The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-11

Julia smiled tolerantly at her little
sisters rhapsodies, yet enthusiasm Is
contagious, and she could not help
feeling that New York would be in
every way a great Improvement upon
the provincial New England town In
which she had always lived.
But this change means hard work, :
she warned, harder work than you
have ever done in all your life, Caryl.
AS II I minded that" scoffed Crayl.
II won't object to work there, for /
will be earning money"
What kind Of work are you going to
lo?" queried Julia.
The question staggered the younger
yirl. but only for moment.
DO? Why, I'll be stenographer!"
he replied "They get good salaries
md the work is not hard"
Julia shook her head doubtfully.
You will have to learn the work
;lrst," she said. SIT takes time and
practice to learn stenography and type,
writing, and it's expensive. 1t will
AXE quite bit of money.
.T'll learn all right" prophesied the
Girl confidently. "Ill go to some bust
Tess school and then it will be easy
get job. I've money enough to
earn all that's necessary.
To Crayl the four hundred dollars
which she and Julia had in the savings
oank seemed a fortune, and even her
more practical sister thought with
glow of satisfaction that they would go
TO the city with ample funds to main
ain them until they could get work
that would enable them to support
themselves even If they did not get
such work Immediately.
That evening before supper, as
James Marvin was passing through the
upper hall of his home, his daughters
door opened and Julia spoke to him.
Would you mind coming in here
for a moment, father" she asked
There is a little matter we wish to
talk to you about"
AS he followed her suggestion he
saw that trunk that had belonged to
his first wife stood in the middle OF
the room. Caryl knelt before 1t pack
ing In it the last of her belongings.
Since we are going away" said
Julia, without further preliminary
"Caryl and l think that the sooner we
start the better What we want to ask
you is that, since the money we have
in the bank is deposited in your name
in trust for US, you will please draw
It out for us tomorrow morning"
James Marvin caught his breath. He
had not thought that matters would
come to this pass SO soon. Had his
daughters wept and moaned he would
have known better how to deal with
them. In the face of their calm de
termination he was strangely embar
raised.
Nov, girls" he protested weakly
don't be hasty about this. Your
MOTHER mean my wife-and / dom
feel that it is right that you should
go off with hard feelings between US
Take a week or so to think it over.
I'VE couldn't think it over more i
we waited for a year, father an
swered Julia firmly. 1--WE are going
tomorrow afternoon. Will you get thu
money for us in the morning."
"Of course" said the man, 'it''
yours, and I'm willing to draw it on
for you whenever you want it. But
see here, hate to have you go like
this. Let bygones be bygones and let''
make up, and you stay here and ge
work If you want to. You'll be lott
more comfortable than you would il
a strange place. I'll make it all RICH
with your mother, and she'll be will
ing to make another try at our living
here together"
The regret In his tone was so gen
uine that for moment Julia hesitated
but Caryl forestalled any compromis,
her sister might have contemplated.