The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-24
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Y BALANOE
dinner and he could tell vintage
wine from Californian. lie wore
his clothes well. and wac clean OF
limb and OF life.
All these foregoing traits arc OK
ccllent. for n rich mans son But
there is no special market for them
in the business world. Two years
in commercial school Outvalues
them all. and Il ranks higher for
immediate wage-earning than does
a fouryear course AZ university.
Tom speedily discovered that his
services were in no demand at all
among the merchants and Nnanciers
OF his little hometown. The best
he could hope for, fror, any OF
them, was an ofllce-boy start, nj
about FIVE dollars q week. And one
cannot support mother and sister
on such a sum.
Home he came, discouraged and
grizzly rcsolute. after week Of
fruitless search for work. TO his
mother he poured out the story Of
his troubles and Of n plan that had
been bred Of his failures
"I've received a racc-horse train
ing" he began, and I've got 10 do
pillow horse work on IT, / must for
get all the gracefully useless accom-
pllshmcn's I've learned nj college
and buckle down to something that
will keep us IN bread and board.
The fact that a horse can do this
mile in 2:03 is not OF any great
interest to a farmer who wants n
field plowed or a load of ray drawn.
must forget how TO race and
learn how TO plow."
"But Tom, dear" said his mother,
your father wanted You 10 have all
the Injuries AMI good tires that he
himself missed in his boyhood That
is why he never taught you TO WORT
or to"
Dad meant It all for the best"
answered Tom. but. In spite OF
that, he was wrong Here in Amer
lea. where fortunes are lost in
day. every boy ought 70 be taught
how TO earn a living, by the time
lie Is 1e. whether he will ever need
TO earn 1t or not. What would we
think of people whose lives were
forever mcnaced by floods and yet
who neglected 20 teach their chill
drcn 10 SWIM
"DIt. dear"
"N-Aat IS done IS done" contin-
u.d Tom I'm not Flaming dad.
j.. dd j., for love 81 me, know.
au can't get = job on the strength
of Mia. I've spent all these years
in studying. So I'm going to try
tno ono mind of thing where my
musc,e and my grit will bring me
dividends"
81 don't understand"
My father went in at 20 as day
laborcr ut the mills over yonder
When he was 80 he practically
owned the mills. His example is
good enough for me. Tomorrow
morning I'm going over 10 the MILF
to sec Mr.. Peltz. the new president.
Tor dads sake he'll give rae work
,rnrc
AS q common mill kand?" cried
Mig. Clark in disgust
No contradicted Tom. NO
man IS common mill hand, unless
ne chooses to be. Every man can
be IN uncommon mill hand, and
In hat way he can rise to better
job That ia what mean TO do.
Mr.. Peliz will start me on a living
wage. I'm sure. In these busy times
the lowest wages paid over there Is
two dollars "a day. With twelve dol.
lars week as start I'll soon
forge ahead. Watch me do it
And in spite of all the protests of
his mother and sister he held TO his
resolve. Early next morning he
sought an interview with Peltz, the
new president. The latter-more
because there was shortage OF
men than from any sentiment about
John Clarks memory-turned Tom
over TO Joe Carr, department
foreman. with orders TO put him 10
work.
ITO Be Continued.)