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hot muffins to harshest. ~ “Amy sent the china aet- like this black and whim pattern, and no color," she said. “Andeyour Dick sent" the silver _. teapotband

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this out when her son Luther re- turns to the farm with hi; newly married wife Claire. and when

‘June, her daughter, comes h tine from college. She cannot under- stand their new ideas. 8nd lilldﬂ

them making Amy. the younsest. discontented. Claire and Luther quarrel; Claire goes buck to the city, taking Amy with her. Even- tually and Luther so away. '

Mrs. Talbot i; so worried about hel‘ girls that she braves her husband's anger and goes to them in the city. Amy is studying for grand opera, and will not look at the always-faithful Dick; Jane is in love with .a doctor too poor to mnrry her. Everything in the city shocks and terrlfies the mother- Luther and Claire are separated; Claire wants a divorce. Amy's prettiness attracts scores of admir- ers-she threatens to marry a rich man she does, not love. Janu is on the point of going away with the doctor, who doe; not want to marry her. There is no sympathy between the strict and narrow ideas of the mother and the broad- but what she calls “loose" ideas of the children.

Then the doctor finds a post in aSouth American mining camp, and can afford to marry. l-ie and Jane elopo and go to South America. Luther has a note from Claire. Amy's engagement to Adam Arnold, rich and more than twice her age, is announced.

A N EW SCENIE

Chapter 105 One year several months. .

it wnsfliine again. a perfect af- ternoon. Two women were sitting cn tho porch of the farmhouse-a transformed porch and a trans- lJflllHl farmhouse. One woman was Mrs. Talbot, the other the fat and always smiling neighbo , Mrs. lioivland.

"Ljust ran up to read you Dick's latter," iilrs. Rowland was saying. “Ami you make me stay for tea! What will my folks any, with me sitting here gossiping and drink~ lug tea. and the berries to be pick- ed for supper."

Mrs. Talbot laughed.

"They'll say I spoil you. just as they said I spoiled myself by living in the city. Here's tea now."

hlrs. Talbot had a housekeeper, ihn wife of one of the farmhands, who was an ideal housekeeper. She imd n growing brood of children of her own that she took philosophi- PRIIY. put in charge of a half-wltted sister, and herself “kept house" for the Talbots.

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The porch furniture was easily PWﬂknizod-it viras the wicker chairs and gsudily enamelled tab- lrs for the little city flat, but it muile the farm house charming. ilrs. Talbot adjusted the tea tray.

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"You do lookllks another wo- man,” Mrs. Rowland said, taking a third buttered muffin. "You're ——what? Younger than nie—let's see you were‘ a class behind me at scliool—" ~

“I'm 51." Mrs. Talbot stated it with pride. She did not look it. she looked like a ivell preserved wo- man of 42. Her white hair ivaa ex- quisitely soft and white—silvery white, and she was vain enough to wave it a little, The way slie dres- sed it was the despair of every woman in the neighborhood. But her skin was pink and fresh, the wrinkles were not serious. they were only the lines of sweet and mature character, rather than the deeply out furrows of bitter ex- perience.

As Mrs. Rowland adored her, she felt‘ she dared say anything she wanted in the way of current gos- sip; By the time she had reached the fourth muffin, she was saying:

"Of course, some criticise your new ways. They say you are run- ning Jordan by extravagant hab-

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"As mild as that! Thencw min- ister heard shocking tales of the French novels I read and came around to ask me about them. I showed him my book shelves, and he went away thinking I was ex- tremely learned. I'm not—-'m not trying to read the bestof the good literature of the past. Jane sends me lists and I read what she re- commends."

Mrs. Talbot‘s_ eyes softened as she thought of the marvelous world that good fiction had opened up to

er.

As she was confessing, she went on with everything, sure of the sympathy of this chubby, good-nat- ured. old friend.‘ _

“They crltlzed me terribly ‘for having my own room. Why not? We have far too many bedrooms in the house, why shouldn't have a room of my own where I can sit and read and think, and be qulo’. and sleep-and be myself lt docs u‘t mean I care any les for Jor- dan. But there is s. side of myself that Jordan can never enter into- ,why should I stamp it out because be has no sympathy with it? I did that for years, and was iiu- hnppv. And so was Jordan."

She went on:

“As for the rest, the fnrni pnys moderately well, Jordan can afford a housekeeper-so why should I use all my strength washingdishes and scrubbing, when I can use my head‘ to run the house welljand my time to improve the, place?"

"You have improved it," Mrs. ‘Rowland agreed. “That hot water system now-hot water and a

warm housenll winter long, and a doesn't use much coal."

“It saves its cost in doctor's bills. And my new kitchen is a model oi’ convenience. it ivns wicked to ex- Decﬂany woman to work in a place as bad as the old onc—this new arrangement did not cost much, I learned how to plan it in the city.| I! means that my housekeeper can» do most of the cooking and most 01' the housework without tiring, and‘ that can easily manage the other duties. As for having tca—-“

She began to lnugli. A door banged inside the house.

"Jordan pretends this is a wick- ed waste of ilnic-—-my afternoon party, he calls it. But l notice he usually comes around." She was pouring the third cup full, as Jor- dan appeared in the door,

The First Arrival Chapter 106

The mad than ran to the farm- house cume tilrom the distant town of llornbrook. which was on a small railway line. Three miles or so from the town it reached a fairly steep ‘hill ,wlth a collection of houses. The placo was so small it had no name, the houses all be- longed to farms, and happened to be built near each other. There was not even a store. nor a church --the church was some distance down the road.

Jlllto- road curved to make theol- cent of the iiill easier, and passed the Talbot farm. The house itself- wuytbulit above ‘the _v road—with

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power plant gave them electricity, Jan-e had planned a bank up the mountain so all the town had a wat- or system, and there was to be a model bathroom built in eventual- ly. There were spacious verandas and a garden that ran to iii-e cliffs very edge, w-liere natural boulders formed s. protecting wall. There was ‘a rock garden and tropical plants, and Jane had a private oi‘- fice in the iiouse, besides her office at the com-puny hospital. They were extravagantly en- tliouslastic. "I told him my wife ‘build "- collsewawry- and 11 5M9" said so and so," Donald would ex- porch-tbc house was too high and claim, m: "Jane, in aibout ten years narrow for good looks. . ' W911 do this__" "we" he used con-

The visitor bad gone. Jordan eat tmually_he who was 9o afraid that on the porch, filling -his pipe and mgtrlmuny would ‘mean bondage. looking over the fields, where the And onoe be said: "i don't tknow shadows wore lengthening as the what |I would have done without sun sank low in the west. The tea Jane then." things were taken away, and Mrs. Jirne was supremely happy. Talbot picked up seine needle-work |to keep he;- hands busy while she THE REUNION

- lked.

house for the tbarren ding)’ Dlaue it used to be. Yet structurally it was the same. But Mrs. Talbot, when she came ‘back from the city, had had it painted white outside-it was weather boarded-mud the shutters dark green. She had Ihad some of the fancy gingerbread wooden decorations removed. And the following year she planned to

Chapter 107

Mrs, Talbot also was supremely happy.

A few days after husband bed arrived. the family came.

Yet .how different were the DYE!" paratlons this time! Before there

“You'd better drive in to m-eet Jane and Donald." she said. "Jim and George can manage the milk- ing without you. I'm liavinga bat dinner tonight after they come- cold food lsn'-t nice when you're tir- ed tfrom a, railway trip."

Jordan protested. His ml-nd still was with the details of his work.

“You haven't seen them for three

Jane and he!‘ the rest of

ready, scrubbing and lwllimllg and ~ to to make years." Mrs. 'i‘albot said gently. 21$ yflgzﬁeﬁlhtid’ gazrom an 01d again along, rim going to fill the "ma! Sknt Now me house was house with flowers. It was too hot .8 a inviting. so we“ run, it stood a1. today to pick the roses." “my; yearly to welcome and receive And Jordan went, __ guesm_aa every house should be Mrs. Talbot bcgairgatherl-ng flow to mm“ m, function or being a ers. Jane's old room was to =be ‘mum theirs. She remembered that when The [arm house had give bed- Donald was there-last Jane had 81V‘ moms on its second floor. The ennp her room to him. ‘She rerm- {m}, had been cut in half; one-half embcrcd the blue. tie Donald had was the new tiled bathroom, the forgotten in the hurry of packing other [he small room Mrs. T81!!!)i- to leave. and .how Jane wore it with 0mm “sad as her owu 116111110111- l".'8l‘ tailored “liﬂlﬂi. and stared from Downgtalfﬂ, she had taken eve!‘ the window, trying not to cry. the second sitting room as hcr own She filled great bowls full of ros- “me Boudoir, or study. . cs, and placed them on the 01 “you mustn't work too hard for fashioned bureau, the table, and a yo“; family," Jane warned her- jar of them on the "floor. Then, sat- “You did that last time we all cam: lsfiedfshe lottriked over the’ room. bac1¢_do you remember how tire ill-hat a d erence a pan 3PM’ on were?’ paper made in the room—~it seem- y "i couldn't resist‘ some Pflrlffa: ed larger undcool The windows had "0115," the mother answered. n plain muslin curtains and over |5 n special reunion. Yo" ks°w-bed_ them flowered c-retonlle, and the Slio led the way to thg had old-fashioned chairs looked say room. The odds and on ‘l; ll“ mm with their crelonnc cushions. The used to furnish it bod Wis hung room W85 lovely-aha lovller be- out. The one windowwhich were cause of its old-time furniture. with a cream linen, on i ualnt little children Then she put on a dress sheal- embroiderot ti“ B out “ﬂed m wiays felt was too yotmﬂ 1'1"‘ 11°13 "t PIBY- "w"! gureThe couch ha‘; but that was so tbeoomiug she ‘had BBY 9919"?“ aﬁxsgand white qum to. wear it. She made- the dessert B11 5113mm It the ﬂoor w“ coy, im- dinner and went out on the thrown tlatver him and blue m“ mm porch na the rumlble of wheels ﬁred W" a; was a baby‘ m", o; brought the first arrivals. In one corn

JaRe was the first to reach the to keep away drama‘ o! "nan D0" - ' , Other leocs It was after dinner "before oon- “iamhnﬁbletﬁggtaglﬁ aloud he‘: and versation settled down to anything t°h 22”“ geuapnble baumm or white like order. Jane was enthusiastic fybér the rack m hold wee gaf- about the house. 1mm“ khe bassinet o‘ whm, wick.

"Don. who-t luxury to have a m " white tiled bathroom and hot wo-ter when you turn the faucet," she ex- claimed. “lhit never mind. Mother. they are tbuildinir us a real home wiilie we are away."

IMTB. Talbot wanted to know ab- out it.

"Well, the camp is getting so ibik now that they'll hnv-e to rename ii and make a city out oi’ it."

"Big enough to have suburbs," Donald put in. Donald was loung-

er"lt's an ideal nursery." Jane 5am "I've been worklns 011 {'1 “PK”: year__fofmy first grandchild!“ k- Talbot said. I used to 1 n from the tone 0f Y0"? letters“ thginaglmgiiiled, a smile that made th . "QYQQIHIFQ 159:.“- huby." she said, and will be for years. H9 11035512 the care I can give him and m m time away from m? Work ,9 ing in a hammock at the end of the hpspltﬂ ." h d "I porch. lie had changed to white. "Yes," Mrs. _Tnl ot agree - nd iflannels and a blue coat and be guppose you can t have a some? l looked somehow, younger ihansbniiy tool; ,. d “And three year; 53¢ "You can, Jane disagree . i "You should see the house we i'll prove it at our 1101i- "W" '3'"- are building-At’! al according to Meantime Don has been on the edse our own plans. Jane has worked bard on lt." . They wanted to know about that. "it's the usual style of the trop- lea," Donald explained. "bishi are! stucco, and a red tiled roof. Ilium’

f’? "i’“'“"‘-“"'"'"’ "'9' ‘h’ “m iy healthy. -~ °‘&n“.‘.‘-""a‘i“$.i.‘.i€.°tLT-“.f3i zr.t.".-=::tst'r. e...»-

meinei-ina and looking after- Ii wouldn't b09111," $0 NW 1° "KW". him for a child-not yet. in a few years he'll be. more robllst- 1°" neurotic-J’ ‘ v

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logy, she could not sec that she was lavlsliing all her mother care on her husbundnvhen it might have been extended to husband and child.

But it did not matter-if Jane was happy, the mother thought.

"The two were called from the nursery by the sound of a motor

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Luther, Claire, with flying blue. motor veil, s trunk and something Claire held in her arms-all filled a small cur to overflowing. The oc- cupant of the nursey hnd come. the small and exceedingly important new member of the family in whose honor the reunion was taking place.

Mrs. Talbot 1181] not seen hcr grandchild. She wept, of course. ,and felt for a moment as she had when sbc had first been shown her owu son, her first child, Luther. Even Jordan was moved. for the baby bad been named after him. "Jordan 'i‘albot is loo good a itamo not to be perpetuate," Claire hail ivrltteu.

Yet there was little resemblance between this soft creature wit)’ rose petal coloring, round blue eyes and fluff of flaxeu hair. and the dark-eyed grandfather. The baby was all Clalrn——tlny as he was, be reproduced all her ‘charac- teristlcs. even to the little coaxing twist of her lips.

Donald and Jane, who read from

his baby ways and face much of whait he would be in maturity, smil- ed to getlier at the idea of this soft. sweet boy carrying through life the stern and rugged name of Jor- dan Talbot. j And they were scarcely settled. the excitement of greeting over and the baby asleep in the nursery when u motor cycle drew up, and Dick and Amy were home-Amy in khaki br “ nstride the second seat of the machine. Her trunks were expressed down. she explain- ed, and as Dick had just bought the cycle, she had to come with him.

Amy and Dick were engaged. So that night the Ilowlands sillleared to 10in in the reunion, as members of the Talbot family. And Dick carried the phonograph under his arm.

HAPPV ENDING Chapter 108

Mrs. Talbot wondered whether Jordan would object to dancing-as he had stormed and denounced when they tried it that night three years ago. -

That night Dick had carried the phonographs to his place, where it had been ever since. That nlgbi.

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