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fitt ( • M l l l r t i M t H n The Advocate M i r f i n n ! w riter* ir n d thrir stories fir*l to thr III ua trntrd F e a t u r e Sac lion M , I b l > * | * 44t»tll*|n| RrpmrMUMiM T11K ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—October 10, 1931 Com ing Storiri/ J. A . R o ger* E d w a rd Law*oit Dorothy W e r t E dw a rd W o r th y i n » Minno* » K u o s is r o i mi » i v m TH». 1 M i l ID »£< riOM w t u is “LIGHTNING The Story of A Free and Easy Girl who Changes "Husbins,/ 9 ‘ ‘Shine’ Ry D U K E K A M I . H A ♦ “'T h ' house fell down jin' yuh can't stay hean no m o',’* aiing Joe Lee. while ninnipti- litting th' ivories, an John W ashington, better known as ‘‘Shine'' entered w h a t was once his place of abode. Story of the Free Underworld return* fr o m the w orkh ou te a fte r a sojourn o f sixty day*. Th' House fell down an' yuh can't stay heah no mo/ was the song Joe Lee sang when he stole John Washington s wife, Marie, and she joined in by singing "Yuh use tah be mah man, but ah has a new man now,' and the door opened to admit "the Law" Mm l<\ who Imrt opened thr door for hrr (ormrr rommon-law husband, w e now standing by th ’ piano look Ing wise ■'Boy, what dors Y a ll inrun, dors yuh mrnn lull throw out 'slnuashuns at h ip ?' asked Shine.’' who hud Just relurned from th- workhouse after sojourning In that hostelry for f>0 days All does’nt mean nothin’ dllTInt Why? whatelm mean? Is yuh come bark from Jail lookin’ ter trouble? Kf'n yo 1», boy, data mah name!“ , It was Joe te c ! Ills wife was giving aald Joe resuming hla llltle ditty ’T b ’ house fell down an’ yuh can't Ids earnings to Joe Lee, the fellow lie •lay heuh no mo’.’’ hud befriended some two years previ M.ih Husliun’ ously by letting him room with him "Now, denrte, yuh heuh’d what mah for over three months, that cold win huabln' aald; why dontehu go an' void ter, when work was scarce without trouble." warned Marie ua she sut carelessly on the piano bench In side ehnrgliig him a penny. Now he tells Jim. at th' .same time throwing her him: " T li‘ house fell down an yuh long, brown akin arma around Joe'a enn't stay heah no mo’ l," thought Peek. "Shine” as Joe ployed at the piano, "Shine" stood giislns at the couple singing Ills ditty, and Marie Joining imderlded Just what stops to lake In: "Yuh tell 'em Joe." Was It true this woman whom he had I.lgh ln ln g brought from Virginia to Detroit. and "Honey," broke In "Shine," feeling for whom he had slaved In Uncle Henry's foundry day after day for two that they might be kidding him be- years and for whom he look the rap ruusr It was the first day of the New when tlie prohibition agents swarmed Year, especially when Murtr got up down on Ills home and conllsratrd a from the piano bench, filled two gallon of "lightning" and 20 bottles glasses with "lightning." gave one to of hom em ade beer? She knew he Joe then raised the oilier high In didn’t drink and lie wouldn't think the air, looked first at "Shine," then "Ola things an' ole loves Is of selling Intoxicants, although he said pass'd 'way wld th' ole year." then was kept In debt. looking nt Joe continued: “ an' new What Kept Him Broke things an' new love Is romp wld 111' He thought It was the extravagance New Year." She then drained the of hi* wife that kept hint broke but glass of Its "lightning," reached over i to move Something seemed to hold, M a n y a' story tells of the him tn his tracks He felt as a pas- [ unusual attraction a piano senger making hts voyage on the plunker has fo r lo vely f e isean and was ship-wrecked He was! males. This is one o f them. ' confused In there was the woman M a rie kept her husband : lie loved preparing supper for his j poor givin g his earnings to I enemy! T o let matters stand as Joe Lee and— Read this they were and leave thr house would story to see w ha t hap brand him as a coward To put up, pened. a fight for the woman he loved and lues he caret» to. ana of which lie his "home" would result In his be- had quite a large assortment. mg returned to the work-house, where Who is In a M ess" i there was work to do and pleuty of | "Us sho’ is dun got in a mess." the real devil to catch ! sighed Marie breaking the silence, The la w A knock was heard at the door! j "Us sho' is.’ agreed Joe sorrowfully. I "Yuh sho has," ventured the cop j Two unbreathing minutes crawled ) near the floor sensing the humor away Then Shine" turned, walked j " Y a ll rnout be in a mess but ah over to the door and admitted the got (vapors in mah pocket dat slio's "la w !" ’ who ah Is an' whar Jest cum fum," | Joe started out the rear door and said "Shine" calmly. and kissed Joe Then switching into i ran Into Uie "law ’s" arms He was de Pistle the kitchen she started In to prepare relieved of his 38 special hand | "Yes, an- deedy mistuh police." cuffed and taken to the "w agon" M a supix'r and left "Shine" with the word lic In the meantime dumped the re- broke in Joe. "he am sponsible fer "Honey" said, and what was to fo l j malnder of the "lightning" tn the sink awl er dis heah mess Dat pistle low still In his open mouth. He Jest got out cr I Just as the "law " walked tn. thus b'longs tuh him Joe (lulled up his cost troni behind, j destroying the evidence Nevertheless de work house an' sa.vr he's gonter i venge de ones dat am sponsible So thus exiKislng the handle ol a :ilj spe she was promptly made to don her j hat and coat and along with "Shine" ah takes de pistle fum him tuh keep * cial; then he resumed his ditty. him fum shootin' de officers sponst- was led to the "wagon." From the kitchen a typical planta ! ble fer him gwlnin' dare an' jest as The Wagon tion voice vibrated through the ah dun It heah cums y all an ketched The "law," after turning the house me wld It.” house "Yuh use tah be malt man, but ah ttpsy-turvy turned away for the re "Dat s dr truf mistuh police." sanc sponsible and Important task of con tioned Marie. has a new man now " “ H-m-m-m. Say. Joe." ventured veying the prey to the calaboose; and "E f’n dat’s de truf mistuh officer, "Shine," rcflcctlngly, "whatelm mean away rolled the "wagon" with a clang 1 dare ain’t no lies an' natchally dare of the bell and the curious glances by dat song? an' , , , " is a hole lot fum de way dry speaks,“ of neighbors Ah P ars Kent Now Mane looked at Joe bouncing i declared "Shine" passionately. Just then the wagon drove Into the "All means," cut In Joe, "Jest what around on the seat; and what real It says. Ah pays rent heah now an' bouncing It was as the "wagon" scats Northwestern police station, where yuli gotta flu' a roost sum udder are not covered with springs neither | there were several more ofay members place; so yuh better be movin'," warn does It have such luxuries as shock of the "law " resting up and indulging ed Joe as he rose from the piano absorbers. Joe flushed A little tune ! In talking politics. They were seated bench, then made his way to the ’ rang In hts ears, but this was time and in a few minutes a btg ofay with kitchen where Marie was frying pork for some fast meditation, not for, A piano plunker took his chops and making hot biscuits songs, for he figured he would prob- [ There was a suspense The min- j ably have lime In the future to sing girl, bu‘ ‘ the L a w ” brought utes dribbled sway 'S h in e" tried the "Jail House Blues," or any other her bac^v again.