The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-04-13

room.
Now, wasn't that funny? But I
just loved it, all the same. 1 always
love Mother when she's superb and
naughty and disdainful.
Well, after she had gone Aunt Hat
tie looked at Grandpa and Grandpa
looked at Aunt Hattie. Grandpa
shrugged his shoulders, and gave his
hands funny little flourish; and Aunt
Hattie lifted her eyebrows and said:
"Weu, what do you know about
that" {Aunt Hattie forgot l was in
the room, know, or she'd never in the
world have used slang like thatD
"And after all the things she's said
about how unhappy she was!" finished
Aunt Hattie.
Grandpa didn't say anything, but
just gave his funny little shrug again.
And it was kind Of queer. when you
come to think of it-about Mother,
mean, wasn't It?
VINE sUSiN In
Well, I've been here another whole
month, and it's growing nicer all the
time, 1 just love it here. I love the
sunshine everywhere, and the curtains
up to let it in. And the flowers in the
rooms, and the little fern-dish on the
dining-room table, the books and mag
azines just lying around ready to be
picked up; Baby Lester laughing and
singing all over the house, and love-
ly ladies and gentlemen in the draw
ing-room having music and tea and
little cakes when I come home from
school In the afternoon. And I love
it not to have to look up and watch
and listen for fear Fathers coming in
and I'll be making noise. And best
Of all I love Mother with her dancing
eyes and her laugh, and her just be-
ing happy, with no going in and find
ing her crying or looking long and FIX
edly at nothing, and then turning to
me with great big sigh, and ''Well,
dear?" that just makes you want to
20 and cry because it's so hurt and
heart-broken. Oh, do just love 1t
all!
And Mother is happy, I'm sure she
is. Someb, is doing something for
her every moment-seems 80. They
are so glad to get her back again. I
know they are. I heard two ladies
talking one day, and they said they
were. They called her "Poor Madge,"
and Dear Madge," and they said it
was a shame that she should have
had such a wretched experience, and
that they for one should try to do ev-
erything they could to make her for
get.
And that's what they all seem to be
trying to do-to make her forget.
There isn't day goes by but that
somebody sends flowers or books or
candy, or invites her somewhere, or
takes her to ride or to the theater,
or comes to see her, so that Mother
is in just one whirl Of good times from
morning till night. Why, she'd just
have to forget. She doesn't have any
time to remember. think she is for
getting, too. Oh, Of course she gets
tired, and sometimes rainy days or
tWilightS I find her On the sofa in her
room not reading or anything, and her
face looks most as it used to some
times after they'd been having one Of
their incompatibility times. But
don't find her that way very often,
and H. Doesn't last long. So | really
think she is forgetting.
About the prospective suitors-I
found that prospective suitor" In
story week ago, and just love 1t.
It means you probably will want to
marry her, you know. I use 1t all the
time now-in my mind-when I'm
thinking about those gentlemen that
come here (the unmarried ones). I
forgot and used 1t out loud one day
to Aunt Hattie; but I shan't again
She said, "Mercy!" and threw up her
hands and looked over to Grandpa the
way she does when I've said something
she thinks is perfectly awful.
But I was firm and dignifed-but
very polite and pleasant-and said
that I didn't see why sine should act
like that, for of course they were pro-
spective suitors, the unmarried ones,
anyway, and even some of the married
ones, maybe, like Mr.. Harlow, for OF
course they could get divorces, and
"Marie" interrupted Aunt Hattie
then,- before I could say another word,
or go On to explain that of course
Mother couldn't be expected to stay
unmarried always, though I was very
sure she wouldn't get married again
until it was perfectly proper and gen.
teel for her to take unto herself an
other husband.
But Aunt Hattie wouldn't even listen.
And she threw up her hands and said,
'Marie!" again with the emphasis on,
the last part of the name the way l
simply leathe. And she told me never,