stop terrible terward and.

    to me, said Portia.  expect us better eat norooping in any minute.’

    Doctor Copeland settled acles and pulled o table. he evening?’

    ter, Love Jones, plays ever nig mind about o time t they would

    come back for me at quarter to ten and I expecting te.’

    Before I forget, said Doctor Copeland. I suppose you ly from on and Karl Marx.’

    I does from on. ically taken over all t Buddy,  ing letters.   I dont ever  along right well.’

    t silently at table before tia kept looking up at t ime for o come. Doctor Copeland bent e.  ed train, and it seemed as ted to keep up some conversation.

    Doctor Copeland did not knoimes  t alked so muco ood so little t no all to say. After a wain voice.

    You ioned yourself. tell me about your job and w you ely.’

    Course I still ia. But I tells you, Fat knoo keep on  alake me a long time to get t dont bot about t. I suppose to get t sometimes Mrs. Kelly likes a dollar or fifty cents of paying me t. Course sc soon as s it haves a way of leaving me in a pinch.’

    quot;t is not rigor Copeland. and for it?’

    It aint . S , said Portia.   pay t, and it a big expense to keep evertell you trut barely keeping one jump ay

    ime.’

    t to be some ot I kno te peoples to tle c like some of my oting into some kind of quarrel togetoo. But you must tor Copeland.

    Mick, noia. S asoul kno c as biggity and rong as sime. I  t c seem to me t one of to really surprise somebody. But o be a good surprise or a bad surprise I just dont knoimes.

    But still I really fond of her.’

    *You must look out for your own liveli.’

    As I say, it aint Mrs. Kellys fault It cost so muco run t big old  just dont be paid. Aint but one person in t amount for  on t  fail. And t man only been living t whese here deaf-and-dumb folks.

    one of t y fine all, tor Copeland suddenly. And ale to everyone and very  like someone from toherner or maybe a Jew?’

    t ia.

    Eagerness came into Doctor Copelands face. o te and began to eat ite. I e patient, he said.

    ed ia.

    Doctor Copeland coug seen imes.’

    I better clean up noia. It sure enougime for illie and my  er ttle dis take me two winks.’

    t insolence of te race ried to keep out of ment o ate and study. In treets and around  no o t filling station on te man in a car  to  long ago. Boy, give me a . And  listen, but y in  A fe. . But to a aurant and te men at ter   t ty in him.

    But all, te man  o e man before.

    It came about on a dark, rainy nig come from a maternity case and anding in tried to ligte and one by one tc. anding ed cigarette in e man stepped up and ed matce man smiled at ed for te.  knoo say, for not o him before.

    tood for a fees on treet corner togete man ed to talk to te man and ask ions, but  know for sure if and.

    Because of te race o lose y in friendliness.

    But te man ed te and smiled and seemed to  to be  times.

    I e patient, said Doctor Copeland to Portia.

    tient is a boy five years of age. And some get over t I am to blame for bis er t-delivery visits of course I forgot about rouble, but ttention to t bring o me.  tention it oo late. Of course  speak. But I c seems to me t if elligent c interest in little cia. You care a  t gro you?’

    quot;tor Copeland. But to. make inquiries and find if titution t ake him.’

    Mr. Singer ell you. ruly kind  biggity.’

    I do not knoor Copeland. I  once or t ing e and seeing if ion.’

    Sure I ter-er and I  to Mr. Singer for you, said Portia. cs ed me to rinc for s y t Joist o do er and give t t nigaken ts up to his room you know how much he give me?’

    No.’

    o me a dollar. A tle ss.   be afraid to ask ion. I  even mind ing t nice ter myself. You go rig, Fats to.’

    Peror Copeland.

    Portia sat up suddenly and began arranging ight, oily hair.

    t sound of a ia said. I got to go out no take care of yourself noalking very much.’

    tell t illie  t gate.

    ait a minute, said Doctor Copeland. I  times and I believe ell to drop in for a little while?’

    Portia stood in the doorway, fingering her hair and her earrings.

    Last time illie come in ed  understand just how------’

    Very or Copeland. it ion.’

    ait, said Portia. I going to call to invite t now.’

    Doctor Copeland ligte and  straigo just t position and  trembling. From t yard tsteps ia, illiam, and ered tchen.

    ia.  believe you and my Fatruly been introduced to eac you knows wher is.’

    Doctor Copeland s t epped forance.’

    Portia and Doctor Copeland broug around tove. t

    and uneasy. illie gazed nervously around t tcable, t against t  ie.

    Doctor Copeland seemed about to speak, and t ill silent.

    illie, you ty good ia finally. Look to me like you and  of got into somebodys gin bottle.’

    No, maam, said ely. Us  urday. Us  been enjoying our horseshoe game.’

    Doctor Copeland still did not speak, and t glancing at ing. tness made everyone nervous.

    I do  time ia said. I s ever Saturday and I presses t them now.

    Course t  er to be potty black. I ironed ts just last nig a crease left.’

    Still Doctor Copeland .

    fingers and stared at . Doctor Copeland felt  s and temples.  to . ed to speak to  o say. tterness came up in  ime to cogitate and pus do rong t o speak.

    did not sound as t came from o you wayed in your mind.’

    I dont know w you m-m-means, illie said.

    tor Copeland kneo you and on and Karl Marx I gave all t  all of my trust and  is blank misunderstanding and idleness and indifference. Of all I  in nothing has remained. All has

    been taken a I ried to do------’

    ia. quot;Fat us  quarrel. t afford to quarrel.’

    Portia got up and started to door. illie and or Copeland  to come.

    tood in t door. Doctor Copeland tried to speak, but  some-.. ogether.

    itia o  to Doctor Copeland. Less us all make up no standting bet ever quarrel no more.’

    In silence Doctor Copeland shem. I am sorry, he said.

    It quite all rigely.

    It quite all rigoo, illie mumbled.

    Portia oget cant afford to quarrel.’

    tor Copeland c porc togetreet. tsteps as t ired. y. ayed on t porcil hem any longer.

    Doctor Copeland turned off ts in  in tove. But peace  come to him.

    ed to remove on and Karl Marx and illiam from  Portia o o  up suddenly and turned on t. tled  table h his books by Spinoza and illiam Shakespeare and Karl Marx.

    o he words had a rich, dark sound.

    of te man of w

    e man could us Benedict Mady Leient. It o e to te man even if  ions to ask. Doctor Copeland  trange sound like a kind of singing moan. e mans face —and peace was in him.

    BY MIDSUMMER Singer ors more often ter dinner at ts and as a rule did not go out again.

    t.  tles of cold beer and fruit drinks.  s at th a welcome smile.

    Mick loved to go up to Mister Singers room. Even if e ood every  more to it t  ne music. Sell  s tell anybody else.  e little ced and caug-tail in tric fan ed in suc s embarrassed at all. Except for er Singer  man she knew.

    or Copeland e te to Jo Augustus Benedict Mady Lee reply and an invitation for o make a call y. Doctor Copeland  to t ia ao te mans room. truly none of t insolence about togete e doo tions he

    from any person of te race wor Copeland ered.

    Aftere man a long time.

    ter, inasmuced in a cordial manner to return, .

    Jake Blount came every air before  ed. airs  carry tfully  seeming to notice where he was going.

    Even Biff Brannon came to tes room one nig as ay aaurant for long,  in a half-hour.

    Singer o everyone.  in astraiguffed tigo s, and nodded or smiled to ss t ood.

    If  or in t to a late movie. o sit back and cors talking and  on t title of a picture before going into a movie, and no matter .

    t a able in an envelope adddessed to Mrs. Kelly t . ors came and say room t a surprise.

    No one could imagine his.

    Singer spent all of ion in to in trip and imagined about eac togetion ime icket in an envelope in .

    Antonapoulos  c all. o o meet ter t t

    t attention. s  dressing-go bedroom slippers, and tonapoulos looked beneatissue papers in t noto eat s disdainfully on  bothem any more.

    toget notice Singer or Antonapoulos, and t alone on the room.

    It seemed to Singer t years ogeto say t  s glittered on y and bliss rol himself.

    Antonapoulos kept  move. crousers. Singer told  tors ake his mind away from his lonesomeness.

    old Antonapoulos t trange people and alalking—but t o c and Mick and Doctor Copeland.

    t Antonapoulos  interested Singer crumpled tc about ttendant came in to say t time o say. But  tired and happy.

    tients could receive t be onapoulos, Singer el.

    to , except t tclessly and did not play slapjack.

    After mucrouble Singer obtained permission to take Antonapoulos out h him for a few hours. he planned each

    detail of ttle excursion in advance. t into try in a taxi, and t four-ty t to t tel. Antonapoulos greatly enjoyed ra meal. e very greedily. But w leave.

    o table. Singer coaxed ed to use force. Antonapoulos sat stolidly and made obscene gestures o  last Singer bougtle of axi again. tle out of tonapoulos  ment and offense. ttle excursion made Singer very sad.

    visit  one, for ion  over. Antonapoulos ten es slipped by quickly. Singers alked desperately and  last it ime for o go. o  o do ared at  move. Singer left tuffed o s.

    Soon after Singer returned to  t and Doctor Copeland began to come again. Eaced to kno t  Singer pretended t  understand tions, and able.

    One by one to Singers room to spend te ful and composed. inted gentle eyes  and Doctor Copeland alk in t room—tor t t te and ed to say to .