The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-09
A CLIMAX.
Chapter 50.

place all at once, no great change ever
does
Some days she would be miserable
because or this new point of view;
some days she would swing back into
the narrow grabbed old woman that
she was when she first came to the
city. But gradually contact with edu-
Gated people, leisure, rest, occasion
al frivolous pleasure. had the inev
liable effect. Amy Talbot was broad
ening out in her ideas, Amy Talbot
really was beginning to think
So when the climax came she was
in shape to meet it.
She had written Jordan telling him
she had no intention of returning TO
the farm until her duty in the city
was done. 1t was more or less a rep
etition of her first Letter. Jordan being
the sort that understands thing bet
ter il it is repeated to him. She went
over a few more of grievances about
the farm house, as she had done be-
fore, and then at the end remarked
that she was enjoying life in the city!
Truly this evidenced some faint
remnant of childhood mischief that
was still alive inside her. 1t was
not the sort of thing she would US
ually say, she knew how angry Jordan
would be.
Meantime Donald Moore began com
ing to the flat again. He made himself
as charming to her as he could. And
she found again that she could not
dislike him, though she wanted to.
Then one day he appeared for din
ner. He was restless and by turns
laxative and glomily silent. Jane.
who took his moods sensibly. watched
him calmnly all through dinner and
took him off to the living room later.
where she began to talk a hospital
case they were both interested in
Luther ana Amy were bot hout. Mrs.
Talbot cleared away the dinner, taking
rs much time as possible, so as to
leave the two alone in the front room
together.
In such small flat, it was always
problem as to how two people conld
be left alone for visit. There was
only the one room, SO If Jane ant
Amy beth had callers, the two crowds
lad 10 mix fol the evening. Usually
th,, results were disastrous, for James
serious friends had nothing i'll common
with An!y's frivolous ones, and such
parties, Amy declared, bored her to
DEATH
Donald was walking back and forth,
smoking cigarettes and talking hur-
riedly in low tones. Occasionally Jane
murmured something. At last, when
there was not an excuse for staying
any longer, Mrs. Talbot went up to the
living room intending to stay polite
length of time and then retire to her
bedroom.
Il want to talk to you," Donald be
gan abruptly.
So with surprise and little dismay
she sat herself down to listen. Jane
sat, as usual, on the straight chair by
the desk, chin in her hand, her eyes
never leaving Donald as he paced back
and forth over the room.
Donald smoked rapidly. Then he
said:
There is a big mining syndicate
that is opening up some silver mines
in South America 1t is back in the
hills. hundreds of miles from the coast
several DAYS Journey from the nearest
seaport town, and three weeks voyage
from New York to the port. They have
to have company doctor. They OF
fered me the place some months age
L VI.
coed here as a specialist. ] am beins
helped by a very kind lady who has
done everything possible to get m'
started | haven't succeeded-in m,
profession it takes years, almost
lifetime to do that
Il refused the place because | dlr
not want to leave Jane; that was a:
much my reason as a hope that thu
1t a hpU1nnInc
of a career here. The company die
not pay very well, 1t was an ever
chance the mines were worthless ani
that they would fail and close dow
in a year or so-and a year or 81
outside New York now would set m'
back ten years in getting hold.
Since they they have made TIT
offer again, giving more money. Aist
thew have convinced me that the.
have a good chance of making TIL
mines pay. want to CO.
And give up your work here!
Jane nterposed.
And make my career there. VII,
not?" He stopped, and stood facin;
the mother. 4 want to take Jan
with me. ! am going to take Jan
with me. | asked her tonight, .
marry me-"
A feeling of enormous relief weE
over the little woman on the couch
It was all right, them Tons of weigh
dropped from her shoulders. She
turned, radiant, to Jane.
Donald went on:
Jane refuses
IT is all right while you arc dow
there, which may be q year or so,
lane said "Eut after that-back
aere in New York, making a star