The Holbrook news., 1922-05-19


 places. That's why l say I think its ' the violiniSt.
 { I haven't heard from Father.
 Now just my writing that down that way shows inst 1 expected to hear from him. though l don't really see { why I should. either. Of course. he never has written to me: and. of . course. I understand that I'm nothing but his daughter hy order of the court. But. some way. did think maybe he'd write ne just a little bit of note in answer to niiRe-my bread- and-butter | letrer, I mean; for. of course, Mother ! had me write that to him as soon as i got here.
 | But he hasn't.
 I wonder how he's getting along. and i if he misses me any. But, of course, he doesn't to that. If I was star. ! now,
 TWO DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING The violiniSt has got a rival. I'm | sure he has It's Alr EaSterbrook | He's Old-much as forty-and bald- headed and fat, and has got lots Of money. And he's very eStimable man. q heard Aunt Hattie say that.) | He's awfully jolly, and I like him. He brings me the l0veliest boxes of candy, and calls me Fuss. q don't like that, particularly I'd prefer him to call me Miss AnderSon.) Hes not nearly So goOd-l0oking as the violinist. The yiolinist is lots more thrilling. but shouldn't wonder if Mr. EasterbrOok was more comfortable to live with. The viollnist is the kind of a man that makes you want to sit up and taie notice. and have your hair and finger nails and shoes just right: hut with Mir. Easterbrook yOu wouldn't mind Il bit sitting in big chair be fore the ire with pair of old slippers on. if your feet were tired. Mir. EasterliPoOk doesn't care for music Hes broker. He looks aw fully bored when the violinist is play ing. and he fidgets with his watch ,.l: in. and clears his throat very loud iy just before he speaks every time. His automobile is bigger and hand Somer than the violinist's. (Aunt Hat l 'ie says the violinist's automobile Is [ hired one) And Mir Easterbrooks | flowers that he sends to Mother are handSomer. too. and lots more of them. than the violinist's. Aunt Hattie has loiiced that. too. In fact. guess there
 sn't anything about AIr. Easterbrook hat Sht. doesn't notice.
 Aunt Hattie likes Mr. Easterbrook intS better than she does the violinist. heard her talking to Mother one day. ONE WEEK LATER
 There hasn't much happened-only ,ne or two things. But maybe I'd bet er tell them before l forget It. espe- ially as they have q gGod deal To do with the love part of the story. And hat kind. I've been so afraid this wouldn't be much of q love story, after ,ll But l guess 1t will he. all right. lnyl!ow. know Mothers part will be for it's getting more and more excit- ng-about Mir. Easterbrook and the
 iolinist, l mean.
 They both want Mother. Anybody
 9ln see that now. and, of course Moth
 F sees il. But which she'll take
 lon't know. Nobody knows. It's per
 ecIly plain to be seen, though, which
 ne Grancfather and Aunt Hattie want
 CT to takei It's Mir Easterbrook.
 And he is awfully nice. He brought
 le perfectly beautiful bracelet the .iher day-hut Mother wouldn't let me
 eep it. So he had tO take fl back.
 don't think he liked it very well. and
 didn't like 1t. either. l wanted that bracelet. But Mother says I'm much
 oo young to wear much jewelry. Oh.
 ill the time ever come when I'll be
 Id enough to take my proper place in
 he world? Sometimes 1t seems as If
 never would.
 Well, as saiG, lis plain to he seen
 ,ho il is that Grandfather and Aunt
 iaiiie favor; hut I'm not sO sure about
 fother. Mother acts funny. Some
 ilnes she won't go with either of them
 nywhere: then she seems tO want t0
 q all the time. And she acts as if
 he didn't care which she went with
 q long as she was just golng-some
 here. think. though, she really likes
 he ioliEist the best; and l guess
 ;randfaiher and Aunt Hattie think so
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 Something happened last night Grandfather began to talk at the dip ner table. He'd heard something he didn't like about the violinist, l guess. and he started ill to tell Mother. But they stopped him. Mother and Aunt Hattie looked at him and then at me. and then back to him, in their most See-whO s-here. - you mustn 't-talk-be fore-hcr way. So he shrugged his shoulders and stopped.
 But i guess he tolG them In the H. brary afterwards. for l heard them all talking very eXcitedly. and some loud; ind guess Mother didn't like what ,hey said, and got quite angry, for l heard her say. when she came out trough the door, that she didn't be 'eve q word of 1t, and she thought it vas wicked, cruel shame to fell stories like that just because they
 iidi.'t like man.
 This morning she broke an engage
 nvnt with Mir. EasterhroOk to ga auto .iting and went with the violinist to
 morning musicale instead; and after
 ;he'd gone Aunt Hattie sighed and unked MI GrNndfHther and shrugged