Story A or BMayor Thaddeus Evans walked into Police Commissioner Adkinson’s office and closed the door. “Commissioner, is the Klan planning to come after the shoeshine boy?”
Adkinson put his hand on the mayor’s shoulder. “No need to worry, this is a whole lot about nothing. The chief personally interrogated the Colored boy and asked his questions in a compelling way.” He paused. “No confession. We all think the girl’s story has holes in it and expect her to change her statement once she figures out how to explain things to her boss. She’s worried about losing her job.”
The mayor rubbed his head and sat in the chair by the desk. “So you think the two of them were involved?”
“Yes, I do.”
“People aren’t going to like the sound of that, especially the KKK. Either way, we need to be prepare
