The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-30
COM PLICATIONS

CndpIeG Il.
You don't understand" Jane went
on, evidently trying to be patient with
her mother. You see. a doctor be
ginning his practice must make a good
showing, a prosperous showing, before
the world. Otherwise. no one will
come to him.
Naturally, no one wants 10 call in
a Physician who is shabby and down
At the heels and who lives in a poor
neiEhborhoCd. 1t makes him appear
TO be no good. People can't be eX-
peCted 10 know that every doctor must
make his way.
Donald has 10 have an office in a
good neighborhood, with g well fur
nished waiGng-room for patients -
they've nothing to do but SIT there and
wait their turns and critisize every
thing in the place, you see. And
they'll be extra critical because they
won't be feeling well.
Then he has - have a car to make
his calls. People like a doctor driving
up in a machine. II looks poverty
stricken to come on trolley"
Il don't see"
Well wait a minute" Jane was TAX
ing great care adjusting the blue tie
while she went on with her eXplana-
ton. People don't go to doctors be
cause they're handy. They are rec
commended through friends Besides
very young man isn't trusted. They
say he's immature, just as they say an
old doctor is old-fashoned or not pro
gressive, unless he's become a special
jSt and cha huoa rrice-
Mrs. Talbot tried to apply these
theories TO the fat. amiable gentleman
who trotted about in a rundown buggy
with shabby black bag full Of pills
who had been her doctor for more
years than she could count
The theories didn't apply. SO she
didn't believe them.
But the woman"
She's a wealthy lady who has a
big apartment in a good part Of the
city. She's giving Donald two rooms
in her apartment that have a separate
entrance, for his office. That saves
rent and she's recommending
him TO her friends, and she's already
helped him out with money. She's
buying a car for him too, simply be
cause she is interested in him and be
lieves he'll be a good doctor. He'll
pay her back sometime. Meanwhile, he
lives in a tiny little room way over
on the East Side"
Il don't see what all that has to do
with you
Jane sighed little. 1t was hard to
explain when her mother was antag-
onistic.
Simply that people are more inter
osted in a good looking young doctor
who isn't married. than in one who is.
And no one could expect Miss Ansell
to support the doctors wife-nO, il
wouldn't do"
Il don't see the difference between
that and supporting him
Jane laughed suddenly.
One is philanthropy, the other
charity-charity If I'm in it, she eX-
planned.
Mrs. Talbot still did not see.
Il would be a burden if ! married
him. We both have our way to make
in a difficult profession. Wen both
succeed better if we are independent,
Donald doesn't particularly believe
in marriage anyway. And we both
agree that marriage should be for the
sake of having a home to bring W
children. Certainly we would not be
able TO afford children"
But surely you haven't talked
about all this
Certainly, Why not" Jane turned
wide eyes on her mother rs it wick
ed to talk about having children? Ev
eryone mas them. why not discuss it,?
Poor Mrs Talbot did not dare say
again that it was wrong-she knew
the answer would be that she was
"old-fashioned."
After a time she began timidly:
But if you are in love with each
other"
Jane did not answer. Her large
brown eyes that held all the fire and
determination of her fathers eyes
when he was young, darkened and
softened as she stared across the
room. Jane frankly in love was diff
ferent from Jane the medical student
or Jane the critic. Little Mrs. Talbot
had an inner wisdom, motherly in
tuition, that she could not get into
words, that she was not even consci
Gus Of But she read the fire, the de
termination, the impetuosity. the pas
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