Part 30 (2/2)
'To git a shave an' a haircut,” Daniel replied ''What the hell do you think a uy,” the policeman snarled
Another policeuy sounds like an American, not like no Hunky” He turned toward DanieL ”Look, feller, you go back to a barber uptown This ain't no safe place fer an American to be walkin' aroun'”
”These men ain't Americans?” Daniel asked
”They're Goddamn Hunky Commies,” the policeman said ”They're the ones that're causin' all that trouble over at the steelthere with the lather beginning to drip down the sides of his face ”Is that what you are?”
The Hunky stared back at him with a blank expression
”See?” the policelish”
”He don' look Hke a man makin' trouble over at the steel mills,” Daniel said ”He looks like some poor jerk who jes' came in fer a shave an' a haircut”
”What the hell are you try in' to do? Make trouble?”
”No, sir,” Daniel said ingenuously ”I'ht Fer the record, so to speak”
”The Record? the policeman said ”You a reporter with that newspaper?”
Daniel looked at hiht say that Foin' on”
''Well, you justnewspaper of yours an' tell 'em to mind their own fuckin' business!”
''Why, Officer, ain't you never heard o' the freedom o' the press?” Daniel asked sarcastically
The policehtstick under Daniel's nose ”You just haul your ass outta here real quick, or I'll give you a taste of this here freedo his eyes deliberately wander down over the police at his shi+eld ”Yes, sir,” he said, backing out of the doorway ”I'll go right back to the paper an' tell 'em what I saw”
”You didn't see nothin',” the police out ”I didn' see nothin' That's jes' what I'onna tell 'em back at the office”
He saw the look flash between the two policeotten about the third htstick creased his skull, and when he came to, he was in the tank with about sixty Hunkies
The Hunky he had seen in the barbershop was sitting next to hiroan escaped him
The Hunky turned and put an arainst the wall ”Okay?” the Hunky asked
”Okay” He rubbed the back of his head There was a bu was I out?”
The Hunky looked blank Then he relish Hearound Most of theto sleep None of theesture as if he were looking at a watch
The Hunky nodded and held up two fingers Two o'clock in theThe Hunky stuck his hand in his pocket and caarettes He took one out and carefully broke it in half, offering half to Daniel Daniel took it, and the Hunky lit both of thearette, its acrid s to clear his head
''They'll let us out in the momin',” he said
The Hunky didn't answer Just nodded
”Where's the toilet?” he asked
That the Hunky understood He pointed across the rooers and shook his head
Daniel looked across the cell There was one toilet in the comer, and there were fifty men at least in the cell Daniel knehat the Hunky et up He could wait He finished the clincher, then leaned his head back against the wall and dozed
The next tih the s outside the cell, the door open, and shouting, ”Okay, you Hunky bastards, you're getting out”
Silently they filed past the police into an alley For aat each other; then, without conversation, they scattered, each toward his own home
Daniel held out his hand to the Hunky ”Thanks,” he said
The Hunky se while shaking Daniel's hand vigorously
Daniel didn't knohat the , but felt the warmth both in his hand and in the ain, then hurried off down the street, and Daniel headed for the union office He passed a diner, and suddenly he realized he was hun-gry He went inside, sat down at the counter and ordered a big breakfast
The girl behind the counter looked at his for a few minutes if you want to wash up first”
''Okay,” he said He made his way to the washroom, but it wasn't until he looked in the mirror that he understood why she had made the offer There was blood caked across part of his cheek and in his hair and down the side and back of his neck Rapidly he washed, drying himself on the roller towel Breakfast was ready just as he came out
The waitress sht”
He shook his head ruefully ”I never sahat hitcup of coffee in front of him ”Ain't that the truth?” she said, ”nobody ever does”
with a handful of notes 'But I' It's sweet, clean pussy, and they all put out for the cause That's another way they have of derinned, watching the girl ''I see what you mean Is Foster in 'is office?”
''He should be They're getting ready to go over to the picket line at the raphs Mother Jones and Maurer are already over there”
Daniel walked down the corridor to Foster's office and went in Foster and Phil Murray were alone in the office Foster looked up, an expression of annoyance on his face
”' 'Scuse ht you was alone”
It was Phil Murray who spoke ''Co about you”
Daniiel closed the door behind hiht and earlier this rinned ”They should have looked in the Fifth Street jail They had ht”