followed and grabbed her arm.
“Just wait a moment. Is this darkie the boyfriend you meant?”
She pushed his hand. “Don’t touch me! Suppose he is? What’s that to you?”
“So you think you’re too good for me, huh?” he snarled. “You love these darkies.”
“Don’t call him that!”
Godfree spoke. “Leave her alone.”
The man looked amazed, piped louder. “So this creature speaks? Go back to the jungle. I’m taking her. Get lost, jungle man. Gorillas aren’t welcome here. Rose, when did you turn into a black prostitute?”
“I’m not a prostitute! Let’s go, Godfree.” She tugged at his arm.
Godfree faced the man. “I'm waiting for you to apologize to her.”
The man rolled his eyes. “What did you say! You’re the one leaving, or I shall slug you so hard until you beg for your life. I’m going to run you out of Stones. Who told you to touch our girls?”
“Joel, we don’t want no trouble with you,” Rose said pulling him. “Godfree. Come on.”
“Shut up! I’m going to beat the crap from you, boy. You are going to beg me for your life and learn never to touch a white girl. Do you hear me? You shall apologize for lacking respect. They call me the enforcer.” He flexed his muscles. “I administer the law, make my subjects obey. You must submit and leave town without blondie here. Your lack of respect can’t go unpunished. You invaded my territory. I’m going to whip you, boy.”
He barred dirty teeth and growled. Godfree shoved Rose behind him.
“Leave him, Godfree,” she whispered. “Please.”
“Your boyfriend’s a coward,” the man jeered. “You’re coming with me.”
“Can’t we reach a compromise here?” Godfree said. “How about I give you cash for beers and you leave her alone. Fifty bucks.”
“Rose, where did you get this spineless coward? You can do better than this. Look at him. He’s scared, just sold you for a few beers. Give me that cash now. But I’m still taking blondie with me. You’re pathetic. Where’s the money?”
Rose glared at Godfree, shock and humiliation on her face. She looked about to cry as she shook her head.
“Is this real? You’re giving him money? Did you just sell me for cash? I never want to see you again. And you, Joel, just get lost! If you were the last man on earth I wouldn’t go out with you. Learn to change your clothes, polish your shoes and brush your teeth.”
Joel burst, “What did you just say, you-”
He never finished. Godfree struck. His movements were blurry as he chopped, punched and kicked. The man staggered backwards and lay prone on the grass a dazed look on his face. As he tried to rise his arm was grabbed from behind and twisted. He knelt, coughed, shook his head, surprise and pain on his face.
“Are you going to apologize to my lady now or should I break your arm?” Godfree whispered in his ear. “She’s not a prostitute. I’m waiting. Maybe I should smash both. After that I’ll go for your knees. I’ll start the count. Best do so before I get to three.”
“Don’t break my arm. Oh! No!”
“Say it! One, two-”
“Ah!” the man gasped as a wet spot started on the front of his slacks and spread. He glanced at Rose, face white and wet. “Sorry. I apologize.”
“Louder. She didn’t hear you.”
“I’m sorry for what I called you, Rose. Won’t happen again. Ah, don’t break my arm.”
“She’s not a prostitute.”
“Sorry.”
Godfree nodded. "Now you listen, loudmouth. Don’t miss this. I don’t want you to bother her again or I’ll find you and break your legs and arms. Never call me names again. Do you get that?”
He pressed the arm further. Joel’s eyes opened wider.
“Yes.”
“You have a car?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t come back. Next time we meet you won’t be so lucky. You disgust me. If you ever bother my woman again, I’ll be merciless, send my gang after you to finish the job. They’re worse than me.”
Godfree released him, hit him on the
“Just wait a moment. Is this darkie the boyfriend you meant?”
She pushed his hand. “Don’t touch me! Suppose he is? What’s that to you?”
“So you think you’re too good for me, huh?” he snarled. “You love these darkies.”
“Don’t call him that!”
Godfree spoke. “Leave her alone.”
The man looked amazed, piped louder. “So this creature speaks? Go back to the jungle. I’m taking her. Get lost, jungle man. Gorillas aren’t welcome here. Rose, when did you turn into a black prostitute?”
“I’m not a prostitute! Let’s go, Godfree.” She tugged at his arm.
Godfree faced the man. “I'm waiting for you to apologize to her.”
The man rolled his eyes. “What did you say! You’re the one leaving, or I shall slug you so hard until you beg for your life. I’m going to run you out of Stones. Who told you to touch our girls?”
“Joel, we don’t want no trouble with you,” Rose said pulling him. “Godfree. Come on.”
“Shut up! I’m going to beat the crap from you, boy. You are going to beg me for your life and learn never to touch a white girl. Do you hear me? You shall apologize for lacking respect. They call me the enforcer.” He flexed his muscles. “I administer the law, make my subjects obey. You must submit and leave town without blondie here. Your lack of respect can’t go unpunished. You invaded my territory. I’m going to whip you, boy.”
He barred dirty teeth and growled. Godfree shoved Rose behind him.
“Leave him, Godfree,” she whispered. “Please.”
“Your boyfriend’s a coward,” the man jeered. “You’re coming with me.”
“Can’t we reach a compromise here?” Godfree said. “How about I give you cash for beers and you leave her alone. Fifty bucks.”
“Rose, where did you get this spineless coward? You can do better than this. Look at him. He’s scared, just sold you for a few beers. Give me that cash now. But I’m still taking blondie with me. You’re pathetic. Where’s the money?”
Rose glared at Godfree, shock and humiliation on her face. She looked about to cry as she shook her head.
“Is this real? You’re giving him money? Did you just sell me for cash? I never want to see you again. And you, Joel, just get lost! If you were the last man on earth I wouldn’t go out with you. Learn to change your clothes, polish your shoes and brush your teeth.”
Joel burst, “What did you just say, you-”
He never finished. Godfree struck. His movements were blurry as he chopped, punched and kicked. The man staggered backwards and lay prone on the grass a dazed look on his face. As he tried to rise his arm was grabbed from behind and twisted. He knelt, coughed, shook his head, surprise and pain on his face.
“Are you going to apologize to my lady now or should I break your arm?” Godfree whispered in his ear. “She’s not a prostitute. I’m waiting. Maybe I should smash both. After that I’ll go for your knees. I’ll start the count. Best do so before I get to three.”
“Don’t break my arm. Oh! No!”
“Say it! One, two-”
“Ah!” the man gasped as a wet spot started on the front of his slacks and spread. He glanced at Rose, face white and wet. “Sorry. I apologize.”
“Louder. She didn’t hear you.”
“I’m sorry for what I called you, Rose. Won’t happen again. Ah, don’t break my arm.”
“She’s not a prostitute.”
“Sorry.”
Godfree nodded. "Now you listen, loudmouth. Don’t miss this. I don’t want you to bother her again or I’ll find you and break your legs and arms. Never call me names again. Do you get that?”
He pressed the arm further. Joel’s eyes opened wider.
“Yes.”
“You have a car?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t come back. Next time we meet you won’t be so lucky. You disgust me. If you ever bother my woman again, I’ll be merciless, send my gang after you to finish the job. They’re worse than me.”
Godfree released him, hit him on the
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