The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-02
The Middle Grouh I'D
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
Chzpfer 40
BY MARION RueINcAM

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
Chapter 4a.
You see, If We had lot of m'ney,
Jane went on, we could have Dig
house-big enough at least 70 we
could get away from each othe now
and then
Married people oughtn't wnt to
get away from each other Ms. Tai
bot interposed
Jane Strengthened up, with ! little
impatient sigh.
That's just it, mother she sad.
That's just the trouble with your
point of view and ours. You pu every
thing down by what people oaght to
do, or ought not to do"
How else can you
You can't judge them thai way,
Jane went on. You have to tale them
as you find them. People opgnt to
live nice. peaceful moral liTes-but
they don't. They ought to sleep with
their windows open, and take iots OF
baths and exercise to keep themselves
fit-but they don't You mustn't
blame them, you must take hem the
way they come
She went on after paust-
Most married people are unhappy
because they see too much of each
other. quite agree with Donad about
that. When you have love! house
that in itself is pleasant, andtnlcient
servants to keep it nicely aid 10 ar
range tempting meals; and wen you
can have your own rooms to 81 away
from people, to be let alone work
and think-well, don't you sc, 1t is
quite different. We would hSe to be
in one or two little rooms, w would
always be under each otherseet, III
each others way, we would always be
looking at each other-and nald IS
nervous and impatient No, would
not do, not even if ! could stad that.
That's why most marrises go
wrong. People see too muchd eacn'
other. They don't let eacf other
alone. Then Donald would fel that
it was expected of him to ppVide
nice home for me, and he void feel
badly because he couldn't-tkre are
so many reasons why he is gainst
marriage"
DO you want to marry him Mrs.
Talbot asked suddenly
Jane nodded her head, slowl. tears
dangerously near her eyes, facelrned
so her mother would not se-as
though her mother would notmess!
I'm old-fashioned enough to vnt 1t.
really she answered But it cat be,
so why talk of it?''
But if Donald is in love witfTou?
That's what makes it quite Alright
for him. Jane said. HE know-we
both know-that we are very nrh in
love He will never be in lorwith
another woman, and | know-oi just
as surely as though ! could g all
my life ahead of me, that ! willnver
love another man. | couldni--
Again she paused, brown eyes ami
nous as she thought of her owe.
There is no one in the worllike
Donald" she said softly $50 THAT
would be the difference? | nan,
whether we married or not? Thsnly
thing is to be really in love"
DO you mean that you woul.ivo
with him." Mrs. Talbot hardly lsed
ask the question.
Listen, mother. You heard sny
say the other night that she WACO
ing TO marry a rich man, the rthst
she could find. She says she is Eas
TO do it deliberately. eyes opel to
make a career for herself. whaer
she is in love with the man or Of.
Now. do you think that is right
There was long silence.
Il want her to marry Dick, rs.
Talbot said suddenly.
That's not the question. Fllut
it another way. Which of these 10
women do you think was bad-Ny
TAFT, who married for home, becse
it was that or go out and worksr
that little girl at home who fell1
love. and, as father says, VT
wrong?"
Mrs Talbot thought
Neither was good suppose b.,
more respect for the women who re.
ly was in love, though. She does see
to have given up something-thou
YOUR father would never agree.
Jane drew long breath.
six months ago you would ntY
have said that Perhaps, after
YOU will be able to understand
Il will never understand that VII
is wrong is right. 1t is wicked
TO marry.
Even if the other thing is toG
on all my me ewing my HedIt "
for a man / loye-to go on as-wl
YOU know how narrow and faded q
sour old maids are. Look at tins
living near us at home. It's my 4
Why can't | live it as | want-if Il
not hurt others?'
It was cry from hungry hea
Mrs. Talbot was surprised at its
tensity.
But Jane, she cried-you have
you are not going 10 go with hi
You haven't"
Tomorrow-The Faithful Dick