The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-06

wandered over the town and grew
and grew First mere brooch, then
necklace-after that tiara, Play
ter, the druggist. told Wiley Curran
OF Hen McFetridge clothing Aurelie
IN diamonds out OF the exploitation
of his doubtful OH speculations. ana
Wiley called him liar. The News
lost another advertising contract
right there.
Wiley told Aunt ABBY about it that
night at supper She looked curiously
at his drawn face. Wiley, don't
believe It, That girls as good as
gold And good girls don't sell their
virtue, Wiley--they give IL away, may
be. because they love. And Aurelie
twins just amuse her Her letters
show that.
And the old lady waddled TO the
Sewing Circle that night 10 hear what
she could hear, TO defend what might
be defended There was need Au-
relic was the towns daughter OF scar
let long before half the missionary
boxes were filed that year and the
Shakespeare club was done with its
critical study of Desdemona's story.
Aunt Abby was unable TO counterfeit
the Shakespeare club digressions, for
the Shakespeare club was composed
almost wholly of High street ladies'
And Shakespeare club gossip, though
covert and well.bred, was as deadly
The Rome Shakespeare club held IL
self aloof. The Earlville Woman's
club was busy with civic programs.
Every time the Rome Shakespearian
ladies had a paper on Twelfth Night"
or Lear the Earlville women had a
protest TO the city council about
street lighting or the saloons or the
need OF shade trees. As the Mercury
journal said The Woman's club
was the livest booster in the burg
The Rome women never boosted
anybody except Shakespeare or Rus
kin. or The Intellectual Development
of Europe, or The Court OF Louis
XIV.
There were two persons In Rome
who were silent about that gossip
concerning Aurelie Harlan. lounging
in Wiley shop as OF old. after the
days grind, reading state exchanges
and bantering the editor on politics.
never asked OF her: nor did Wiley re-
late OF her letters. Apparently their
friendship drifted back TO the old
affection, yet there was this one re-
serve
Wiley would look up from his job
press to find Harlan's serious face
turned TO him in a study. Harlan
was easily the best-dressed man in
the county: even the drummers about
the Elks' club In Earlville. or the
Hotel Metropole were no more pune.
tilious as to business garb. And Wiley
was in his shirtsleeves and we'll linked
sleeves at that Invariably they
drawled at each other with summer
laziness Hot, isn't It, Harlan"
Yes"
"Bucking hard?"
Some dinky line-fence case Donley
turned over TO me. Justice court.
Terms closed, and dad is of to the
St Lawrence for vacation"
Make a note of IT, Farmer caught
a big enthusiastically pounds-at
clicks Ford Thursday. Dig UP
squib about that"
Harlan lazily wrote out the copy;
it was the old high-school habit TO
help Wiley get out the News per
sonals. Also TO jibe the editor about
his paper Worst country sheet in
Iowa, Wiley-worse and worst"
Il know. But still able to squawk
occasionally. Wiley was distribut-
ing type. as Jim Minis was fishing.
He kicked the job-press half an hour.
and then did the printers work under
the impression that he was getting
both tasks farther advanced some.
how or other Still able TO make Old
Thad cuss Even If his Retail Mer-
chants association Is doing its best
to head off all my advertising. Thad
can round up the country to put
through his Sin Creek steal. but still
the News can call attention to II"
Harlan stirred: Still you praised
my argument before the board"
That was you. son, But as to the
creek diversion, every one of those
poor devils in the Pocket Will be
drowned out"
They haven't a sign OF title. And
every property owner on the north
side will benefit"
Sure"
You're hurting your political
chances, Wiley"
II know But can't help that
The under dog gets me. Harlan.
been one. myself. | have to fight for
EN- Mine own people I can't stop
TO consider whose land is benefited
or who has the title at law I'm only
thinking OF those people who fought
floods and droughts and stumps TO
make themselves their little corn
patches and keep their children alive
ON them down there The News"
his hand patted the splintered old
tyne case fondly--'its always fought
that way. somehow It's never right
Its always wrong Ask any Of the
law-abdine. respectable people in
town and they'll tell you so"
Harlan smiled Here on the start
OF your primary campaign. you're
making enemies OF your home peo-
pie And want YOU to succeed. WI
ley In spite OF Hall being friend
of father's-and everything hate
greed and oppression as badly as YOU
do only"
That's it-only' It's hard 90 go
against ones class. isn't n? Hate
oppression. hate wrong-only except
ones privilege ones class. ones ira
dition Why. right here between you
and me, boy-in our little prosy viii
lage is the whole problem which con
fronts the nation; We give to Tan
ner. 10 the property owners-our sort
the privilege of exploiting others
who can't help themselves And