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around her. laid 80011111811! 81111 went out. not caring now whether she was the centre of attention in the restaurant or not.
In the taxi, she slid her hand into Luther's. His finger; were limp. they did not take hers.
"Loo, dear. I'm glad that's over." she whispered. "Vile didn't stay long, it's not one yet."
"Loo, why don't you say some- thing? Didn't you want a party to celebrate-celebrate making up?"
ller face was near his. Luther sat quietly back 1n the cab.
"Are you sure you made a sufficient impression on Clarke?" 'he asked coldly.
Actress thatvshe. was, Claire could not help starting. 0f course he had overherad every word Miiisle said-of course he had. danc- ed behind them. when she ran to Jim on the floor!
rfWhat- did you girl. Motels?"
"But Litther!" her voice was beautifully pleading. "I couldn't help going tonight when she asked me and of course they were astonished at seeing us together-— and of course there will be a lot of talk. And I didn't want gossip —-so I thought if I pretended we'd been living together a long time-well, don't you see. it would be an old story and they wouldn't gossip!" _
She ended triumphant. having thoroughly convinced herself.
“And Clarke?"
The taxi stopped at her apart- ment house, Luther paused at the door. hand out lti goodbye.
"Don't go away cross," begged. lie said he would back the following dny.
"Come up-and have a cigarette," (‘lairo pleaded. “Oh come, It's nli right, it's your apartment anyway, and the elevator boy has gone for the night."
lu her own living room she was sure of herself. She threw off her cloak. and walked toward Luther.
Luther had turned his back, and was opening the silver cigarette box. ills hands were not quite r=it‘illly—\Vl'llCll was why he turned n wny from her.
(‘lulre went up and putting her
lie so to-—thkt
Claire come
lizinds on his shoulders, turned him around to face her. ' “You musn’t be cross at me, Lmlu-r. you mustn't," and hei- i*_\'t‘.~' were irresistible.
‘And Clake?"
"I'll never see hiniagnln, if you
ilmrt want. I never»cnred-—only for you, Loo dear." ' ‘Luther wasdioldiug hcr tightly. 'l_'lease don t go away," she begg.. ml. in terror of losing him. “Please! don't go-atay here-please." vlililhPl‘ bent over her and their lips. met in a long. frank kiss. Claire had ceased pretending.
A NEW PROBLEM Chapter 103
Next morning. when Luther ~did not appear at 8 for his breakfast, lilrs. Talbot went in great alarm to Amys room and woke her up.
May's crest-period wide and she ; l.'iu.1:l|cd ll, little oven while she was ‘ still half asleep.
"it's all right. I did it after all," sliv uunounccfl. her volcc still in- ill$|lll('l.
{Did whni’! What has happen-i (‘i '3"
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dlordan wanted her home. If only
v jjrlhget upand have an early breakfast and tell yon. Don't worry." and Amy slid her arms into theblne robe and began hunt- iugher slippers. .
"So it’; evident they've made up, and l'm responsible," Amy ended her explanation triumphantly.
Mrs.‘ Talbot sat silent for a time. An expression of perfect peace softened and relaxed ber features, which had been fairly drawn with worry when she found out Luther's absence. v
"It's what I wanted. It's too good to be true," she said finally; -
But she knew it was true when Luther rang up on the phone. Amy
answered, and came back to the breakfast table laughing. "Yes, it's just as I told you.
They've made it up. Luther wants me to pack his things and send them around to the old apartment. They are going to stay on there."
She held her cup for more coffee, and went on, a. little ruefully. “I seem to do nothing but pack up trunks for members of the family who are going away on honey- moons." she said. "Loo says Claire gets a week's rest before the new show opens, and they're going off to the lIlOllfllBlDB—-lI1d Jane eloped to South America-well. I'll be the next to pack up and leave."
“Then my duty will be done, and I'll pack and go-back." Mrs. Talbot hesitated. She would natur-
ally have said "home"~—but the house in the country where she had overworked and worried and
been miserable had long since ceas- ed to be home to her. .
"You're going with are. Mother," Amy said. “At least I can do that much for you. You're not going back to that awful desolate hole."
"When you're married, I won't be needed any more-by any of my children." "
Mrs. Talbot tried to keep her voice even, and failed. Long, blank. dreary and empty the future stretched in front of her. The farmhouse-the garden work in Summer and canning a-nd preserv- ing and weeding and the road dust that settled over the furniture. the hot farm hands who made the whole house smell badly, and who ate voraciously, and Jordan, coming in and out, silent, depressing!
In winter it was much worse. At
least In Wilflll weather the porch was there to sit on in her scant leisure; it gave her a sense of being freer. it made her world a little broader. She could see over lie fields to a line of hills and in the hollow. the roofs and chimneys of the tiny village showed. where the road turned on the hill below the house.
In Winter they lived, for coni- fort and economy, l-n the kitchen, which never lost the odor of past dinners. The work was less, the monotony and dreariness infinitely greater. For weeks she saw no one but Jordan and the black and
yellow dog. "No," Amy protested. reading her mother's thoughts from the
tragedy In her eyes. "You're coni- lug with me. You shall have that little gray bedroom that looks over thegarden. and I'll do over‘ that idiotic den next to it as your sitting room. in the country house, you shall have n wltolc suite done up just to suit youh"
llirs. 'l‘:-.lliot listened unmoved to the girl's description of futurc luxury. '
“You know very well won't wunt me." silo said.
Adam
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"It doesn't matter, I want you?” Amie tone was not so convincing as It might be‘: Adam had shown signs of beings tyrant more than once. “In any case I could not stay if he did not like me-there," ’Mrs.
> Talbot went on.
“But Mother-I'll want you," Amy repeated again. “Good grac- ibiii. I don't want to live in any house with no one to talk to but Adam."
It burst from her. She had not meant to say it-togive her feel. 1118! "away so plainly as that.
The mother sat thinking for a time, while Amy pretended to read the paper.
Finally. each one came out of a vbrowin study, looked up, and their‘ glances met. '
"I suppose I am unusually lucky l1! U118." the mother. said, "that two of my children have married hBDDily-—for Luther and Claire will be happy now, I know. If only- you —-—if only. I felt half as safe about you as I do about them!"
Amy sigheda. little impatiently.
A CLIMAX Chapter 104
The trunks were packed and left. and Mrs. Talbot moved out of her tiny room by the kitchen to occupy Luther's old bedroom. She turned her own room intoa place for sewing.
Adam wanted the marriage to take place the first of the year. He wanted to give Amy an allowance, which she refused. and he wanted to buy her ll‘0llSS8llil-—\Vlll(.'h she, also refused.
She put off the marriage until spring—“The lease on our flat rims out then." shu explained. “And the opera season closes. We'll have the whole Summer free."
"And the rest of your life free. You won't so back." I18 said and laughed his large, nol-sy laugh.
Claire's new show opened. and
Wits a great success. as all the productions of that kind were. Claire had given up the idea of
starring in the “second company" on the road, because she did not want to leave Luther. Luther had not objected, it was a voluntary sacrifice on Claire's part. She contentedlierself with a slight in- crease in salary over her last coil- tract and one of the lesser roles.
"A letter came from Jordan. nsk- ing the mother back fol‘ the Summer. It was different in tone from others. "That's the one duty I've neglect- ed," Mrs. Talbot commented. "But how could i look after him and you also?" “I'll go hack after you're marri- ed." she added. Amy did not reply. But throughout the livin-ter. as these two lived so much together, a new spirit of confidence grew up bctureen ihcm. Amy did not g0 out except with Adam, her work took all her Is'[l‘|:lllKi.ll——lll0l‘B than h-er strength, in fact, for Amy was living on. nervous energy half the me. Shc went on with her French and her Italian, and she was faithful to every rehearsal. She had taken up fencing to give her grace and poise. but haul to abandon that, as she lind to abandon music lessons. Adam complained that hi‘ saw too little of her. “if I could get oven a tiny solo part." Amy exclaimed one day- "nnylhing to show me that my voice is good enough to make mc above ensemble work, l'd~"
"What?"
"Wouldn't marry Adam, that's all. If l could support myself-and
on that. As it is now. we still have to let Luther hclp to support us." lilrs. Tzilbotulcciilcd. There was
youaif I could make even 850 0r~ $75 a week-we could live nicely .1,
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Amy oould be gotten away from Adam. if only somehow- she could show her that there was more no- bility in her character than the girl would believe‘ of herself!
One day a telegram came. The manager of the small opera com- pany promised her a two weeks’ trial engagement ‘ ' a minor part, if she could corne at once.
“I can always get leave of absence," Amy said-and wired that she would accept.
Mrs. Talbot packed her bags.
There was only enough money for Amy to go alone, so she was tt stay in the apartment.
That's how the engagement be- tween Amy and Adam was broken. For Adam. faced with a few weeks’
desertion, announced that she should cancel her acceptance. Amy refused. Adam stormed.
is another of
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And then Amy said:
“It's my chance, and I'm taking it. if you interfere in this. you will interfere in everything else I want to do. We-this ends it. A-nd here is your ring!" t
Mrs. Talbot. sitting alone in the sewing room. hearing this. dropped her head into a pile oi chiffon and began to cry.
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