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kir*, Joio P. (-rrie) '.,trob*
114 Parker 4treet,
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The apartment was swat to the last is the briok building* 0010 of a aarlas
of duplex units while aateidad up the hill like a huge set prattlers*** Aar.
blasts, &limed *timely togpther but oa cowls' lere104 1 seas the bell and, while
welting, looted bast over atallar groups of buildings spread out is the hallow
and up the far hill. This was the Warsrowil HanalmgDevolopasat, a goveraseat.
elummelearesee projeet of tooati-taro buildiaga seartomoted oa the same ammber
of acres. They are severely plain in their square simplicity sad are separated
by vide +masses of laves awl broad streets. There are but fee trees aad little
shrubbery, sad the buildings rise with bare aleureaces rrom the gramma, asthough
they h&d suddenlyammbroomed into growth sad bad sot yet gathered about them
those elements of greenery indleatiag a decision to stay. Yet, viewed with u
vislonnry eye, th potential beauty of the develspmeat is erldeat. lien the
tram* beema larger, the shrubbery more luxurious, the buildings will appear
mere settled esd the area fill *souse an air of more stability and share.
Mrs. 3roala opened the door and I explaised the mature of my sell, apologising
for iaterferiag with her early warming housekeeplag. qe ea* most grasioue.
40.ti that's all right. ',YOU ease an is. I boveast done ENNA eleanin this morale
enywer..„ jest dole' my curtains. You ease an 116 The house is a mess."
mad indeed the living room *as. -bile gettlag settled sad speaking of
creperalities I louted uremia. ,A1 but the most rabble pieces of furniture
seemed to bare rushed aeay from the walls, oollided is the middle of the roe
and boomed halfway but, soaking to a halt at tin mast iallONNitat aad in-
artistie eagle*. Ti. ebastie state of Wags we attribsted largely to two
shildrem she were wrestling am the flew. Vie left slue of the room eas
doelmted by a stairway leadiag up to the 505014 floor. The malls were of
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rough.finisked white plaster and bore only three Platered, on. of 4 dea
bayingtaletally over the body of &Rotas, falls& La the 111009, bid two other
small aloes of so identical seen* shoeing reepostlee summer sae *later um.
elapse. There ea* ales studio eosin Is the far *eras', ea* of Its pillows
askew, the ether two on the floes serving as temporary wrestling mats for the
ehildren. There ware two matehing *hairs sad ths emeenkla sae severed with
a rust-oelered rep whisk appeared to be quite sea.
Jost roeuevered the 4prelf*, said ars. Aroma, that is, me mad
a friend.* floor nodal redie steed just to the right of tha deer. Oa tap
of it ass a verb* globe, ulth lark bins somas and dull gray eontinents,
noaated ea a sleek bass. *Yes, it is aloe, isn't it/ Bill tint's mg
hatband sea it eau peadhboard. The *leek part sacks all right toe,
but I never uind it 'sans. It tisk& so loud.. New don't think Bill throws
moll annoy ausy on things liks that, 'mesa ba don't; but ever mese is a hallo
he'll take a *mass on some foal tals& ..;bea I Utak about tbea peopls ahe
win all that money on tbe oriosp ash* like I sae la the news reel
Norivothe trailed ar spesulatively, giViname as abases to raise ny
4,71,4 from ga matemvad and really study here izs ass at a pretty emu'
and I sae easing her probably at her worst, bat mimosas very pleasant and
had a warm smile, I realisea that If she but had more time wad =mei to
devote to personal grooming she scald present a passably fair appeasaass.
New, however, she merely slumped that's in a *hair, somewhat *ars from her
morning setivities. Rex red -gold hair, really or rim, tentaresmas straight
*asset for the ends whisk bald the trimly remise of a aarreeimeave perasasat,
and stragglud saeembed about her foas. liar features were irregular, the rase
quite bread, yet sith high shook bones and oval **Moors which tapered to an
almost painted *Lisa. peonliar tailless of the eyelids produaad the illusion
of a slant *bitch made her appear just a bit oriental despite her Mardis
bloadness. The fullaese of her lips sAested a voluptuousness whit& *as
further implied by the plumpteme of her body. In she laughed, which She
often did through embarrassment rather tbun or, she isetinotively covered
her mouth Rita her band, u pathetie gesture evAch unfailingly attracted one's
uttehtion to tLe broken tooth se sus tryisg to hide.
Ale vibe wearing a *heap yelloa cotton print, much toe tight pad badly
torn. The neck und sleeves more trimmed aith names lees, so frayed as to
appear cobwebby.
A 'hit* cotton slip hung several bamboo balsa her dress
ild she WAS continually pulling hoth gement* down is an effort to cover us
:Met as poesible of her bar. legs. Eer feet *ere thrust into shapeless blue
slippers, the upper parts of 'Li. iztd torn away from the sole., revealing
her stubby toes.
The cillarea bad kept up a eonstant dia. for eons tine they had bees
tr'iiv valiantly to moat one another's brblOS out vita faded sesealees.
Are had been sent slithering across the floor and they Imre no, engeWw in
a lesperuite tug of Aar alth remnant of n old sheet serving as a rope.
Their nOther had made several isoffeetual attompts to quiet them, but they
igmor i her completely and taeir continue -1 yells and squalls node any serious
attempt toear6 iaterviseing extra:m.14 iifficult. TAA heihs m3, I decided to
discuss the cLildren, t:Atey were the only poseible subjeet under the eireum-
stances. Tue result itel0 magical. ;-,es soothes their Mame Rere aehtiaead tikes
declared e truce. They set there gasping and sniffling and regarded me with
graut swoon eyes. The little boy eahleVed an added note of preoccupied
solemuM by the simple process of picking his nose, just ,:=43 an old seholar
seems more orefoundly involved in his studies *hen unoonsciously scretching
his head. "They both been sick', hrs. irons Ites saying. "They vomited all
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ell aver the tees* this saran& Idoet know what sae the matter with °sm."
Then she aided naively, "Unless it ens thee rotten apples Iesve 'sm.
"That's Casale, said Ure. Brows initiating the little girl. he's
two years old." Cecilia took this as her eus to *limb upea her mother's lap,
whereupon Mrs. Broom redoubled her efforts to keep bar &girls doss. "Med that's
:ohm. Mete fame.* John sae no loss prompt toast, enables up *Mall the
assumes* of aseetaline supwrieritysed sitting Newel, sPea his sister* tree
ebieb pert& he eel -dossed emery intentiom of santinuing his oaks *Ivey of as,
But it ems not to be. Castile emitted an inmeitate shrill amd pistolsg shriek
or displeasure, and the two engaged is a violent strudel* for suprencer.
WA. Brown was seemingly uaeonearmed at the struggle tahlag pleas usher lap.
True, she attempted to ealn the ehildrea„ but her ecemande more alms% epologetis„
as though sko feared to offend then. her only slalom *as to free herself or
Iohn's legs, whisk he had looked about her meek. Thus anehorsd he bed eeleg
is lavellear-flishion Lows his mother's bosom sae, with wildlr fieilleel erre,
ens pummeling his sister who had masseid to sit upon his tees. Deakins a flying
flat or foot. Mrs. Brown wont on talking, eseetilY tbeeellie
'They fight all the tine. Jest all the time.' Mir voles rose to a **steamed
falsetto on the last word and she held it, sot is enseperatiaertet as teem"
she had MR60 a singularly *easing discovery. "I dos" bellow* all Millers& do
this way buttlado. NO0 Theresa's jest as different. 4he's asquirt. Jemetimes
tell Bill AIWA like an old lady. skies sin years old and goes to the perinatal
school. I wish you eould see her.
'Moop Ps not a Gathoile, but Bill is. Italia dentist, bet we don't kb,*
no trouble &bout that. Ae vas married bye priest, you know. A Cathelle
won't marry unless a priest does it. Bill's very devout. a. hoes married
seven years and ha's never missed church yet. he gives sonethia" ewer 4undays
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maybe pm, eseani.diee or fifty ow** but ho alleys ents somethin' in.
It doet goad like a but tosaty-tiro eemlio is to on oast a momdred
dollars *mold be to some risk peoPle4 Theresa newer misses ehmreh nolOtort.
.ihe goes ewer Beatty. Yea kedges mho pats a yens, la the boa ewer day et
**bast aat they Sir* bar dIald store bbes that wood of °ea toe. I Sgy
to get the others to Snaday &shoal as often as I easy bet I *set slmays
make it. I bad to sign* paper When I married Dill saying it that's see omp
ehildren they'd ho nisei Dathelit.
*Absolatsly met. I deet man% as mare 'badges. I love *small right,
bat se jest eset afford as mars of tem. I bele married owes prArs asd bad
thres salaries sad never had a mold. Demo all mf aortae and swerthlag. I
think I done my share. And eo had abald onsugh %bee so it is.
*Tee. se married here. I essi born is Cobb Oeantt, but till um* trait
Dakota Dakota. Hes bees la Atlanta --a. Oh, I doet knee suastlY
he' may years eight or nine I poss. Be went through high mamma is
Ishots and that took one oolveessmaisaeo mores la lam. Asd that bleed
taught him low 4041 jest taught him from. And Us* Ito awl %Mamma sem%
into pietist*. That *se bore is 44],emne jam' beers I=iris* bulk as
ease to Atlanta bosoms Georgia in tho easiest eta*, is tbe Deism to at
to. nen sell taw pnalstioed shoot nigatenanoatke. Didn't maks mash messy.
4orked mostly tor slows. Lionetimea lbw paid his la ehiskemel tbat na*
ell they bed. Thea he vest to *ark oa wholesale Lane tom knew, doma
timee at the Pft4400 bosses. His job was traskle. Bed go all seer Georgia.
No, newer oat of the blots. It ess bard os his. Ned have to go wet is tbs
*later time and hood have to sleep La tho eoeds *Loss *side this read semstines•
It'd be so 4014 hood hove to hese blankets around to keep off this wind, eknoo.
After trot". oh no, I forgot to tell yea. It didet emtetly fall Wm.+
6.
You see, dill ut Sae =nay, and bin and partner a:,.s mania' the
bd.:lieges. ell one night when edi,a6et 110110 here I don't mean Llano in
ti rJ plea*, iyut here in -tlante the ann stoit t I,- truck ,na -11 the DiOne;
hat rca off. It ,as the neediest triek I ever heard of.
ell ft,r tho t L, got hisseelf jest Li aoolesale stand dean there, no
truekin' or notaini. e bottled serghan syrup: I hayed ie. u4 one funny
thing could you believe it? in the *inter tine that ole house *e lived
got eo col. the eirlip eouldn't run. Jest Couldn't run at ail froze stir:
kInd fr,d to heat it Iver the stove to it it pour. as it did. Nee, he
didn't 4ke e.raf rueay. Jest an1e 'ivint, if ,ou eoud Gall it tur,t. anil
t%es Le got a jab SO int correspondence eo.reen, eiraus. WI I forget 'bat
tz;e1 company fte,a, or somett.in' like ttAt. &ut ttrt, situ in 1930, you
know, f:no nobo.-y laid any snOasy for CALA kind o t Jae; then. the ooma7
13eed the office tie tried to get on the e1 Le got some !dad of a job
it, I don't koo, just ehi,t. no, but it only pild eight ,iollt,rn a *wok. aut
*e eared two dolliirs it eV
in
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weia,i. out% ,..nOs 1104 *e dig it, but ,4e did.
on tit.* mei then i:1141 ta.4 to .45WVo -nor a Li tlei 4 ails
as rAsed to fifteeLz 1.olL,re a week. 1;41 then Lt Ot on ttic Proicet•
Le seventy-five dollars a '7 ;Olitti there sweet in' like Vitt. -nd
then after sorkin" there all dLy, he'd do bac-4 to thq library at aLif,h wwrk
for three ;;re tours.
ooid in nineteen doLUr onth for %tat. ord,
se thought ke otos setti: ;vett/ tor:41, after all oted Been tOrough. ke 1 the
peOple tip ”t t!,e liztiry took a interest in in 11-12, they got in a nu time
Job mitts° ninety dollars a ontat. Iat's the *a,- _eoplfb are it 31/1.
alsos os.nt to •Itilp ,g,ot a nice personslity, lots more ;3o trAt:.' I
Intl'''. ells ea I say, he -4eat to *0 k full time for thein, hut pretty soon the
the oily started wattle salaries. They kept onttia" and settle and rinal0
he wasa'S genie" but slaty -flee dollars. Theo be •ene I. work fen bas oil
0010,4117• roe, that's *here hes fortlie mow the Pamanomat Cil GosPlutr.
jos of the libearlass got bla trot job tee.
*sell, I saa*t may smelly hoe mush bombes *muse he *ark* ass sew-
almeloa, rime, Tea tight say bets a tansvalllao oalsoma. AM he bus to pay
hie out exegeses hotels, noels, gee. and oil, and the upkeep On the ear.
No, be has to fermis* his out ear. Be*s mot a brand em s *38 lard. Ito gig
have a bread sew *11 reed, but be 'reeked it. It easet his fault. its !Waived
payie for It out or the laeunumseamasy, y*knew, sad suet was lift over oe pet
on tbe nee ea,. No, It &last sere yet, were SIU Payin* for it. It use sane
bed. ,A104 &least pal* up for the *3, sae and goad at boat free noe. It eas so
hopera. c dwelt like to be la debt, sod this somethis* like that has to go
an4 happen.. Ea *said tell you more about all this than I would, but ha DALT
gets la toga for the veekeate. flu sells to the farmers mid these little Mlle*
stations along the roads. Yes, mad heals* sells grease and oil to the foraltors
oompsogsa for abate eastiloory and stuff. The scanty boys grease from ala too.
for Smolt treeless.
°Jut lot ao eee you sat as about oast mesh to made, didn't yowl 4.11,
so I say, it's different air sal*. Hs never knees 'that it's gamma be till he
gets his pay. But he gives ne alaetese dollars regales ever seek aad theft he gives
as fifteen dollars *alas error mouth. I above as have to *UMW' tuat niaetesa
dollars. I tell yam I do. The 0441431111 *Ploys aimed mai shoes, jest one pair
after saothor. iss sir. It takes it all. Cur reat's thirty -tow flftpailvo a
swath. 44,11, it looludos 114Am' and +later and asst. ?bat la, it's suppeoe4
but I have to paj dellar.iani.a-balr extne as the lights ever mosik. They askY
it's sehotalas about as sole nor* kilmeatte Lien sere allowed to, I don't
know essatlY Imat•
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"My nether livee here with es toe. lab, 'orbs ins laundry. ....ees a sorter
sorts the sloths.. ease,. ,he Wares pays four dollars a seek. It sounds like
lot whoa I asee it all separate that -.y, bat it ain't aesh when I some to
spend it. me jest make out, I'd say. 44, don't have nothia* aloe, but ee beve
ghat things we have to have. I jest do the beet I sea. I tell you, I've learned
to otTotsh Poutt• if oairbect7 lib a* 020.017 I try to hold it does to a
dollar a day, but I sin's always. *ca*re sleep, ramie set of lard at sugar or
essettle that ain't separate satin* toed. as may not have good feed, but we
acre lots of it as they say. I do try to give the suildrea a eell..balosesil diet
lets of vegetables, I (met get eels all the LIU they seed though.*
All duriag the intervies the children, bask on the flew, had seseteatly
laterrupted withal:468a mAlusea, I neat egg.* It hid beam es plea fro'
the little girl but it efts quiskly take* up by Us boy sad 0•11114114011 into a
oomand. At first they had made Lair domed* in alternate turn, but they
hpsd no* evolved a sort of epee out of it eheregrthayskanted in melees, easb
trying to outehout the other. The bey in pastieuler see ashieviab twee alleetsm—
ular regal offsets, not unlike variations on a theme. First be would start um
on the *Asams4 and silos his voles dem skilfully, but is uadialaishiag volume,
to* to. note on the 4see. ThAu he 'meld rowers, the muses, starting with
lee "WNW and rising "its the shrill shriek of a sires to a high *see.
lis sister, sever lesseeing her era efforts, regarded his 4. to freak adniratioa.
"esama' disedssed the eltustioa with as esesolonal and Indulgent "Nee, ace,
7olue or "440 nice, Cesilia.* Net mill Jobs, flashy spurred to dompirstAt
settee, spoked her on the legs several floes with* determlaed fist did she
bestir herself.
I asked if ite might go along to the kitehee with her and thereby see more
of the apertures!. s *sat into tbe dieing rota. The furniture sea imemesselve,
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bet Way slew, Athos?* ass miser Nis a large white MMus gibing* whisk
reflosied ths Dualist% streaming ta the tee wisdom asd brisktosed the entire
roam glib its glare. Is the eppeolte owner sae a sodas malaise. 110604 umbi
it4. said ,rs. 4Npmg. °Mal bought it sod vested me to leers to sow. but Oss
top swirwlJs. I jaet awarly go to geese 01440 1 sit fiO*1141110 try to 0411 1110amitialls.
lon't even se. up ha. is sly dresses; Jeet let 'em ripamtil ...4 .he
alaaed to ubjt-itb t shrug of her shoulders, leaviag es to ferry the
laforp000 cat tar to ge liked. thought to reeled her of tho eau& and antis
sowers abecl made. 'Oh sell*, she sate, "%hat 148 big .tuff and it 414a4 make
me nervous. I en do big tblaga lib* that
The *Alison had preceded us into the kitehea and, pips fisilag that
the desired eggs sere in the online, had ceased to plague as. Throek the
doorway I could wee Jobs amusing himeelf by attempting to squirt water,
thumb...step fashion !rola the sink fausert, ewer his sister. fine her almost
hysterias). leughter I Judged that bemuses of sOSIO perwassimmmar this Star
pleased her act at all. Mrs. arms sat an ens wormer of the Orep-lsat break:east
table sad vent an talking. 41 tell sirssbooly I mode one things tb06491, but
really didn't. l'ette a tailored suit I get. I gets saes suit from a
!"Tieni of 3illos he Jost gave it to as sad me sad a fries' of *lad and.
as salt out of it. be really did Rost of the seek, but loss so proud of it.
I Jest feel like 'Mrs. 2.stoebilt* *hos I wear it.
Her rase brightened almost pathetleally and I realised he. big an event
this sew made -ever garment as Is her llfs. For a mamma she femme the
pereosifisatioe of all the loser eemoale assess, leading ahem* dostiales
Sad Wed Pitifully grateful for small CAI's*. tibe bad seen stbJect smart,
and would probably see other sootily Doable's' tines, bat I felt that she
would never admit defeat, weld aluays manage to fight her lay bask up to a
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measure of sesurity. Ats ova es, hoover, tins for sue Wools
vievalloinso. Nee ma subject tear to ovary vamoose *mart, she talked as
rapidly, her Iroise altoruotoly maddealag site Jetta tote* of undershaniablo
self-pily aad slain omthuslastleally ea more hopeul themes.
doet baldly or go soshozo. Its aot beams, I don't vaat to. but
jest sever have *WAIN to bear. You nay net hollow* it. but I toast go
out but two *lams a wok. On again' afterorias I go to the she. vith
dad as modal, sight so aad a friend go to the beeliag slur. .40 goes play
none, as *ad here se jest al% aad mica NA. It don't oast metals'. I lib,
to dame, but Bill don't. That's allays boot a bow at *Dotson** bootees*
us. Mut moo if he did I souldet agone, bemuse like I mid I *ever had
nothint to lair* ni then I Ole t got a say tros tho shildares. No, sy istakuir
jest won't he *on6 he likes right, but joist us soma as she's
left oleos vita as oho gets awful aervous. No nutter If I jest go ammo
the street she starts tollia' up tad I hoe* to eons bask. .Aa's 01th the
ehildren like I sa about eosin' jest goo& all to please.
"If so sould love some Amboy I *told get to gala' out woo. Su% of ain't
*aide a Wag noe. iut as &oast ego nettle aelther, eseept as the ear lift
to1d you. OUT raid tiros* all plid fOIN I got a perteet horror abash oda(
money. I jest saa't eland to eve somebody somethle. That's the may it sas
about the doctor. I'd twee oilla* to the dottier but I jest stopped. 44, alga**
heve the money to spar* end I told 11111 I'd jest an well be dead as to be
storvia' to death, aad lite I said I smog% spasm his nossia*, if smog
ow trestle ass I go the Hefty ellais. rem, all three et the eollorot were
bars at Nerdy. Toot's sus thing I eertaloly do believe la.*
he sat for a fee ideates *Ma for away aedliativo loot is bee oyes
tad the* abruptly obtaged the subjeot. *Look hero ut :17 nee ourtaio-stretenore.
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rin so thrilled over 'SOW° It bed ladled bees lonossible not to locket
the oestreptton, for, leaning swims% the dooriaA eeteees the living mg
dining mess, it projeoted about floe feet of its losgth inks seek. Teo pare
of dotted amequisette eurtsins mere stretobsi tem, ever the fawns. "My ~tains
mould get all out Of shape ever time I aesbed is end tromped 'es, but they some
out jest perfect boas"
,e *sot oat into the hitehms. It see smell. bet bright and sloes. Wes
the ester stick Joke had swayed ever the floor seemed but to have Leek added
troilism. All the fixtures and fbrolskingo wore a glistening whits: the
four.doored groeeries sabinets above the sink, tho floor cabinets tar pots sad
pose end the smart eleetrie stove. The sells Imre a smooth deed white,
acting the roes seem larger this it actually see, "I mash 'es myself", sold
Mr.. assess "They say you ean do the other eslls that soy, but you eases."
There see only one tomok atelier is the kitchen, but it ess a brilliast
ono: the gay red...hookers* aortal*1 at the smell windows. bro./Wee& grabbed
my ern enthosisetiouLly. "Ohl I masks these. That's one thing I mode by
miselW :Aall drew best suddenly es if smierzessed at the unintestioehl
familiarity, but seat oa talkies. "I set up *so night till sae Oslo* flatekla'
'so. I jest souldsit salt, I seated to see se hod Obit %beet lost lift."
Aulls ehe shelled the ehildrca's sego waloh had boon bailed earlier in
SADO morning I stomped out the tsar doer isto the tiny yard. It mas en ettmas•
ties little foneed•Ls plot, still thiad4Wreseveted is pees elthoigh it ses
lots soseaber. A gravel isilltway led to a to ooseing mean alley ham *hid',
along the lot edge of the ywrd, a refs of leteAloomingagieratmns and oinks
run bosh to the building. 0a eseh side and moss the all./ bare at yards,
squally stirhotive end Inning only slightly la sluff,
Dash io the smartemmat, Nam. Arena took** useleire. Three doers rimed
here off the tiny hcllasy. tt the beck was oampset little bathroom'. The
tub looked ridisulonaly small. *But you san spread out is It% said ere. Oros.
The stalls sere of a tile ealseset, the upper put being smooth white plaster
alulles to that is the Utah's. At a right angle to, end issiediatelyadjello.
Leg, the bathroom the nether** rest whioh ass also shared by Theresa. It,
to., was small, hind the fee furnishisgs, bed, wardrobe, bureau ant shalt, left
but little roes Marsomm000gm 'I *iv, to pull the bed away from the mall to
make it tr, Ws. AMPME401,1011014. The sus shess brightly is theta. window
and everythiagm serepulessly elms. There me no piatures or ether as!
seat. es the obits wa410, e happy eiremtesee whit& gave the mass illusion
of spasioussess share spas. 'as leak:two
Bet what the TOON looked geserally in sealer and ocrunent of soll detail
as. more thee offset husaananing flostalaso standing by the bask Windom. It
vas of the metlemeible taste asdappeared to have bees was is parts
from several s000ty fairs. The Shade vas quite startling, a beige easepy at
vale green silk strata.* tightly is three use. over a wire fame, and maw.
seated with several large roses and an isexplitablA &Oleo ezesoted in thiek
slabs of a yesallar apogee Islets Added Mrs, ens applied is the feriae a
fivembee friss* at red, yells*, *SA green beads *bleb rose aai dipped is
seafereity sith the_sealloped slAgeo, of the shade. _411 this beret like
as
empallIng bless from& disearrertienetely this sistal..platei stand ahl4h,
about a feet from the top, developed ambitions of it. visas* bulged to easy
lisaaadatta a whirring elestris sleek inset is the stand. lox another foot
or so it shreek to its meal siss, but hers* final salurge sea Magda lass
effort to balms the overimbearlog top by the attaehosat of as 115-isek natal
shelf, emmeletely outfitted to amonseate the sontested seeker alto two
dePricsaadiaatatabra• a Pilemaalcar, a cigarette boa, and a chunky blaekmenaselei
lighter. After this the flare of the base ees but an, antielim. The offset
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of the whole was a monstroue eombination of the yeses 15 ealassal sad eapavalletie
art. *Moto* mamma's prise possessiee, said Will• Brows in tones .Aleb implied
she stared the esettnamt, "a.4.sto woultet Por$ with it for *471t11111.*
*e went to lb. front bedroam6 "This la sill'. esd mazes roes shes hes
is town. The suite of formiters mks quite sloe, soosietiag of a large double
bed, a higntey, and a bureau with small diewess superimposed ea its top. It vas
all fisistsd la a rieb buraished valautm Thera NUS a sodas *hest flush minima
tho foot of ths bed end to the right of its head stood a seemed floorwandal
radio, It lecke ilk. v* got all aorta of now to spend*, said Mrs. Brom,
'but *bet ratio vas S payment from, a hay obo owed Bill seem maw. Be amide%
pay it and so he asked Bill it bed take tho mallet sed be said As youll• It's
Ilk. mikes the nigger* would pay him is shiskaos." In two 00-1114111 of tte room
ware whitaimenectolad baby bads. Obviously the four of then slept is the one
paea4 sad yet thee* sae as element at squalor, for it sae a large remand briohto
ass its neatness *floated to the therougbasas of 1614 Bceees housikeopisig,
tarsitures glossa Obe was say's& 144 Sather bought it for' as before
was married. Badly used to have plenty of *easy before naturbl oas as iM6
Mg:ft* a !mamma, yea limes toms at tbe pa pleat and ha Sado good money until
they started piping is the oatmeal gas from semookero• Belies my rail Saber
talkie about. You seep my mother's bees married again, Bev Mae ale%
sad, maw as also eao biter. I marriad. ies dimmed wow. tbweitil- But
1/1141, his bode, et* swat Otis with sapresiablo laps* William unrelated
subjoins. "I tall Bill I hops se voka gel ies sometime seem. It's all widtt
wlswitte tooth*, is the winter time, but is the swam Deft it's too
heti*
I felt I had takes enaugh of Mts. Bromnrs timo, as, Wok is the living moot,
I plied her hurriedly with a firm lastominnto questieme.
15.
°I°Ja Jet tsnaty-five* Bill's ouly thirty. *few hat a shale it. time
or trouble Um*. homos's forty-, but she looks silmea4 as yams as I do*
No, I dtdoet no es far through. sehool as sill tit, I may vest is b7 as
junior high* till tepee to tithe eons sort of willow traialag some day; M's
got kers slat. ?i.e.*, sir 1 mat the shIldros to hero ell the slyest!**
they gas gets Jest a* fee co they eta gs, 'sass* I didn't* Mo, I toe% boo
auytklas *boot my people, =asp* my groadtathare sat he fts the asaasat old saa
that ever 3.1vet* After all, "outstay's oh114, I alsays say, eat sisse Shama
let Masud everthlas Jest 'set talk *belt ea say. And I abet toll you a
Wag about Rill's yooplo* Mathis' that vomit matter aarhavg.
don't sato aothle &besot polities, sot a this& "Nouns I Ulla
Ur. absseTelt Is s 'Oat president and all that, but I dos% *aro ass* about it.
Bill Jest *Wass sith wham, he's *ilk. 7oo lase he sell. to the farours, *at
ir 41k farmer *eye hes s Eepottlf..*s, why Bill says he's a iiopublioor too. Mat
jest beim to toll loathe* himself* toe same hook soma asturtay we
.undey 'Mn M's Mn.. Teell llko sat hell talk.
*soil, goodbye* lit yes ease balks beset Thu iSMO hook she. I ma Orem
up sod 1st** the hoses all elms end overtalas. :73sabye, goetbre.'
be eau swot gracious* Ewes *hes I looked boot frau the siteealk ohs
vbs litkodittfr is *b. doorway mad "till sayings *ftedbys. Too eans bask.