Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-09

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And She is Pretty. and Everybody
Loves Her.
wasn't any wonder she hadn't ever
heard Of her. She was the wife Of
Father's third cousin who went TO
South America six years ago and
caught the fever md died there. So
this Mrs. Whitney Isn't really any reia-
tion VI his at all. But he'd always
known her. even before she married
his cousin; and so. when her husband
died. and she didn't have any home.
he asked her TO come here.
don't know why Aunt Jnne went
away. but she's been gone most four
months now. they say here. Nellie
told me- Nellie Is the mnid--l mean
hired girl-here now. II will keep for
getting that I'm Mary now and must
use the Mary words here.)
told Mother thnt she cousin
Grace) was quite old. but not 30 Old
as Aunt jane. And she Is pretty, and
everybody loves her.. i think even
Father likes to have her around better
than he did his own sister Jane. for he
sometimes stays around quite lot
now-afier meals. and In the evening.
mean. And that's what told Moth
er. OF course, he still likes his stars
the best OF anything. but not quite as
well ns he used to. maybe-not TO give
all his time to them.
forgot to say that Father Is going
to let me go back TO school again this
year ahead OF his time, Just us he did
last year. So you see. really. I'm here
only 4 little bit of while, as 1t Is
now. and It's no wonder keep forget
ting am Mary.
ONE WEEK LATER
Things are awfully funny here this
time. wonder II it's nll Cousin Grace
that makes II 80. Anyhow, she's just
as different as different can be from
Aunt Jane. And things are different
everywhere.
Why, forget half the time that I'm
Mary. Honestly, do. try to be
Mary. try to move quietly. speak
gently. and laugh softly. just as Moth
er told me to. But before ! know 1t
I'm acting natural again-just like
Marie. you know.
And l believe II Is Cousin Grace.
She never looks at you In Aunt james
Fm-amazed-at-you way. And she laughs
herself lot. and sings and plays. too
real pretty lively things; not just
hymn tunes. And the house Is differ
ent. There are four geraniums In the
dining room window. and the parlor Is
open every day. The wax flowers are
there, but the hair wreath and the
CONN plate are gone. Cousin Grace
doesn't dress like, Aunt Jane, either.
She wears pretty white and blue
dresses, and ner hair II curly and
nufIy.
l think all this II why keep for
eettinO to be Mary. But Of course.
understand that Father expects me
- be Mary, and 10 try to remember.
TWO WEEKS LATER
/ understand It all now everything:
Why the house y different. and Fa-
ther. and everything. And It II Cousin
Grace. and II u 4 love story.
Father II In love with her.
Now I guess shall have something
for this book!
It seems funny now that l didn't
think Of It at first. But dldn't-not
until heard Nellie and her beau talk
ing about II. Nellie said she wasn't
the only one In the house that was
going to get married. And when he
asked her what she meant, she said 1t
was DR.. Anderson and Mrs. Whitney.
That anybody could see 1t that wasn't
AZ blind a. bat.
Ny, but wasn't excitedf Just
guesss was. And. Of course. saw
that had been blind a. bat. But
I began to open my eyes after that,
and watch-not disagreesbly. you
know, but just glad and interested,
and on account Of the book.
And saw:
That Father stayei In the house q
let moes than he used 10.
That he smiled mere.i
That hs actually. asked Cousin Grace
aad me to play for him several times.
That - vent with ~ v the Sunday
school picnic. Il never saw Father at
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