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movedalongthestreet,lookingstrongandimportant.Thiswasthewayhealwaysmoved.Hewasnotthinkingofhowhelooked.Therewerefewpeopleonthestreettoseehim.Itwasonlyabouttenatnight,butitwascold.Andtherewasawindwithalittleraininit.
Hestoppedatdoorsashewalkedalong,tryingeachdoortobesurethatitwasclosedforthenight.Nowandthenheturnedandlookedupanddownthestreet.Hewasafine-looking
cop,watchful,guardingthepeace.
Peopleinthispartofthecitywenthomeearly.Nowandthenyoumightseethelightsofashoporofasmallrestaurant.Butmostofthedoorsbelongedtobusinessplacesthathadbeenclosedhoursago.
Thenthe
suddenlyslowedhiswalk.Nearthedoorofa
darkened
shopamanwasstanding.Asthe
walkedtowardhim,themanspokequickly.
“It’sallright,officer,”hesaid.“I’mwaitingforafriend.Twentyyearsagoweagreedtomeetheretonight.Itsoundsstrangetoyou,doesn’tit?
I’llexplainifyouwanttobesurethateverything’sallright.Abouttwentyyearsagotherewasarestaurantwherethisshopstands.‘BigJoe’Brady’srestaurant.”
“Itwashereuntilfiveyearsago,”saidthe
cop.
Themannearthedoorhadacolorlesssquarefacewithbrighteyes,andalittlewhitemarknearhisrighteye.Hehadalargejewelinhis
necktie.
“Twentyyearsagotonight,”saidtheman,“IhaddinnerherewithJimmyWells.Hewasmybestfriendandthebestfellowintheworld.HeandIgrewuptogetherhereinNewYork,liketwobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWest.Iwasgoingtofindajobandmakeagreatsuccess.Youcouldn’thavepulledJimmyoutofNewYork.Hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.
“Weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainintwentyyears.Wethoughtthatintwentyyearswewouldknowwhatkindofmenwewere,andwhatfuturewaitedforus.”
“Itsoundsinteresting,”saidthe
cop.“Alongtimebetweenmeetings,itseemstome.HaveyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouwentWest?
”
“Yes,foratimewedidwritetoeachother,”saidtheman.“Butafterayearortwo,westopped.TheWestisbig.Imovedaroundeverywhere,andImovedquickly.ButIknowthatJimmywillmeetmehereifhecan.Hewasastrueasanymanintheworld.He’llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandheretonight.ButI’llbegladaboutthat,ifmyoldfriendcomestoo.”
Themanwaitingtookoutafinewatch,coveredwithsmalljewels.
“Threeminutesbeforeten,”hesaid.“Itwastenthatnightwhenwesaidgoodbyehereattherestaurantdoor.”
“YouweresuccessfulintheWest,weren’tyou?
”askedthe
“Isurelywas!
IhopeJimmyhasdonehalfaswell.Hewasaslowmover.I’vehadtofightformysuccess.InNewYorkamandoesn’tchangemuch.IntheWestyoulearnhowtofightforwhatyouget.”
tookasteportwo.“I’llgoonmyway,”hesaid.“Ihopeyourfriendcomesallright.Ifheisn’thereatten,areyougoingtoleave?
“Iamnot!
”saidtheother.“I’llwaithalfanhour,atleast.IfJimmyisaliveonearth,he’llbeherebythattime.Goodnight,officer.”
“Goodnight,”saidthe
cop,andwalkedaway,tryingdoorsashewent.
Therewasnowacoldrainfallingandthewindwasstronger.Thefewpeoplewalkingalongthatstreetwerehurrying,tryingtokeepwarm.Atthedooroftheshopstoodthemanwhohadcomeathousandmilestomeetafriend.Suchameetingcouldnotbecertain.Buthewaited.
Abouttwentyminuteshewaited,andthenatallmaninalongcoatcamehurryingacrossthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.
“Isthatyou,Bob?
”heasked,
doubtfully.
“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?
”criedthemanatthedoor.
Thenewmantooktheotherman’shandsinhis.“It’sBob!
Itsurelyis.IwascertainIwouldfindyouhereifyouwerestillalive.Twentyyearsisalongtime.Theoldrestaurantisgone,Bob.Iwishitwerehere,sothatwecouldhaveanotherdinnerinit.HastheWestbeengoodtoyou?
“ItgavemeeverythingIaskedfor.You’vechanged,Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotall.”
“Oh,IgrewalittleafterIwastwenty.”
“AreyoudoingwellinNewYork,Jimmy?
“Wellenough.Iworkforthecity.Comeon,Bob,We’llgotoaplaceIknow,andhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”
Thetwomenstartedalongthestreet,arminarm.ThemanfromtheWestwasbeginningtotellthestoryofhislife.Theother,withhiscoatuptohisears,listenedwithinterest.
Atthecornerstoodashopbrightwithelectriclights.Whentheycamenear,eachturnedtolookattheother’sface.
ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandpulledhisarmaway.“You’renotJimmyWells,”hesaid.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman’snose.”
“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman.“You’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,Bob.Chicago
cops
thoughtyoumightbecomingtoNewYork.Theytoldustowatchforyou.Areyoucomingwithmequietly?
That’swise.ButfirsthereissomethingIwasaskedtogiveyou.Youmayreadithereatthewindow.It’sfroma
namedWells.”
ThemanfromtheWestopenedthelittlepieceofpaper.Hishandbegantoshakealittleasheread.
“Bob:
Iwasattheplaceontime.IsawthefaceofthemanwantedbyChicago
cops.Ididn’twanttoarrestyoumyself.SoIwentandgotanother
andsenthimtodothejob.
JIMMY.”
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shop–n.abuildingorroomwheregoodsandservicesaresold
necktie
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VOANEWS
September4,2017
FromWashington,thisisVOAnews.I'
mJonathanSmithreporting.
PresidentTrumpsaidonTwitterSundaythattheUnitedStatesisconsideringcuttingtradewithanycountrydoingbusinesswithNorthKorea.Earlier,NorthKoreasaidithadtestedanadvancedhydrogenbombforalong-rangemissile.
OnFoxNewsSunday,U.S.TreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchinsaidthe
administration
haddecidedtoconsiderexcludingfromU.S.tradeanycountrysupportingNorthKorea.
"
We'
vealreadystartedwith
sanctions
againstNorthKorea,butIamgoingtodrafta
sanctionspackagetosendtothepresidentforhisstrongconsiderationthatanybodythatwantstodotradeorbusinesswiththemwouldbepreventedfromdoingtradeorbusinesswithus.We'
regoingtoworkwithourallies.We'
llworkwithChina,butpeopleneedtocutoffNorthKorea
economically.Thisisunacceptablebehavior."
InTwittercomments,PresidentTrumpsaid,"
NorthKoreahasbecomeagreatthreatandembarrassment
toChina,whichistryingtohelpbutwithlittlesuccess."
Inanothertweet,TrumpcriticizedSouthKorea.HesaidSeoul"
isfinding,asIhavetoldthem,thattheirtalkofappeasementwithNorthKoreawillnotwork,theyonlyunderstandonething!
NinedaysafterapowerfulhurricanedroppedrecordamountsofrainonthecityofHouston,Texas,thefourthlargestcityinAmerica,peoplearefinallybeginningtoreturnhomeandassessthedamage.
TexasGovernorGregAbbottissayingthecosttohelpthestaterecoverwillbehighwellmorethan$100billion.HoustonMayorSylvesterTurnersaidsomepeoplemustleavetheirhomesneartwooverflowingreservoirs.Hesaidupto20,000homeswillremainfloodedforanothertwoweeks.
ThisisVOAnews.
Australia'
sNorthernTerritoryistorenameracistnamesonanumberoflandmarksthathavelongdemeanedindigenousgroups.ItfollowssimilarmeasuresinthestateofQueensland.FromSydney,PhilMercerreports.
TheofficialNorthernTerritoryplacenamesregistershowsseveralentrieswiththe
pejorative
term"
blackgin."
ThisreferstoaphraseusedbywhiteAustralianstodescribeanAboriginalwoman,or"
gin,"
whowereusedforsexualservices.Otherraciallyinsensitiveplacenames,including"
murderingcreeks"
and"
skullholes,"
whicharederivedfromtheslaughterofindigenouspeople,willalsobechanged.
TheNorthernTerritorygovernmenthasaskedaformalcommitteetolookatwaystoreplaceoffensiveplacenameswithAboriginalwordsorphrases.
TheTerritory'
schiefminister,MichaelGunner,sayssomecolonial-eraplacenamesshouldbechanged.
Therearesomeobviousonesthatwillbefixedup,butIthinkitisreallyimportant(to)takeadeepbreath,workthroughthesethingsinawaythatprovidespropermeaningandrecognitionoftheFirstpeopleandthoselanguagesthatwereherethousandsofyearsbeforewewere."
PhilMercer,forVOAnews,Sydney.
Kenya'
soppositionleaderRailaOdingasayshiscoalitionwillnotsharepower.HemadethecommenttwodaysaftertheSupremeCourtannulledpresidentialelectionresults,citingirregularities.
OdingaspokeatachurchserviceinNairobi.Hesaidhispartywouldnotsharepowerwith"
thieves."
IncumbentUhuruKenyattasimilarlysaidaday
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