and.

        If only sell    t ter.

        S of o tell er Singer—I kno any older ter Singer, I dont kno—Mister Singer. Mister Singer. She said his name over and over.

        Ster tter even t    love. It    like anyt in her life before.

        In togetalk.

        Sometimes sed very muco be close to Gee. aller and le ears. ed so t rained look.    teet t like eeth had    .

        been. Often    of feeling out teetongue.

        Listen here, Gee, she said. Do you love me?’

        Sure. I love you O.K.’

        It    week of school.

        Gee tle fingers squeezed tig breaking t. hen he was finished she held him

        by to . A w.’

        Lemme go. Sure I love you. Aint you my sister?’

        I kno suppose I    your sister. ould you love me then?’

        Gee backed ay pullover ser. s er retc they hung loose and made his hands look very small.

        If you    my sister t not kno love you.’

        ?But if you did kno your sister.’

        *But    prove it.’

        ?ell, just take it franted and pretend.’

        I re I ill say you t prove-------’

        Prove! You got t ove and trick.

        Everytrick or its got to be proved. I t stand you, Gee Kelly. I e you.’

        O.K. t like you her.’

        hing.

        * you    uer leave my things alone.

        If I ever cauge box Id bust your    tomp on your brains.’

        Gee came out from uy little paress    ces to take oo little and too tough.

        t any sense in loving    than she did.

        Sd s—some eet. Finally so e doe songs. Alo Mister Singers radio and    the programs she had heard.

        ? ails Mick? Portia asked.    kind of cat is it got ongue? S say a ing to be a regular lady these days.’

        It ing—but e- is. During t musiessed ed. Sometimes se Juant t it g.

        t nig on t ready ao toget    e ta,    on ters. Bill eps    o a girl need up and doe. ts on t beginning to be turned on, and far away a man was calling someone.

        teps and sers. In t, soft e as s tta o    today.’

        kind of a job? asked t firls?’

        Just firl. A clerk do oolo get married    week.’

        "te store------ Mick said.

        You ied?’

        tion took    beent a sack reen dy s t    and tense. Sed t fears.

        tte doo t    Mick to take on too mucy at     . h, anyway.’

        I agree    would be a

        mistake for Mick to o    t .’

        Bill put Ralp on teps. Nobody ougo il teen.

        Mick sional—if .’

        Even if o home for a while.’

        For a minute sry to er o taking t took ttitude touc excited. talking about    scared feeling t o ig.

        About ? she asked.

        ten dollars.’

        ten dollars a week?’

        Sure,    en a month?’

        Portia dont make but about t much.’

        Oh, colored people------ hazel said.

        Mick rubbed top of    ts a w of money. A good deal.’

        Its not to be gri, Bill said. "ts w I make.’

        Micks tongue    enougo talk. ten dollars a    fifteen fried callments on a radio. S about a piano, but s mention t aloud.It ide us over, t at time I rat ta------’

        ait! S    and reckless. I    to take t doen to little Mick, Bill said.

        teetcid took    doers. Nos not ruso anytake ime and t. e    get along

        some o increase my cy per t soon as------’

        I fot, mas bonus every year.’

        Mick fro;But I    be     to ion and to school. Sure, hazel said quickly.

        "But tomorroake t it’

        It    ig to laugalk. trick fee cid a y ts to go doo tore for Coca-Colas to be drunk after supper. tronger in tia called.

        ted at table. Mick e and s eat. cea over table.

        ter sed on t porcer Sio e e o see ement of to toma-t store and s    to    o somet be just for t for a long time, as long as she could see ahead.

        Oo t o do    again. t hings were.

        Sood in tigo ters. A long time passed and Mister Siill did not e. At eleven oclock s out to see if s suddenly s frighe dark and ran bae.

        thed and dressed very careful.

        ta loaned o id plucked    least sixteen years old whey were finished.

        It oo late to back do a year. And ta and Bill and t s o go. But s do it. S lose face like t. S up to see Mister Sien—I believe I got t do you ts a good idea? Do you ts O.K. to drop out of scs good?’

        At first    uand. ood s. t ted to tell eac old before. to say no muc ell —and if ter about it. Sed ted.

        You ts good?’

        Mister Singer sidered. then he nodded yes.

        S took o a little offid talked er tes e and a little modeling clay set fee. On Juo start ore. tt e CULLERS_l ime o go to Antonapoulos again.

        tao points far out of topped for long    certain stations during t. Singer oernoon and travel all t and until t day. As usual, o .    to t blocked, and s issue paper—and in

        addition t of fruits done up in cellope of late-sraure Singer ed    of left-oose liver and took it out to t. On acked ted tating t    for several days on business. During all tions    leisurely s of color on his cheekbones. his face was very solemn.

        t last ture    ood on tform, burdened cases and gifts, and    roll in on tation tracks.    in ted    part s y and rice t some ret bridal pair lay scattered on to ravelers and leaned ba .    For a o and Biff Brannon. t of t    smot of t and ture of t eato a bitter tirade against t one. urn, t it ed o san    knoand in t. And t tgers reets and buttonurk at too make he shape of which Singer had never imagined before.

        A certain mill foreman and an old black reet and an urced soldiers for a wrain

        rocked ion. o rest on    w.

        oten. Outside ty    midsummer tryside. ted in strong, bronze-colored rays over tton. tobacco, ts rous jungle    ures and tens of miles of ed, o train cut ts rees stretcall into tos of trees o ters, tered moss trailed from tropical er flo again into the indigo-blue sky.

        Singer sat solemn and timid, urned fully tohe window.

        t sal c almost blinded y of se, ted ;. s onapoulos. t stifled    breatly open mouth.

        Antonapoulos o see s and ts. By noo go on an excursion to tero tel    visit. Sien maers to Antonapoulos, but    posted to ts of his friend.

        t been    span of time. Be tonapoulos ogetimes    of Antonapoulos , sometimes icism, freed of will.    nighe face of his friend was

        alernally united.

        trees in tand te full moon, and lorees, ted rural d intervals mild summer ligtly until at last t ed in the glass before him.

        Caggered up and doer. An old man in overalls o time from a Coca-Cola bottle. Betle carefully tle girl on t bed icky red lollipop. Srays of supper were broughe dining-car.

        Singer did .    a desultory at of all t    on around    last ttled do,    they could.

        Singer did not sleep.    traio see into t. ty. Sometimes tc or tern from t train urned from its souto.

        t    oo pinco breat.    t ty glass of t of t journey.

        train e, and t summer m was well under way whey arrived.

        Singer    immediately to tel, a very good el o Antonapoulos on t ed a luxurious breakfast—broiled bluefisoast,

        and    black coffee. After breakfast ed before tri in    noon o dress.    fres seersucker suit At tal ing    uesday ah of July.

        At t Antonapoulos first in t at tely t    t o taken time before. ion already ten on one of t    t a boy, ure fad a lank mop of ood quietly,    resting on his heels.

        t ten and ts of color drained from antly.    te a long time, sideten t Antonapoulos was dead.

        On to tel    to crus    ook to o tted palm tree t maced a nickel but o pull t t    to-do. rated ears rolled doamped once ly s on t. Nor ed on c immediately. o ically to make it close again. For in addition to ticles    otle of ink, a roll of toilet paper, and a o the

        railation to put ody. train did not leave until nine in ty afternoon before him.

        toreets intersected to form tores rified look; tlessly along t felt so s o do so. to relieve trangled feeling    a drink in one of tores.

        rifles at te store. o one side like a siimals.

        ternoon    ended o Singer. reet. t and t raise    as o disturbed opped i. Listlessly raced eps and stood before tes inside and talking ogetless. ts and brigies. Ea brothem.

        Singer    inside. For a moment rouble taking . ting.    out like pistons as tioned him.

        old o o tell about onapoulos. t knoh his hands dangling loose.

        ill ined to one side and less and cold t tes in ts looked at er a w him

        out of tion. And    t suggest t hem.

        Alt os for    missed rain. It    clear to    tation tes before train pulled out, and barely ime t . t empty. tled e of strah finicky care.

        t size, large as s and in full-blo top of t iny bouquets. Singer put a berry ile flavor of decay. e until e aste and te and placed it on t midnig.    pulled over ion upor of    twelve or o shey arrived.

        Singer left ation floor. to ted tless turn of    out again t For a s. But ted brilliance of t, oppressed uro er restiray and t out a pistol from    and put a bullet in .
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