The Jasper news., 1922-08-03

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send me home In Mary's blue gingharn
and caIfskln shoes AZ u I'd have aps
peared 10 Boston In that RIG y
My, but Il was good to get INTO an
automobile again and just gol And II
was no good to have folks around you
dressed In something besides don't-care
black alpaca and stlff collars. And ]
said 80. And Mother seemed 20
pleased.
you did want to come back TO me.
darling, didn't your she cried, giving
me little hing. And she looked 20
happy when told her all over again
how good II seemed to be Marie again.
and have her and Boston, and automo-
biles, 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 I was TAX
ing or my things, she made me tell
her that Father hadn't won my love
away from her, and that ! didn't love
him better than l did her; and that
l wouldn't r9ther stay with him than
with her.
And she asked was he lonesome;
and told her no, didn't think 90;
and that, anyway, he could have all
the ladies' company he wanted by just
being around when they called. And
when she asked what meant, told
her about Mrs. Darling, and the rest,
and how they came evenings and Sun
days. and how Father didn't like them,
but would fee,to the observatory. 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
Greed on Sunday; only this time she
said she was very sorry, she was sure; !;
that she hoped my Gather would ind
some estlmable woman who would
make a good home for him.
There was company that evening.
The viollnist. He brought his violin.
and he ana Mother played whole
hour together. Hes uwfulIy handsome.
think he's lovely. oh, do so hope
he's the oneI Anyhow. hope there's
some one. don't want this novel to
all flzzle out without there being any
one to make II love storyi Besides,
as l said before, I'm particularly anx-
lous that Mother shall find somebody
10 marry her. so she'll stop being d..
vorced, anyway.
A MONTH LATER
Yes, / Snow It's been ages since I've
written here In this book; but there
just hasn't been a minutes time.
First. Of course, school began, and
| had to attend TO that. And OF
course. had to tell the girls all
about ndersonville-except the parts
| didn't want 10 tell, about Stella May
hew, and my coming out of school,
didn't tell that. And right here let me
say how glad was to get back to this
'schOol-a real school-so different
from that one up in Andersonville
For that matter, everything's different
here from what II Is In Andersonville
I'd so much rather be Marie than
Mary. | know I won't ever be DR.
JeKyll and Mr.. Hyde here. I'll be the
good one all the time.
Mothers a dear. And she's 70 hap
pyl And. Ly the way ] think 1t is th'
viOlinist. Hes here lot, and she'i
out with him to concerts and plays
and riding III his automobile. And
J she always puts on her pretties
dresses, and she's very particular
about her shoes, and fer hats, tha
they're becoming, and all that. Oh. In
4 so excited And I'm having such
good time watching theml Oh. dom
mean watching them In disagreeabl'
way, so that they see II; and. o
course, have to get all l cantor TN
book. you know; and, OF course, II
lust happen to be In the window-sea
corner In he library and hear thing
accidentally. why. that's all right.
BE says her eyes are lovely. H
likes her best In blue. He's very lone
ly, and he never found woman be
fore who really understood him. III
e thinks her soul and his are tuned Z
e the same string. (oh. dearl Tha
& sounds funny and horrid. and not a
!, all the way 1t did when he aid It.
o was beautiful then. But-well. tina
e is what II meant, anyway
e She told him she was Lonely. toe
n and that she was very glad to hav
n him for friend; and he said he prize
l her friendship above everything else 1
T. the world. And he looks at her, an
J; follows her around the room with hi
l eyes; and she bushes up real pin
Ie and pretty lots of times when he come
n. into the room.
le Now, If that Isn't making love {
each other, don't know what Is. II