The Holbrook news., 1922-04-28
SYNOPSIS

PREFACE.-'Mary Marie explains her apparent double personality" and just why she Is "croSs-current and contra diction;' she also tells her reasons for writing the diary-later 10 be novel The diary Is commenced at Andersonville-
 CHAPTER I-Mary begins with Nurse Sarah's account of her (Marys) birth. which seemingly interested her father. who is famous astronomer. less than . new star which was discovered the same night. Her name is compromise, her mother wanted to call her Viola and her father insisting on Abigail Jane. The child quickly learned that her home was in some way different from those of her small friends, and was puzzled thereat- Nurse Sarah tells her of her mothers ar rival at AnderSonviile as a bride and how astoniShed they all were at the sight or the dainty eishteen-year old girl whom the ssdate professor had chosen for . wife.
 CHAPTER U.-Continuing her story, Nurse Sarah makes 1t plain why .he household seemed u strange one 10 the child and howher father and mother drifted apart through misunderstanding. each too proud to fin any way attempt tu smooth over the situation.
 CHAPTER III.-Mary tells of the time spent 'out vest where the perfectly all right and genteel and respectable" divorce was being arranged for. and her mothers (to herr unacount la ble 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 10 spend the first six months.
 comes Marie" She is delighted with her new home, so different from the gloomy house at Andersonville. The number of gentlemen who call on her mother leads her to speculate on the possibility of new father. She classes the callers as prospective suitors," finally deciding the choice is to be between the violinist and a MT. Harlow. A conversation she overhears between her mother and Mir. Harlow convinces her that it will not be that gentleman. and ito violinisr seem. to be the likely man. Mrs. Anderson re- ceives a letter from Aunt Abigail Anier- son. her former husbands sister. whi is keeping house for him. reminding her that
 Mary Is expected at Andersonvilie for the six months she is to spend with her father. Her mother is distressed. but has no alternative, and Marie" depart~ for AnderSonville.
 Aunt Jane turned them around with the, tips of her fingers, all the iime signing and shaking her head. When I'd brought them all out, she shook her head again and said they would not do at all-nOt in AnderSOnVille :; that they were extravngant, and much too elaborate for young girl; that she would see the dressmaker and ar range that l had some serSieeable blue and brown sergeS at once.
 Blue and brown serge. indeed, But. there, what's the use? I'm Mary now l keep forgetting that; though l don't see how I can forget it-with Aunt Jane around.
 But, listen. A funny thing happened this morning. Something came up about Boston, and Aunt Jane asked me a question. Then she asked an other and another, and she kept ne talking till I guess 1 talked most & whole half-hOur about Grandpa DrS- mond, Aunt Hattie, Mother. and the house, and what We did. and. oh, q whole lot of things. And here. just two days ago, she was telling me tha: she wasn't interested in Grandpa DeS- mond, his home. Or his daughter, or anything that was his,
 There's something funny about Aunt Jane.