The Detroit times., 1916-11-28
No. 5O-ARIsTocRAcV AND
RIFF RAFF.


There are only two kinds Of peo-
pie in the world-those who earn
their right 10 Re here and those
Who were better dead
Had Mr. Colby leaned across the
table and suddenly slapped my face
Ae could not have hurt nor surprised
ne more.
You mean, said. in my indig
nation going straight 10 the point
that June would think { was not
good enough TO meet his sister,
'Oh. don't put II that way said
Mr. Colby tribe uncOmfortably
IT isn't that But, YOU see, your
lives have been 90 different You
wouldn't underS',nd her and che
wouldn't lnders,and you"
why wouldn't -" protested
81 tell yol she looks nice Id like
10 know her." And then keeping
he tears from nay eyes and voice.
Why couldn't I know her?
layont done anything wrong I'm
rot any different from girls like
that Why do You treat me as tho
| were"
Mr. Colby looked AT me more or
less as lilo he were seeing mc Tor
the frst tme
Aren't You hc stammered.
aren't yau ery good friend OF
Junc?" me- askod ~ seem 80
ne I've seen rou everywhere to-
leth,r for mon ls
81 dont know what YOU mean by
p very good fri, a. broke forth
hricasly II Won't know hardly
snybody anyway untu Howard Boyd
camc along ari tune was friend
ol hi- and hcu june began taking
lac out q dinner and everywhere
o. course / went with him Why
voulGu9 J. %ant 20 dance and
havc good times just like any other
Eirl
Then I paused FOR an instant and
sudd,uly decided 40 tell the truth.
"a couple Of nights ago, con
unued Jrnc NcI me II wouldn't
go 10 1--we in hi. rooms He said II
! would h would give me anything
] wanted And 3 told him ! would
not won't either How does that
make No different from other girls >
I tell you. hpsen't done anything
wrong
There was a rause
There ni don't get all excited. -
said Mr. Colby. soothingly Per
laps / jumped 10 few conclu.
rions that were not quite justified
But look here. my dear I've seen
YOU take money and gloves and all
sorts OF other hings from these
bows what do .ou do that for. II
you don't want people TO misiudgc
Noue"
But how am 20 get ;hiuEs ."
,rod desperately III people don {
49, them 20 mv2 | tell you | want
pretty things Ike any other girl
Nj Colby's li7s took on hrn,
line
My dear" 10 said. you may
have good stun you, who knows .
Perhaps a. little truth viii help you
/ may as we'll tell YOU the reason
Why June and other boys Of this
kind feel YOU t.a nor good enough
10 meet their sisters Is just because
YOU do take these things You don't
earn them Di here are only two
classes OF peopl, in the world the
arlstocrats and rhe rim ran The
aristocrat works for HIS living, the
rirraG does not That's all there
Is 10 life my dear"
That's not true" answered
quickly Look AZ Junes sister
over there. Are YOU trying 70 tell
me she works? know she doesn't
she's just luckiet than | am, that's 4
all She has brother who can
give her things
NO, hi. said Mr. Colby. that's
rot true June'r sister works. only
in a way you don't understand She
j. educating herself so that some
day. when she marries. she will be
able 20 look after her house prop
trly and to briag up her children.
That's a pretty fine way for a
woman TO earn her living. you
know Believe me. II she does that,
4, mean II she lolds down that sort
II a Job well. sic Ia entitled 10 all
he gets for u You see. she has
zen born among people who do
,er kind OF wor'i You have been
,orn among people who earn their
wings in different way. The