The Washington herald., 1913-12-16
Assisted by Betty Baker.
sBy I.AwhENcE ALpRED CLAY
lCopyright. pp.)

eBy LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY. =
Copyright. IssJ
In actual life. when poor young man
sees. admires and loves a rich giri he
says to her:
What is money? Humph. Il is mere
dross. It VIII buy breakfast foods and
take you into the shows. but II can't
buy you such love as have for you"
And she looks at him and replies:
You are thousand times right, Hal
old. We will get married and live in a
two-room cottage and / will take in
washing and mopping TO support the
family. What dross have I win give
TO the heather, and then we will have
nothing to bother u.s."
1t Is somewhat different in the story
books.
The poor young man sees the rich
young lady gliding by In her auto. His
heart began to thump. He Is in love
before her auto has busted a tire-madly
in love, and yet realizing the terrible.
horrible, indispensable gulf separating
them
He is out Of q job, out of money, and
the tobacco stores won't trust him for
cigarettes. Four inches OF the lace on
that girls dress would mean a porter
house steak smothered in onions for him,
but alas, no steak-no smother for himi
Henry ST. Claire was born of respecta-
Bile parents. They were too poor to be
anything else. When he had worked his
way through college and came out with
a good general education, he found that
such men were worth n salary OF about
SO week. After looking In vain for a
better thing, he accepted 1t He became
private secretary and librarian to a Mr..
Scott.
Mr.. Scott was chiefly known as that
man that lived next door to Mr.. Nc
Cabe," and the latter was chiefly known
as to be worth several million dollars.
He had wife and daughter. and the
daughter was beautiful. Her name was
Roma.
On the morning that Henry st. Claire
assumed his duties and within half an
hour after assuming, he caught his first
sight Of Miss Roma, as she drove from
the house in an auto. There was instant
edmiration on his part. There was moth
ing on hers, as She didn't know that such
young man existed.
In four or five days the young man
was deeply in love, and the situation
made him realize to the fullest extent
the helplessness Of his position.
In love with an heiress whose auto
would run him down and then speed
away II he fingered to take another
look at heri
In love with an aristocrar, and he
a nonentityi
In love with a girl. and not earning
salary enough to buy her shoes If she
became his wife,
Love is something that neither sex can
be blamed for. but good sense does not
always go with II. When young Mr..
ST. Claire realized the gulf between them
he turned to thoughts OF suicide. II was
his employers cook that diverted them
into other channels. Betty Baker was a |
woman who had had her !
own troubles with the god of love.
She was a good cook, but she believed |
that all men and all women were born
free and equal She considered herself |
ot-the family. and II snubbed she went |
on a strike for higher wages. Mr.. ST
Claire had not been in the house two |
hours when she entered the library and |
took a seat and began.
Now, then, you are no better than |
am, and I am no better than you are,
while we are both as good as the master
and mistress"
"Yes?'
You are a good-Iooking young man
and they say you have a good educa-
tion."
"wen?"
But you are working for SO a week"
II have got to make a start he said. |
And poor start II is, my boy"
And have you come in here to taunt |
me with poverty7'
Hush! Betty Baker taunts no one.
She sometimes gives advice, but she
never taunts."
And you have come to give me ad-
yicer'
II have, and when I think need ad-
vice shall ask IT of you. There's a rich
girl next door"
Yes"