Could you imagine being a hard-working downtown Dothan businessman, shutting down your business and sit and watching some GRAND DRAGON lead a parade down Main Street? And the GRAND DRAGON's probably a competing businessman from Abbeville, Ft. Gaines or Eufaula! from page of DEVIL MAKE A THIRD: from page 131~
Buck winked, and said,"See you later," and turned on down the street, hurrying a little now as if he didn't want anything else to stop him, but Joe Kraft's voice [ed. note: possibly modeled after Myer Blumberg ] "Wait a minute, Buck." He stopped and the little man came closer. His face was twisting as if he didn't know what to say when he caught Buck's arm and drew him into the shadows near his store.
"I sold a whole lot of sheeting today," he whispered. Buck's eyes grew puzzled.
"Hope to hell we did, too."
Joe Kraft shook his head. "What I sold was to men. "
Buck winked, and said,"See you later," and turned on down the street, hurrying a little now as if he didn't want anything else to stop him, but Joe Kraft's voice [ed. note: possibly modeled after Myer Blumberg ] "Wait a minute, Buck." He stopped and the little man came closer. His face was twisting as if he didn't know what to say when he caught Buck's arm and drew him into the shadows near his store.
"I sold a whole lot of sheeting today," he whispered. Buck's eyes grew puzzled.
"Hope to hell we did, too."
Joe Kraft shook his head. "What I sold was to men. "
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