News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-10-25
SYNOPSIS

PREFACE-'Mary Marie explains her
apparent double personality" and just
why she Is "cross-current and contra
diction;" she also tells her reasons fol
writing the diary-later to be a novel. The
diary is commenced at Andersonville.
CHAPTER I.-Mary begins with Nurse
who is a famous astronomer, less than a
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 Andersonville as a bride and how
astonished they all were at the sight of
the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen for a
wife.
CHAPTER H-Continuing her story,
Nurse Sarah makes 1t plain why the
household seemed strange one to the
child and howher father and mother
drifted apart through misunderstanding.
each too proud TO in any way attempt to
smooth over t..e situation
CHAPTER II.-Mary tells of the time
spent "out west" where the perfectly
all right and Senteel and respectable"
divorce was being arranged for, and her
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 first six months
CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be-
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
hAr .Irfz
new father She classes the callers as
prospective suitors," finally deciding the
choice is to be between ''the violinist'
and Mr.. Harlow. A conversation she
Harlow convinces her that it will not be
that gentleman, and "to violinist" seems
s GO pc the e k9y r6m ea Snde9
son, her former husbands sister, viii is
keeping house for him, reminding her that
MARY is expected at Andersonville for
the six months she is to spend with her
father Her mother is distressed, but
has no alternative, and Marie" departs
for Andersonvills
CHAPTER Vat Andersonville Aunt
Jane meets her at the station. Her ia
Their is away somewhere; studying an
eclipse of the moon. Marie Mary
ENTHUSIASTICALLY compares-Aun Jane,
prim and severe. with her beautiful dainty
mother. much to the formers dlsadvan-'
tage. Aunt Jane disa approves of the dain-
ty clothes which the child is wearing, and
replaces them with "serviceable" series
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
appears Interested in the life Mrs An
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
on account Of her parents being divorced
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 plano. Then, overcome by her lone
someness. she INDUCES in a crying spell
which her fathers unexpected appear
ance interrupts. She sobs out the story
OF her unhappiness. and in Z clumsy way
he comforts her. After that he appears
70 desire TO make her stay more pleasant
Her mother writes asking that Mary be
allowed to come to Boston for the begin
ming OF the school term and Mr. Ander-
son consents. though from an expression
he lets fan n==S Believes ne IL sorTy she
ts going.