The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-22
SYNOPSIS


Sarah's account Of her (Mary's) birth.
which seemingly interested her fatner,
who ts q famous astronomer, less tnan
new star which was discovered the same
night Her name h is &c compromise; WrSs ass her her
father insisting on Abigail Jane. The
child quickly learned that her home was
fn some way different from those OF her
small friends: and was puzzle. tnereat: a1es at
rival at Andersonville as bride and how
sstonished they all were at the sight OF
the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen Tor
CHAPTER u-Continuing her story,
Nurse Sarah alma makes It Plain Nv WY tss ths
child and howher father and mother
driftsd apart through MISUNDERSTANDING,
each too proud to In any way attempt to
smooth over the situation.
CHAPTER uL-Mary tells Of the time
spent ''out west" where the perfectly
all right and genteel and respectable"
divorce was being arranged for, and her
mothers Ito herr unacountable behavior:
By the courts decree the child is to spend
six months Of the year with her mother
and six months with her father. Boston
is Mothers home, and she and Mary
leave Andersonville for that city to spend
the drst six months.
CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be-
comes Marie" She is delightssd g ed with her
house at Andersonville. The number Of
gentlemen who call on her mother leads
her to speculate on the possibility Of a
new father She classes the callers as
cRoies Sseels'ts IS to s be between the VioIinist
and a Mr.. Harlow. conversation she
overhears between her mother and Mr..
Harlow convinces her that it will not be
kfNk ~ Tysnl lot
to be the likely man. Mrs. Anderson re-
ceives letter from Aunt Abigail Ander-
son, her former husbands sister, whi is
keeping house for him, reminding her that
the six months she is to spend with her
father. Her mother Is distressed, but
has no alternative, and Marie" departs
for Andersonville.
CHAPTER Ix.-The diary takes Jump
Of twelve years. during which Marie
always Marie thent has the usual harm
less love affairs inseparable from girl
hood. Then she meets THE man-Gerald
Weston: young. wealthy, and already a
deeply In love and the. wedding follows
quickly With the coming of the baby,
Eunice, things seem to change with Marie
and Gerald. and they in manner drift
Marie decides to part from Gerald. In
tending to break the news to her mother,
she is reminded Of her own frequently
unhappy childhood and how her action
I'm parting from her husband will subject
Eunics e. the same humiliations. Her
eyes opened, Marie gives UP her idea of
q separation, and returns to her husband.
her duty, and her love.
CHAPTER v.-At Andersonville Aunt
Jane meets her at the station. Her ia
thsr is away somewhere; studying an
eclipse Of the moon ant
prim and severe, with her beautiful dainty
mother, much to the formers disadvan-
tage. Aunt Jane disapproves of the dafn-
ty clothes which the child Is wearing, and
and thick-coled shoes. Her father arrives
home and seems surprised to see her. The
child soon begins to notice that the girls
At school seem to avoid her. Her father
derson leads at Boston and asks many
questions in queer manner which
puzzles Mary. She finds out that her
schoolmates do not associate with her
and she refuses to attend school Angry
at first Mr.. Anderson, when he learns
the reason for her determination. decides
that she need not go. He will hear her
lessons. In Aunt James and her fathers
absence Mary dresses in the pretty clothes
she brought from Boston and plays the
liveliest tunes she knows, on the little
used piano. Then, overcome by her lone
someness. she INDUCES in crying spell
which. her fathers unexpected, appear
ance interrupts. She sobs out the story
Of her unhappiness, and in clumsy way
he comforts her. After that he appears
to desire to make her stay more pleasant
allowed to come to Boston for the begir-
ming Of the school term, and Mr.. Ander-
son consents, though from an expression
he lets fall Mary believes he Is sorry she
Is going.
CHAPTER VI.-Mary is surprised at
iae he puts pudsi her on NJ the train FOR Boston.
She discovers .'the violinist'' making
love to her mothers maid, Theresa, but
says nothing. Later, however, she over
neahe to her MN mother srnn and Peis What she saw
"The violinist'' is dismissed. An unac.
ishes her. The child IS given to under
stand s she is Gens el 9aSs ss aaa eMer
pretty things to wear. AS the time for
her return to Andersonville approaches.
aTesss MRS snS easbe eapeS sSe IN ga"
things, the child complains.
Now, wasn't it funny he should have
remembered that there was violin
ist? But, Of course, I told him no, 1t
wasn't the violinist. 1t was another
one that took Mother to ride, the one
I told him about in the Christmas let
ter; and he was very rich, and had
two perfectly beautiful cars; and l
was going on to tell more-how he
didn't take Mother now-but I didn't
get a chance, for Father interrupted,
and said, Eyes, yes, to be sure" And
he showed he wasn't interested, for
all the little smile wrinkles were gone,
and he looked stern and dignihed,
more like he used to. And he went on to
say that, as we had almost reached
home, he had better explain right away
that Aunt Jane was no longer living
there; that his cousin from the West,
Mrs. Whitney, was keeping house for
him now. She was a very nice lady,
and he hoped I would like her. And
I might call her cousin Grace"
And before could even draw breath
to ask any questions, we were home;
and a real pretty lady, with a light
blue dress on, was helping me out OF