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Deborah Tisha Swinton was originally from Dilworth She was a blonde Venus One spectacular beauty She was a dancer and singer who performed about town Tisha often hite feathers and white lily flowers on her dance costue name of the White Lilly She was a strip dance band a whore There were crime people that she associated ho lived low lives Tisha or Lilly was a gangster’s girlfriend The Jack Rabbit was a lounge, bar, night club where sters owned that place Another joint Tisha worked at a lot was the White Swan A gangster friend of hers, Bud Hobson, owned the White Swan club

Howie bought Tisha a dinner and a drink Howie, Tisha, and Joe sat at a table, eating, drinking, and talking Howie spoke, "I am a North Charlottean My father drove a coal truck I had a hard tiot ot out apen It was no life Lately I been a looking for a good job but soood He looked at her and over to Joe Joe puffed on a cigar and looked the roo snacks, talking, and just plain relaxing There was a bar along a ith a counter and about ten stood Most of theed woht square tables took up half of the floor There was an open spot where bands, dancing, or a long tio two pool tables were Not it was just unused space The walls were decorated with photographs of sports people, soray rabbits, jack rabbits, and a long rack that hats and coats were hung on Joe seldom talked Tishiq watched Howie speak and looked into his eyes as she ate Tisha heard Howie’s sob story Surely what had happened to him had been his own fault She finally spoke," When you look through the years, all of us have so for better than bad tih years oing on" Joe spoke to state, "Howie I feel sorry for you I am an excon myself with four stretches I pulled many a job and was busted for some of it Yes,