The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1935-12-07

The swarming children OF hete-
rogeneous groups were playing
homogeneously together Americas
melting pot OF democracy
Radios were going full. blast. the
music OF the evening programs
blending discordantly with The
blare OF automobile horns and
screeching brakes.
Center Park was so named be-
cause OF the lovely park running
down the center OF the avenue.
There was a West Park and an
East Park. Center Park represent
ed the section near the city's busi-
ness district.
With the advent OF high wages
and accompanied by It's attendant
luxurious LIVING" conditions. the
stales metropolis HAD ovefiioMtd.
and the little surrounding towns
had TO take care OF Tie surplus
humanity.
lie small town Of Seely Illinois
rad done its share nobly. Ola
homesteads were torn down 10
make room Tor large Apartments
and family hotels. Streets were
~idened and paved to make travel
ing TO and from the city more con-
venient. Communting became the
order of the day. More business
came and Seely rode the wave oi
prosperity The world danced and
enjoyed an orgy OF gsily, Jun anu
frolic But in real life the fiddiers
must be paid. and In nineteen
twenty mine they presented iheir
bill.
The once quiet little avenue had
now became one of the most beau
tiful and popular streets IN The
town. one by one the old neighbors
had sold their pretty homes al
fabulous prices.
Many had moved INTO The ci'v
Others became landlords, building
exclusive apartments and demand
ing high rents.
Agnes wondered what had be-
come Of thLse who had moved
away. The Markeys, the Garter
smiths. the McI.eans. All boast Ell
good American stock. Her parents
had smiled in their coiet "lSdom
and had refused to Zen tn home
they had lived in pee The hrs'
days or tne,r happy N lrriage. nges
was now GLAD for that saga-cily
AT the death of her mother. nse
years ago. Agnes and her sister
Mona. or Monte, as she was al
fectionately called, had inherited
the coy little home on tn -orn'
II center Park and wiltshire s.
Left with home and mod
10 nis they had dpti,led 'hif
lye careers AGNES nae ID
hAh chosen business. Tor
Noaie would laush NFily fvl
aa "A he'or chance 80 meet .n'
t lellnw interested ia pr,.iy
.arls with brains and II lou play
,d ,Dur cards with care there's no
tlling where your path might
lead
Agnes who had always loved 70
tend the sick and snccor the
wounded. had taken up nursing
with zeal that surprised her
friends and delighted her teachers
OF ne nursing profession
After finishing her course she
ad fecome one OF the citys out
staudin, nurses Her services were
enoa tor now cases before she
could finish her previous ones,
Sapic held splendid position
anu everything was rosy THIN
came a wild orgy OF spending biz
parties and high revelry True.
Agnes would sometimes stop in the
midst OF all this gorgeousncss to
wonder what her mother would
say to the woeful waste human be-
ings were making OF their lives
In her heart would creep a feel
ing Of shame. for she too. had al
lowed parties that would have hor-
rified her sanity mother
Tame TO what the others have"
and Monte would laugh at Agnes
many words OF misgiving.
Now the scene had shifted, and
the curtain wen up on new seen
cry and new players.
The monetary class had. like the
Arab. folded their tents and silent
lv stolen away The handsome
apartments stood empty and tomb
like. The racy cars stopped no
more M M curbs The noise and
ciamor was gone Hieh priced or
chesiras with their blatant iazl
was now replaced by the radio and
PLAYER pianos. The common herd
had now taken possession OF the
once exclusive Center Park
Monte now depiored the prolc-
tartan element living 80 near.
"rm ashamed 20 have my friends
call. Why. they have even let Ne
groes In on the next street she
walled.
Agnes had laughed at such abb
surdity. There was no prejudice In
her heart She judged people by
their character. In her profession
she rubbed elbows with the high
and low. She was searcher for
the jewel In human nature. She
had found II most often shining
brightly IN the muky shadows OF
tangled driftwood. Many times In
the silence OF the night. she had
cauohf thu roafaure Of star.