He leaned on the counter with one elbow and cold-cocked her a look. They both laughed and she handed him two kitchen matches out of a box for that purpose. “You got a lil piece uh fire over dere, lady?” He broke the pack and thrust one between his full, purple lips. She handed over the cigarettes and took the money. Ah’m easy tuh see on Church Street most any day or night. “Oh, Ah don’t live no further than Orlandah. “Ah guess standin’ in uh store do make uh person git tuh be known in de vicinity. “People wouldn’t know me lak dey would you.” “You got all de advantage ’cause Ah don’t know yo’ name.” She was in favor of the story that was making him laugh before she even heard it. “Good evenin’, Mis’ Starks,” he said with a sly grin as if they had a good joke together. She knew she didn’t know his name, but he looked familiar. Janie was leaning on the counter making aimless pencil marks on a piece of wrapping paper.
She had set six o’clock as her limit.Īt five-thirty a tall man came into the place.
She decided to close early, because it was hardly worth the trouble of keeping open on an afternoon like this. He cautioned her about the catches on the windows and doors and swaggered off to Winter Park.īusiness was dull all day, because numbers of people had gone to the game. She could close up the store herself this once. One day Hezekiah asked off from work to go off with the ball team.
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