The Holbrook news., 1922-04-21

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 ming of my next six months. The first beginning was a nice
 smile, and Glad to see ye home.
 Miss" from John, as he touched his
 hat, and the next was a "How do
 you do, Mary?' from Aunt Jane. And
 l knew right off that first minute that
 1 wasn't going to like Aunt Jane-just
 the way she said that Mary" and the
 way she looked me over from head to 1 foot.
 Aunt Jane Is tall and thin, and
 wears black-not the pretty, stylish | black, but the 'T-don't-care" rusty 1 black-and a stiff white collar Her eyes are the kind that says, 'Tm sur ! prised at youp' all the time, and her mouth is the kind that never shows | any teeth when it smiles, and doesn't | smile much, anyway. Her hair is some | gray, and doesn't kink or curl any | where; and 1 knew right off the first minute she looked at me that she
 didn't like mine, cause 1t did curl. I was pretty sure she didn't like my clothes, either. I've since found ! out she didn't-but more of that anon | q just love that word "anon.") And | I just knew she disapproved of my hat. But she didn't say anything ! not in wOrds-and after we'd attended to my trunk, we went along to the car riage and got in. My stars! I didn't suppose horses could go so slow. Why, we were ages just going a block. You see I'd forgotten; and without think ing spoke right out. My! Horses are slow, aren't they?" I cried You see, Grandpa has an auto, and"
 Mary !'-just like that she inter- rupted-Aunt Jane did. Funny how old folks can do what they won't let you do. Now if I'd interrupted any body like thatD You may as well understand at once," went on Aunt Jane, that we are not interested in your grandfather's auto, or his house, or anything that is his." q felt as if I was hearing the catechism in church ) And that the less reference you make to your life in Boston the better we shall be pleased. As said before, we are not interested. Besides, while under your fathers roof, it would seem to me very poor taste. in- deed, for you to make constant refer ence to things you may have been do- ing while not under his roof. The situation is deplorable enough. how ever you take it, without making it positively unbearable. You will re-
 member, Mary?"
 Mary said, "Yes, Aunt Jane," very polite and proper; but can tell you that inside of Mary, Marie was just boiling.
 Unbearable, indeed!
 We didn't say anything more all the way home. Naturally, I was not going to, after that speech; and Aunt Jane said nothing. So silence reigned su- preme.
 Then we got home Things looked quite natural, only there was new maid in the kitchen, and Nurse Sara2- wasn't there. Father wasn't there, !, either. And, just as l suspected twas star that was to blame. only this time the star was the mOOn-an eclipse; and he'd gone somewhere out west so he could see it better.
 He isn't coming hack till next we9'- and when I think how he ma al+
 come on the first day so as to
 the whole six months, when 2
 time he did not care enou~li q.
 to be here himself. I'm jus
 mean, the righteously ind - a
 of mad-for I can't help thu
 poor Mother would have lowed
 extra days with her.
 Aunt Jane said I VII
 old room, and so. as
 I went right up ani Tot
 and coat, and pretty
 brought up my trunk. aa.
 it; and 1 didn't hurry al,c
 I wasn't bit anXiols to
 stairs again to Aunt Jane
 I may as well own up, I was a little. Mothers room was across the hall, and it looked some. and I couldn't help Ter ing how different this hOmecun was from the one in Boston sE months ago.
 Well, at last I had to go down tc dinner-I mean supper-and. by 1T way, made another break on that. called it dinner right out loud, and never thought-till I saw Aunt Jane'S face.
 Supper will be ready directly" she said, with cold and icy emphasis. And may I ask you to remember. Mary, please, that Andersonville has dinner at noon, not at six o'clock"
 "Yes, Aunt Jane," said Mary, DO lite and proper again. q shant say what Marie said inside.)
 We didn't do anything in the eve ming but read and go to bed at nine o'clock. I wanted to run over to Car Tie Heywood's; but Aunt Jane said no. not till morning. q wonder why young folks never can do things when they want to do them, but must all ways wait till morning or night or noon, or some other timeD
 In the morning I went up to the schoolhOuse I planned it so as to get there at recess, and I saw all the girls except one that was sick, and one that was away. We had a perfectly lovely time only everybody was talking all at once so that I don't know now what was said. But they seemed glad to see me. I know that. Maybe I'll go to school next week. Aunt Jane says she thinks I ought to, when it's only the first of May. She's going to speak