The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-16
RECONCILIATION

So in her anger at Luther-anger
which she could not explain, and for
which he certainly was not RESPONSE
ble-Claire announced
Its all his fault. And I'm so I'M
happy, | don't ever want to see him
again. But he must come and tell me
he'll let me go free. Or he must write
me"
she was deciding her whole future
and she stopped, broke off in the mid
die of a sentence, her butterfly mind
forgetting her decision, because she
saw a ladder starting over the instep
of her expensive gray silk stocking,
She went on holding out her pretty
foot so she could Sc the possible extent
of the ladder, and frowning at it with
annoyance
Yes. he'd better write me if he's
afraid to come and see me. I'll go West
where it's easy to manage; I'll save
him all the trouble
Yes, that would be best" Mrs. Tai
bot surprised her by agreeing. You're
not the sort of wife for Luther. He
needs sensible solid sort of girl
someone TO make him a good home and
have children.
Claire flushed with annoyance
I'm sure | was a splendid wife for
him" she defended herself. He
wouldn't like the dull, sensible sort
you talk about. | taught him lots of
things; | taught him how to laugh
and play and be frivolous. He needed
that more than good home as you
call ii. As for children-we thought
we ought to have a comfortable home
for them first and some assurance
that we would have money to bring
them up properly. / suppose you think
it's wicked not to have had them right
away"
NO, you're quite right about it,
used to think so-but it would have
been much worse if you had a child
now-now that you and Luther are go
ing to separate forever"
In her own mind she had accepted
the separation. 1t was done-it was
for the best. Her eyes had followed
Claire's to the little dropped stitch that
meant the end of dollars worth of silk
hose.
Once that waste of money would
have worried her so that she would
have forgotten the whole domestic
tragedy for it, Claire, having a mind
that fitted lightly back and forth over
variety of ideas, had forgotten the
stocking again for the problem OF
bringing Luther to terms. She began
again
I'm sure could be an ideal wife.
was-only Luther would get so jealous
of every man that looked at me, II
was his fault"
Mrs. Talbot answered.
Il know it was. I've told him so.
think he'll Go what you want Now
I've got to go home. Amy is going tC
have party, and her dress needs fix
ing - Claire, if you'll take off that
stocking I'll knit up that run, | car
do it so it won't show"
Claire liked being waited on-tht
cost of the ruined stocking was moth
ing to her somehow money came anC
went easily in her profession and sh,
had a good part in the new show
that was rehearsiDg. But over the
knitting of the repairing of the stock
ing the two heads came together
Claire took lesson in how to catch
and pull the stitches through, and wher
Mrs Talbot left she kissed her good
bye and felt she was her daughte1
again. Indeed, Claire had called he
mother"
It would be for the best,
Her religion had taught her that ev
erything was for the best-though sh,
never reconciled that somewhat cas-.
going bit of philosophy with contrar.
events before. She had always woI
riod- worried-worried
It was too bad-Claire was so swee