Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1949 — Page 12
TER by Paul 1. Wellman
ALL WOOL
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a downtow: street corper, a brag-
gart, a liar, and a eanned-heat of | drunk.
“Now, however, he was whit. tiing. Pawnee might have been|“I don’t know. I can't.”
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Big Hoob's real name was Stanisjaus Stefan Henryk Hubka. He . . X was six feet five inches tall and|tald: “Koch's greenhouse.
weighed two hundred and sixty
pounds—a Poje who had once beep a professional wrestler. The turned.
brutalities of the sport to which to have occurred to Pawnee. “Say, he had devoted his big body Inj. Co 4 Carlisle
his youth had made him dim-i} 1104 and faced them [witted, so that now he was unable|was just thinkin’. Mind if we ask to hold any job save that of alyou a guestion?” beef killer at the packing plant. His neck pyramided up from his shoulders, wide as his massive spitting tobacco juice. “Take a head. Both ears were twisted de-/case, for argyment, of a man— formities. His jaw was brutally nobody, mind you, a man heavy, his lips bruised to un-that we'll is married. 8 natural thickness, ay {ugly dented snout. But in spiteinym The priest nodded. “Sup {of his impossible hideousness, Big poge this man that's married had Hoob was a gentle creature, ex- got her dead to rights.” The dark
his “ditions in a bullfrog voice aticept when crazed by drink and eyes searched Pawnee's fat fea-
rage. Just now his face was sad. seq “Why don't you leave her? |. oe talkin’ about do?” asked Pawnee. i Big Hoob scratched his head. after a moment.
In their faces he saw a look of
spat hugely. same, ways Big Hoob’'s small blue eyes a s oy a Ala grew more troubled. “Sometimes ened his lips trying to know what I theenkin’ I keel somebody,” he|s, say in his ignorance of the
sald. specific case they were placing “Huh!” Pawnee glanced over. “No dame's worth that.” afore iim, for he was sure it
“I can't helpin’- it,” said Big Hoob. “Ynez, she allus been goin’|,
to Helbert’s Tavern, allus pickin’ Perhaps she might never do the
up with some no-good —" “Idd you call her on ite “Nope,” sald Pawns. “She done it before, She does it all the . » time ”
“Yuh.” » “WHAT'D she say?” "ww “Sne sayin’ I beeg baboon.” BIG HOOB was staring, his “But what if you croak theljittle simian eyes perplexed but (guy? Or croak Ynez? What hap-/expectant. All at once the priest pens?’ was sure, and spoke directly to “I go to pen” sald Big Hoob Big Hoob. Suply. “Mebbe “What if someone were to talk No, Big Hoob,” Pawnee sald, |with her—to show her how “no woman's worth that.” wrong—" “What I goin’ to do?” “Nobody can talk to this dame,” “Get rid of her. Forget her.” |sneered Pawnee. “She knows all “I can’t’ groaned Big Hoob. |the answers already.” Pawnee shaved another curling} - Big Hoob sat silent, his huge strip and considered it. Then he deformed head turned stared across the street. Carlisle . . +» waiting. “Looky yonder,” he said. “Then—I ‘suppose—there’s only A figure in black had stepped one thing—a separation.” out of the door of the church , vague shadow of negation
study. across Big Hoob's eyes. “That there’ s the new preacher,” “Too simple, Reverend,” said sald Pawnee. Pawnee sarcastically. “This poor
“Yuh,” assented Big Hoob. “He's livin’ there now.” “Yuh. I seein’ the light at night.” It was well known in the neighborhood. “I just wonder why.” “Night watch, mebbe?” suggested Big Hoob. ,|flicked from Carlisle's face to Pawies sussred. To rani Pawnee’s and back. He seemed That church belongs $ and somehow hel an’ all fem other Elilionaires, ba Jathelle Phe apt it? they want re a now gave gp t priest gave him. an Un 1 can'tiysle, 80 they? ys. great that he will not leave his THE PRIEST came slowly) Wife, sven though she sts Against across the yard toward them. "» “He's allus workin® in the gar-|*VerY one of us.” n
He wouldn't leave her.” “Might she leave him?” “Not a chance. He's a good
. Pawnee. “Yuh. He dol dat alla time,”
more mystery. Gar- only dening was stoop labor, (he low.|Dut wished to comprehend more. liest of toll. Why should a preach- "cunningly suggested er be doing Pawnee, “if this man ain't as all“Hey, look” sald Big Hoob. “He fired forgivin’ as you think? comin’ over here.” What if—just say-—he finally sort The priest had started across |of twisted the dame's neck—" Carlisle glanced at Big Hoob. almost undefined stiffening of in- Those immense wrestler's hands stinctive hostility, but he came on looked very capable of snapping without hesitation straight to the ithe cord of a woman's spine. foot of the porch steps. There he| “One great crime never cured halted, thin and hawk-faced. another,” he said earnestly. foi afternoon,” he said pleas- The curl on Pawnee's bearded an lip was evident. “That all you oe owdy said Pawnee, " bring- |got to say, Reverend?” “T'd have to know the people.” pleaded thé priest. “No two persons are alte. "ae
ow do,” said Big Hoob, “My name is Carlisle. I'm minister of the church over there.” They nodded silently. Pawnee Malia, ‘you was to find that was looking the priest up and ‘all the fine words, all the Bible down, asking himself a question. verses, wouldn’t keep a man from ~_“T'd like to ask some informa- what we're talkin’ about?
al. And I was present, so that I | could interfere?” “Yeah.” :
“I would stop that man.” r »
® THERE was a moment's surprised silence. Then old Pawnee laughed scornfully. “You'd find it a little tough, stoppin’ this one!” Carlisle's voice was hard with determination. “I'd try. For his i own sake, I'd try.” t
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