The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
WOMAN CHARMER
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tombstone, Died In the interest Of
science.
"All of us make mistakes" he had
said, kindly. But better conflne
your first practice to inanimate
patients"
Aones was married now, and ex-
pecting her first baby. She had been
graduated from college with honors
and been more or less of model
child. Every one always said, How
proud you must be of Agnes"
They were proud of her, but both
Agnes and Howell knew that it was
his career on which the hopes of
the family depended. Howell was
to be doctor as his father had
been before him.
Howell was to carry on the tradi-
ton Of a family, whose sons for gen.
erations had been honest. God-fear-
ing men. Respected and loved IN
this rural community as we'll as in
Ohio, where the first Sheffield from
England had settled.
Howel's mother was the daughter
of a missionary, whose declining
years had been spent in his son-in-
laws home Howell had loved the
patient, patrician, figure, had
listened eagerly to "Grandpa's" stor-
les.
But the fact of his financial de-
pendence had not been unnoted.
Many times the boy had resented
the fact that although his mother
and father went with the ''best
people" in Atchison county, they
often were hard pressed for funds.
Why shouldn't his father be paid
like any one else for his service?
If not, why shouldn't he refuse to
offer them again?
KITS years in college and the re-
IA sultant contact with more
worldly points of view, increased
this feeling. He had come home
for the holidays in an unsettled
frame of mind, questioning the vo-
cation he had chosen. It would be
two and a half more years be-
fore he would be able ia start
practicing. Other fellows his age
were already entering business.
One or two of them were con-
templating marriage. While Howell
didn't feel it would be fair to even
ask a girl to wait for him. His
prospects were so far in the future.
Entering the shabby, old-fash-
Toned house he attempted to ex-
press some of the dissatisfaction he
was feeling to his mother, whom he
found at the task Of cutting OUT
night gowns for her expected grand
child and not inclined to take him
seriously.
whats the matter with you,
Howell. You were glad enough in
the beginning to have an oppor-
tunity to be doctor"
I'm not at all sure that it's what
want to be now" he stated, fatty.
Father soon will be an old man
and what has he had out of life?"
His mother removed the pins from
her mouth and said, reprovingly
I'm surprised at you, dearie."
BE frank about it, mother. What
has he had? Or you, either?"
Your father has made a good
living" Mrs. Sheffield answered with
dignity. We've had our home and
friends, and have put our children
through college"
you've lived in this same house
ever since you were married"
Howell retorted, bitterly. And
fathers driven that old Ford until
I wonder it doesn't fall to pieces
with him."
HE thinks he will be able to af-
ford new car this spring, dear.
And you know after you're through
school father is planning to buy
the Seaman property. He's al
ways said he would buy 1t for me
some day."
Howell groaned.
Some day I might buy it for you
myself if I were going to be any,
thing but country doctor"
But neither Howell nor his father
was to purchase the beautiful old
Seaman home for next day JAG
queline Bordini presented 1t as
Christmas gift to her parents.
ITO Re COnfinuedl