The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-20
A NEW LIFE
Chapter SO.


Next day, being Monday, Mrs. Tai
bot began her housekeeping. Satur-
day night late she thought OF it, Sun
day she determined on it.
You may know a lot of things
don't" she remarked at the breakfast
table. But at least | know how TO
keep clean house"
The place is clean" Jane objected.
You're too fussy, mother"
Mother answered nothing. She wait
ed patiently. one might say rigidly, for
the family TO get out of the way.
Luther left at s 80 to get to his Of
flee at 9-that seemed frightfully late
TO the woman who was used to farm
work being underway by or earlier.
Jane had her first lecture at 10:30,
and sat in the living room studying
for an hour before she left Amy
arose at u, and after her bath ap-
peared in , or blue silk robe for break
fast
Don't bother about me, mother"
she said sweetly. 81 always get my
own breakfast when | wake up. Jane
does her share of the work and goes
out and ] finish up"
Mrs. Talbot did not bother. She
was in the living room by this time,
and while Amy sat in the dining room,
eating an egg and drinking her coffee
while she read Luther's castaside pa
per- she began cleaning. She moved
all the furniturt out of the room, eX-
cept the pieces too heavy for her, and
she began with a bucket of hot water
and brush and soap.
In -
than similar work at home, because
there was unlimited hot water by turn
ing a faucet. And the rooms were
small.
Amy protested that the rooms had
been done the week before.
"A woman comes every Friday and
cleans" she said.
Once week." Mrs. Talbot shifted
Might as well not come at ALL"
Il have a singing lesson this after
noon, and have to practice" the girl
looked ruefully at the disordered room
IN go to Charles and use her piano.
Mrs. Talbot had the flat, and the
day. TO herself. She had never work
ed so hard or so fast. She stopped
only to heat up the leftover breakfast
coffee when in the early afternoon
she began to feel faint. BY s, when
the three children came struggling in
the apartment fairly shone.
But Jane put her mother to bed, and
gave her hot soup and toast and lee
ture
After all, it's a good thing you
came here to live, where we can look
after you" she said.
IT'S a good thing l came here to
look after you" the mother answered
Jane, going into the dining room to
Join her brother and sister, shrugged
her shoulders a little and reported
IT'S perfectly hopeless. She thinks
we're careless, disorderly, lazy, and
neglected as well. She's going tC
spend this whole winter running us
according to her old standards in the
country.
"She thinks I'm a lost soul" Amy
said, half laughing. half anxious. She
saw me smoking, she thinks that's an
unforgivable sin"
Donald is afraid to come around
while she's here" Jane went on.
Amy laughed suddenly.
Dick isn't, unfortunately. He's com
ing around tonight again. | must dc
something to stop that, he'll be here
all the time. It's too ridiculous"
They ate in silence, each one con
sidering the problem as it affected
each one separately. Amy was en-
tranced with the pleasures the city
offered. She was pretty and she knew
it. Clarie had generously given her {
lot of clothes that emphasized her gooC
looks, and had taken the girl along