The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-30
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All during the controversy Editn
teaching OF her own kiddies mao
aroused In the community on the sub
ject OF sex education for children. she
and Miss Selden had worked unremit-
tingly at her book At the FerroPs
urgent invitation, Sara Selden came TO
stay with them In Arcadia for Q time
Cheerfully she stood the Inconvenience
of committing to the New York hfgn
school. where she taught. She, as
much as the Ferrols, had become I'M
bued with q passion OF sacr1nce TOT
the success Of their book
Meanwhile, John Ferrol had been
visiting printers to get estimates on
the cost OF printing it. When he found
it would cost every cent they had laid
by for emergencies, he and Edith had
a heart-searching talk. But they botn
agreed to risk all.
In the exciting days after the vol
ume was finished and the contract had
been let, who's the first proof sheets
were being revised, the illustrations
made, the design of the covers chosen.
the Ferrols. their children and Miss
Selden Wed With each other to make
sacrifices for 1.-THE Bookie." as they
all called 1t. But it was Ferrol, and
through him his family who made
the costliest contribution.
"The Question of Life" was almost
ready for sale when he went to the
head of his firm about it.
"Mr. Wallace, I have had little
book printed at my expense, one which
you turned down. he said. Il want
to ask your permission to let me at
tend to its sale, in my own time. of
course. While realize that my time
outside of working hours belongs to
myself, l thought it only fair to tell
you about this book. I didn't want
you to hear about it through anybody
else"
Wallace looked up at him. frowning.
81 don't know about this, Ferrol," he
said, rubbing his close cropped beard.
II want my statesmen to have no divid-
ed allegiance While realize that
your time outside of working hours
Is yours, still don't like you to spend
1t in selling against us"
! How do you mean, selling against
your" Ferrol asked with painful
| premonition Of what the answer would
| be.
"Well, we're getting out book our
| selves on that very topic. In fact,
! turned Miss Selden's book down be-
cause it was the poorer of two manu-
| scripts submitted to us. So you see,
you will be working against us in pro-
portion as you succeed in selling your
| own book"
Ferrol could not get around the
| logic of the situation. He had sunk
all their savings in the book already.
He would have to devote himself with
| all the energy in him to save his
precious investment from loss. Yet he
| would be working directly against his
own firm in so doing. He had not
been unmindful Of such possibility,
yet he had hoped that in some way he
| would be spared the difficult choice
| he now had to make.
well, Mr. Wallace, I am sorry to
have to give up my position with you,
but see no other way out. My wife
and / have sunk every cent Of our
savings in this book. I've got to stand
| by it,
Wallace nodded
I'm afraid that's the size of it." he
said. I'm sorry to lose good man
and I'm glad to testify that you are
good man. / wish you SUGGEST"
That evening the Ferrols stole up
together to their children's room when
the youngsters were asleep and looked