The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-06

had niee trip down TO Boston
though rcthing much happai a..
This conductor was not near 80 nice
ana polite as the one I had rmnE
NJ and there wasn't any lady with
young gentleman to loan me masH.
zines or iuy candy for me. h1t "
wasn't very long ride from tho
junction to bortbn. anyway. SO
didn't mind. Besides. knew I had
mother waiting for me.
And wasn't glad TO get .here'
Well. just guess | was, And they
acted as II they were glad TO zee mo
mother. grandfather. Aunt Hattie.
and even Baby Lester. lie knew me.
and remembered me. He'd grown a
lot. too. And they said I had, and
that | looked very nice. Il forgot TO
say that. Of course. I had put on the
Marie clothes Ia come home In
though I honestly think Aunt Jane
wanted to send me home In Mery's
blue gingham and caifrkin shoes As
n ia have appeared In Boston in
that rigD
My bur u was good to get into an
AUTOMOBILES again and Just go And
u was so good To have folks nrcurl
you dressed In something besides
don't-oare black alpaca and nuff col
lars. And ] said 80. And mother
seemed 80 pleased.
You did want To come hack to me.
darling. didn't your she cried. CIV.
ing me little hug And she locked
no happy when ! told her all over
again how good l, seemed 10 be Marie
again. AMI have her and Boston. ana
Az: omohiIes. and pretty dresses and
folks and noise again.
she didn't say anything about
father then. but later. when we were
up In my pretty room alone, and |
WOE taking OFF my things ahe made
me tell her that father hadn't won
my love away from her. and that ]
cldn't love him better than I dill her.
and that wouldn't rather stay with
him than with her.
And then she asked me q lot OF
questions about what did there,
end Aunt Jane. and how Hhc looked
and father. and was he Ms fond OF
s.nfs rs ever Though she must have
known most everything. cause Ia
already written II. but she asked me
just the saincl And she seemed real
Interested In everything I told her.
And sh. asked was he lonesome.
and I told her no. | didn't think so:
and that. anyway. he could have all
tho ladies' company he wanted by
being around when they called. And
when she asked what I meant. told
her about Mrs. Darling. and the rest.
and how they came evenings and
Sundays. and how father didn't like
them. but would flee to the ohserya.
tory. And she laughed and looked
funny. for a minute. But right
away she changed and looked very
sober. with the kind Of expression
she has when she stands up In
church and says the Apostles crce1
on Sunday: only this time she said
she was very sorry. she was sure:
ina, she hoped my father would find
some estimabie woman who would
max. good home for him.
Then tho dinner gong sounded. and
she didn't say any more.
There was company that evening.
The violini'. lie brought his violin.
and he and mother played a whole
hour together He's awfuliy hand.
some. ! think he's lovely oh, do
no hope he's the one' Anyhow.
hope there's some one. don't wan,
this novel TO all firxie out without,
there being any one 20 make IL
love story, Besides. as Tssaid before,
I'm particularly anxious that mother
shall find somebody 10 marry her, so
shtu stop being divorced anyway.
A month later
Yes. know It's been age. since I've
written here In this book. but there
hasn't been a minutes time.
first. OF course. scboci began. and
rad to attend to thai. And. OF
course. I had to tell the girls all
abouS Andersonyllic except the
parts didn't want 20 tell. about
stella Mayhem. and my coming out
Of s.1ool. I didn't tell that. And
right here let me say how glad was
TO get back 20 this schooi--a real
school-so different from that one up
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