Out i again    turned a deep, angry purple. In tagnant air torm smell.

        trees along to steal into tmosp trange gree. All    Jake paused for a moment to sniff tcase under o run toreet. But    quiough.

        tallic cras.

        An avalancer blinded he New

        York Cafe    and so er.

        Brannon puser. Nouition you er t you    just too late. il it . And a suitcase?’

        It looks like a suitcase, Jake said. And it feels like a suitcase.

        So if you believe in tuality of suitcases I re t.’

        You oug to stand around like tairs and t iron.’

        Jake sat at one of tables aed     to rest    my wind again.’

        But your lips are turning blue. You look all knocked up.’

        Im all rig I    is some supper.’

        Supper    be ready for iently.

        Any old leftovers    put te. You dont even o boto    them.’

        tiness io look able. It    at table for t time. And    t     out on a limb. And no o o get out of it by art again. At t of it panic came in ired.    t    on t beside him.

        to .’

        doe of c, he

        steam and closed s in it?’

        Lemon rind rubbed on a lump of sugar and boiling er s a good drink.’

        how much do I owe you?’

        I dont kno out before you leave.’

        Jake took a deep draugoddy and     to pay you—and if I did I probably    anyway.’

        ell,    a bill and asked you to pay up?’

        No, Jake said. You been very reasonable. And si it youre a rig guy—from tive, t is.’

        Brannon sat across from    table. Somet-s smootriped blue s was very fresers.

        At last    in a ating ernoon paper just before you came. It seems you    of trouble at your place today.ts rig did it say?’

        "ait. Ill get it. Brannocer and leaned against tition of t says on t page t at ted so and so, turbaally injured ed by kaken for treatment to ty al. te, of tral Mill City, Various ilson, Negro, and so forte: "A number of arrests    is alleged t turbaion, as papers of a subversive nature    te of disturbas are expected sly." Brannon clicked eetoget-up of ts s h only one r.’

        "t, all rig;Caused by labitation." ts remarkable.’

        Anyunate.’

        Jake o    y plate.

        do you mean to do now?*

        tm leaving. Im getting out of ernoon.’

        Brannon polis;ell, of course its not necessary—but it migarting out time of day.’

        I just father.’

        I do not t beo make a . At v time ake my advi tive and of course I think your opinions are radical.

        But at time I like to knoter.

        Any to see you straig. So tle down?’

        Jake puse irritably away from    know wired.’

        Brannon s back to ter.

        ired enoug rum and t felt good to be sitting safe in a booto    eaten a good meal. If ed to ake a nap—a s one. Already    s it    out of here.

        his rain keep on?’

        Brannons voies. You t tell— a tropical cloudburst. Mig ttle a in for t.’

        Jake laid id ttle of dishes. Gradually his hands relaxed.

        table.

        to errible dream was in mare. I looked over

        on to equal it.’

        till    terror t al o tell me I mare. I remember just    een times before.’

        ime o get traig cro t tern about terrible brig and sloarvation. t eo leave it And in t knohe burden he had carried in his arms so long.

        ? Brannon asked. as tood up and    to ter. y and sy. t ain faucet and    a pocket b aly bed ache.

        t to be asleep to uand w was sucmare.’

        ted to five-ty. t stopped.

        Jake picked up case and    to t door. So long. Ill send you a postcard maybe.’

        ait, Brannon said. You t go nos still raining a little.’

        Just dripping off t out of town before dark.’

        But o keep going for a week?’

        I dont need money. I been broke before. Brannon had an

        envelope ready and in it y-dollar bills. Jake looked at t t. God kno t fet. Good luck. A me hear from you. Adios. Good-bye.’

        t tcil racks. Oed ted privies and lines of torn, sms    to dry. For t one sig or space or liness. Even tself seemed filt a vegetable roempted, but only a feless, smutty fig trees. Little younguns sark    of ty was so cruel and    Jake snarled and cs.

        ourned off on a highway.

        Cars passed oo    no oo take    maybe a truck opbefore long. te afternoon sun    again.    made team rise from t pavement. Jake eadily.

        As soon as to or    onslaugo begin anotime. to tly to t. But    go too far a line of ake form.

        Evening    good ? t ion so kno. All t came of it rap—tore, to sleep, and back at tain. t of ter Singer used to ed to seven. And s getting off. henever

        time told o stay.

        Because sand longer on    and    t blue. Dark s urned on. Automobile reet and t t    to go     o te some ice cream s feel O.K. And smoke and be by tle while.

        t part of t to t boot    got so tired. tto o be Keep on your toes and smile. Once s of tore so froime to get ural again. Even ired. Sook off t t. At first ss and Pans, but noo e Jewelry.

        Good evening, Mick, Mister Brannon said. tom of a glass of er    it on table.

        I    me a ce sundae and a nickel glass of draw beer.’

        toget doed tle fi le supper h me?’

        No, t is ty cold.’

        Mick raked     Mister Singer    so    oolhs.

        S t    until t day    t t in to play t of to t s. And t nigaker    rouge and lipsti o make ural. But    look natural.    s stay in t ter and rung till. So e o table. Only at first o bed at nig sleep. But now s like so, also.
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