Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 335, 12 December 1921 — Page 5

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1921.

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The Middle Ground By MARION RUBINCAM

AMY LEAVES Synopsis of Preceding Chapters Amy Talbot at 48 13 too tired to get any pleasure out of life. Everything Is a narrow dull routine of work and has been for so many years that she literally ceased ev en to think. She does not know how much out of things she is until her son Luther comes back from the city bringing with him his wife Clair whom Amy has not met. Jane, studying to be a physician, arrives for a vacation; and a young doctor from the city with whom she In is in love. The new Ideas of these young people shock the mother, anything new she considers must be wicked. So does her husband. Jordan Talbot. These "new ideas" effect Amy, the youngest daughter. Claire is carying on a clandestine correspondence with a man In the city, and eventually leaves Luther and goes to town again, taking Amy along, Amyv suddenly decides to study music. Luther and Jane return the mother becomes so worried over her children she suddenly announced that she" too is going to the city!

Chapter 31 Jordan sat down again and looked at his wife. His face showed no comprehension of what she was saying. "What do you mean," ho asked presently. "What I said," defiantly. "I'm going to the city to stay with my daugters. And what's more, you're going to give m the money to go." "I'll do no such thing!" he exploded. "Do you mean to say you are going to leave me?" 'I'm going to leave you for this

winter." Quiet decision was in hor tones. "I'm worried about Jane and Amy."

"Jane and Amy! A couple of dis-j

obedient "All the more reason for me to go." "Your duty is here with me." "My first duty is with my girl3." Jordan had never heard this tone from his wife before. He began to suspect she was in earnest. "Who's going to look after me?" he demanded selfishly. Mrs. Talbot considered. There was only one person available the pretty etupld young girl who had been "foolish," and what was now an outcast in the narow community. But she could cook and she wa3 a

neat housekeeper and a willing worker. Sh would come for low wages and be grateful for the home offered. Her life with her present "benefactor" was anything but pleasant. She mentioned her name and the expected storm descended "That shameless woman! You would even bring her into my house, into the house of a decent man." More denunciations of the poor girl followed. "It isn't Christian like to denounce her," Mrs. Talbot said finally when the

first storm of words was over. Ana her baby's quiet it's a nice little thing."

"I'll look after myself. I'll not have my house polluted by the presence of such a woman." "You're not very charitable." "You've learned to approve of evil from your children." These verbal crossed swords did neither of them any good. Mrs. Talbot dropped the subject. But that evening she ran down to the little cottage on the farm where one of the "hands" lived and asked his wife to go up to the house and clean it every day andd

do seme of the cooking, while she herself was away. The woman promised and Mrs, Talbot went home satisfied that her husband would not suffer discomfort while she was away. She decided to say nothing to anyone in the little village but next morning she found that the story of her intended visit was already all over the place. Indeed, she had not entirely decided on going; certainly not on the date. The chubby good natured Mrs. Row

land dropped in to talk over the visit and told her that everyone knew she

was going that Saturday.

"Well, that's as good a time as any,

111 go then," Amy Talbot said.

"I do think it's grand cf your children to ask you," Mrs. Rowland went

on.

And Amy said nothing. Already the people in the little cluster of homes at

the foot of the hill knew more of her visit than she did! Sh remembered

that she must, at least, let Luther know she was coming so she could be

met.

Jordan spoke little to her the rest of

that week, Friday morning he drove

off in the wagon and came back in

the early afternoon with a roll of bills

Amy gasped at the amount she had never had so much money before. She knew that the days of poverty were passed, that the farm was paying very well, that an aunt's death had given Jordan a little extra money. She knew he could afford to keep both

girls and herself in the city if he chose. But this was the lirst gift of money he had ever made her. To be sure, she had never asked for anything, she had saved and pinched and economized she looked up to thank him, and shrank before the anger that smouldered still in his eyes. "I want to go feeling you are pleasant about it," she said Friday night as she packed. "You're leaving my house and your home," he replied. "You've been

poiled by your children, you've lost

all sense of duty. You want to live a

life pleasure like they do." Sh looked to protest. But he had

left the room.

Yet her determination was not shaken. Next morning one of the farm hands brought the wagon around for her. Jordan said curtly that he was too busy to drive her to the station. His goodbye kiss was as brief and cold as his speech Jordan never kissed her any more. But she said nothing. She climbed

into the wagon unassisted, and drove off to the station. They went through the little town of Hornbrook to the

railway platform.

Standing by a couple of suitcases

was a familiar figure. Tomorow The Children's Greeting

Heart Problems

but I do not want to marry a man

who does not love me.

What would you advise me to do? POLLY. I would advise you to release the

man. because you would not gain hap-'

plness in marriage without your hus- j

band's love. Let him go and be Brave and hopeful. Happiness will come

to you in one way or another if you j

look for it and earn it. !

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