The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-18
Chapter SO.
INVITATIONS.

iNNIl ISNS.
Other letters from Myra follow ed
Suddenly she seemed either to have
developed a sudden love for her for
mer chum, or suddenly to have great
deal of leisure on her hands And
gradually the letters ceased to make
Ruth feel badly. After time, they
even began to bore her a little. Myra
never said anything that was interest
ing to read.
"Gaby's in a new show, she has a
grand part" was one piece of news.
She sings three songs alone and
wears the loveliest clothes. I made
Tim take me to see her and went be-
hind the scenes afterwards. 1t was
lovely and exciting, hadn't been back
for so long. She's not the star, she's
third in the company and getting, she
says, $3.50 a week, And my, her
clothes! | mean her real ones. She
spends every cent on clothes"
a few weeks later another letter
came:
Il saw Emily the other day-that
was the first time in year. She
came up to see me. She says She S
going to marry Johnny Trumbull in
the spring. He's got a million, SO I'll
be related to someone rich, even if l
am poor. So she's been spending all
the money she had living up to her
future, she says. She's got thousands
OF dollars worth of things and shes
got a dandy car. She says she has
TO do it, because Trumbull has so
many wealthy friends and she doesn't
want any of them to think he is mar
rying poor woman. My, l always
thought she was pretty rich, but she
doesn't think So"
Otherwise the letters were only a
record Of what Tim said, and of the
movies they had been to, and of the
increasing number of pounds the baby
weighed. or Of some neighbors who
came in and played cards.
Myra was utterly content, her let
ters breathed that spirit. She quite
evidently adored her husband and hel
baby and her home, and the way she
was living.
And after all Ruth said to Lang
ley one day, That's the best way tc
live. She has everything she wants
She certainly has everything a woman
normally desires-her husband, hel
home. her child
''All social instincts satisfied. But
would you like it-would you change
places with her."
Would T." the girl exclaimed. g.
should say so. For what have /
work. and work under a great handi
cap, poverty, bills that eat up the
money, even when | make it. Myra
says Tim is making $35 a week-I'n
making $40. But lot of that goes
to pay for the bonds l bought, and the
next week comes an installment or
tho back taxes. And then, too, DR.
Lane thinks it would do Father gooC
10 send him 10 a sanitarium.. He.
veil enough to be moved and | coulC
hire an auto and send him to Noun
tain Top. That's $40 a week, ant
Mother would have to be near.
Dear child" Langley threw up hi
hands. you've already mortgaget
your whole future salary and you
soul included. Better drop the SAM
tarium idea for a time"
We'll, but in two weeks l can ge
a couple of hundred dollars when WI
go over the books at the Office. Rile.
says it may amount to more"
I'm afraid you'll be in sanitariun
next - - 90 ~ -. = X -
Ruth laughed. Anyway, 1t 5. =;
busy life" she decided. "Myra say
there's no chance in a small town
that all the fun and opportunity is il
the big city"
surely you don't agree"
We'll. there's a big chance for m
. \ here. But | had to make it. Onl
There's no chance here for real fun
= there's no music. no theatres, no Gu
tured people. Look at the club men
bers--"
IN agree most are empty headed
but so are most of those in the bi
city. It's matter of choosing. Their
are people living near here"
The gentry, as Riley calls them
But what would they want to do wit
me. when they can go to the city 70