The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-09
TWO FORCES.
Chapter 90.


Two forces were pulling at Amy
Talbot all that summer, and we're par
tcularly strong now that the girls
had gone and only herself and Luther
remained. One force was that of hab-
1.-THE old ideas she had been trained
N all her life. the ideas that Jordan
still stood for The other was the
effect of her children's new ideas
and the broader point of view her
own son held.
And Luther himself was between I
two forces, though he could scarcely /
have known it then. The free. easy
life, the great tolerance. even the lax /
sty Of the city was leaving him. The !
immense quiet, the peace of this out /.
of-the-way farm was having an effeCt |
on him. 1t was like slipping off a |
burden of years, it was like being g ,
Roy again under the strict influence |
Of his father
In mid-September Luther announced /
hat he would have to go back in Oc- !
tober
I'm feeling better than I have for
years, he said And my leave OF
absence is only for four months. Al !
ter that my income stops
But you've a bit put by" his moth
or suggested.
Luther laughed
Not cent, Claire believes il |
spending all we have She says the
more We spend the more wen want.
therefore the more Wen earn. She
uses money for present advancement,
building for the future instead Of say.
ing against possible catastrophe"
Mrs. Talbot belonged to the genera
ton that feared the futurs, therefore
this point of view was new to her
You see, Claire says that if we live
me2nly now and save money, We'll
lose all chance to make friends with
Influential people and all We will gain
will be a few thousand dollars. "B'l.
if we live nicely now and entertain,
and meet people, it might help me to
a good position where l can make
in one year all We would possibly save
in five or ten.
The woman moved her chair i'm
patiently. II was all nonsense! The
sooner Amy was gotten from this i@
flUence the better. SO she wrote again
telling Amy 10 come home the d.:
after Luther arrived in the city
The answer gave her the greatest
shock she had ever received. Amy
refused,
It's not fair to deprive me of ny
one chance TO make something OF my
self" she wrote. I've only had . te..
weeks singing lessons and already my
voice has improved so YOU would
scarcely know it. Everyone who Is
musical says | have a very fine yOjcz
and can do something with IT, | want
% be an opera singer-in fact ] has"
decided on that as a career. Claire
avs everyone should have a career.
and Jane agrees with her.
And Claire has a friend who say
he can get me into the chorus Of the
opera company here when my voice
is little better. That will give me
2 chance TO study the great singers
work and 10 earn q little money as
well Perhaps after a time I can get
into some OF the big choirs where thew
qay salaries. too.
SO am not coming. If father does
not want to send me money to 20 on
with. Claire says she will help M
She is going on the stage again tht+
winter anyway. to make some none
and / can live with Jane. Motha'
won't YOU be proud some day to think
hat your son is great ensincer, and
one daughter q great doctor. while III,
other is a famous SINCERE
This cajolarv brought a hearty
laugh from Luther. But Mrs. Tdlh0t
trowned in still more worried man
re-. Presently she come out with :
-ulomary- Of her COMPLAINTS
= ured TO be ambitious for ION "r'
the girl " She began. 1T was wicked