The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
THE CHILDREN GO
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AS Mrs. Talbot grew stronger,
Jane withdrew more and more from
the supervision OF the house She
began preparing for her autumn work.
and spent hours every day in the ham
mock under the big tree, a pile OF
books on the table by her note book
and pencil by her side.
Luther was feeling well enough
now to do some Of the lighter work
about the farm. Instead Of taking
it easier, however. because Of the
extra help, Jordan Talbot promptly
discharged one Of his farm bands
This naturally made it harder for him
since Luther could not do strong
mans work yet.
Luther protested, but could not
that his father had always lived by.
shake the ideas Of petty economy
Some sort of peace descended up
on the little farm house Mrs. Tai
bot went about her work, paying
strict attention 10 the improved
methods Jane insisted upon, and be-
ing inCurably romatiC, she pre-
tended she was back in the days
when Luther was helping faith
err and Jane was in high schol.
To be sure. there was no young
Amy to be trotting about dividing her
attention between lower grade lessons
and running errands-but that did
not worry Mrs. Talbot. She had two
of her children home again as they
used to be, and as long as they did
not come around and worry her with
new ideas, she was quite happy.
So August passed.
Amy meantime wrote faithfully
twice a week, and Claire was de
voted by mail. Amy was having a
pale green silk evening frock made,
Amy was practicing a couple of hours
a day, she was even learning to play
the piano from Claire so perhaps
| can be the oTganist when Miss Min
ton leaves she said-quite as though
ghe expected the staid Miss Minton
over 10 leave Miss MintoD was as
much fixture OF the church as the
organ itself
There were accounts. of theaters,
and dances. and parties in motor cars,
there were long descriptions of Claire's
friends Bur after occupying the better
T2rt of the first three letters, jim
Clarke suddenly dropped out of the
correspondence
Maybe he's gone away Mrs. Tai
bot said to Jane
More likely Claire has warned Amy
not to mention him" Jane suggested.
do you mean she'd teach Amy to
lie?" The faded gray eyes blazed
with anger "I'II send for Amy to come
home at once"
Better not" Jane advised. Shell
feel she's been cheated of her v!si,
then, and she'll be awfuly unhappy
al ola crCr,oJ, 4
tinguish between right and wrong II
she knows It's wrong to lie. she won't
be influenced by Claire"
Mrs. Talbot could not see this. II
worried her, and following her life
long habit, she told the whole thing
to Jordan
Instantly she was sorry. Yet she
would have felt cOnscience-stricken
not to have told him She Away
told him eyerything-it was wife
duty.
Jordan said CURLY Send for her
to come home. I always knew that
woman was evil ! wont have Amy
with her another day"
So Amy was written tO-n0 reason
being given except that Father wants
YOU home"
The reply was a series Of begging
letters. and finally Luther interyeneC
knowing nothing Of the original cause
and begged 10 have her stay unit
he went back.
But the whole affair was upsetting
Il wasn't at all like the old DAYS, wher
her children really were children anC
ehe had them around her again Mrs
Talbot could have wepr in selfgi!
hsrauep 0f II