The Holbrook news., 1922-06-02

PREFACE.-'Mary Marie" explains her apparent double personality" and just why she is a "cross-current and a contra dieuon;" she also tells her reasons @ Tor writing the diary-later 10 be . novel The diary is commenced at Andersonvills
 CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse sarah's account of her (NaryS birth. who is a famous astronomer. less than . new star which was discovered the same night. Her name is a 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 Nurse Sarah tells her of her mothers ar rival at Andersonville as bride and how astonished they all were at the sight Of the dainty eishteen-year old girl whom wife.
 CHAPTER II-Continuing her story. Nurse Sarah makes it plain why the household seemed a strange one to the child and howher father and mother drifted apart through misundersta nding each too proud to in any way attempt 10 smooth over the situation
 CHAPTER II.-Msry tells of the time spent tout west" where the perfectly sll right and genteel and respectable divorce was being arranged for. and her mothers (to her) unacOuntabie behavior. 6I lHo COuTte ueCTeG ItAc ClllQ IS 10 spend six months of the year with her mother and six months with her father. Boston is Mothers home. and she and Mary leave Andersonyille for that city 10 spend the first six months.
 CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be. new home. SO dif,erent dfs from the "i gioomy my house at Andersonville. The number of gentlemen who call on her mother leads her to speculate on the possibility of father She classes the callers prospective suitors." finally deciding the choice is to be between the violinist overhears between her mother and Mir. Harlow convinces her that it will not be that gentleman. and ''to violinist" seems to be the likely man: Mrs. Anderson re- son, her former husbands sister. whi 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" depart for Andersonvilis-
 CHAPTER v.-At Andersonville Aunt Jane meets her at the station. Her fa- ther is away somewhere. studying sn eclipse of the moon- Marie-"Mary now-instinctively compares Aunt Jane. prim and severe. with her beautiful. dainty mother. much to the formers disadvan- ty clothes which the child is wearing. and replaces them with "serviceable" serges ana lnlCk-COlcQ SnOeS- Her r3tler arrlFeS 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 a queer manner which puxxles 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 aS first. Mir. Anderson. when he learns the reason for her determination. decides haf ahA SAA .N~ I1. wxrtn l. lessons. In Aunt James and her fathers absence Mary dresses In the pretty clothes she brought from Boston and plays the Nveliest tunes she knows. on the little eomeness, she indulges in Q 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. Her mother writes asking that Mary be allowed to come to Boston for the begin ming of the school term, and Mfr. Ander- son consents. though from an expression he lets fall Mary believes he is sorry she is going.
 CHAPTER vI.-Msry Is surprised at the tenderness her father displays when he puts her on the train for Boston. She discovers ''the violinist'' making love to her mothers maid. Theresa. but says nothing. Later. however. she over to her mother. and tells what she saw. ''The violinist'' is dismissed An unac- countable change in her mother aston ishes her. The child is given to under stand she Is being taught self-discipline and she has less good times and fewer pretty things to wear: As the time for dresses and 'sensIble' shoes".Msry'' 'Niy<-s. the child complaIns.
 CHAPTER vII.-At the Andersonvilie station Mary is met by her father in nd Gnlg frSt of h. prim and angular Aunt Jane & young and attractive woman who she learns Is Cousin Grace" Mary writes her mother or the change. and Is astonished at the many questions she Is called on to an swer concerning her fathers rev house. keeper. Mary decides that he intends to confidence she asks him If that Is not his intention. He tells her 1t is not. and ts dumfounded when she informs hIm she has written to her mother telling her her tdea of the situation. few days later Mary goes back to Boston.
 CHAPTER vIII.-Mr. Anderson visit. Boston to deliver lecture. Mrs. Ander- son and Marie hear him and Marie talks mother crying over some old finery in the attic, and she learns the things were con neeted with Mrs. Anderson's first meet csption rendered Professor Anderson Ma ris leads her father to admit that he regrets the separation. and Marie is sure rom ner OBSERVATIONS that her mother sfiIl loves him. She suggests that he call at the house and she will arrange for her mother to meet him without first know ins who the visitor is Marie is eonh- dent that if they meet a reconciliation will follow. Her intuition is correct. mu- tual misunderstandings are explained gAd the two, who have really always fSve5 one another. are remarried.
 And I began to cry again.
 And she said there, there, once more. and patted me on my shoulder, and told me needn't worry any more And that she understood it, if l didn't. In fact, she was beginning to understand lSt of things that she'd never understood before. And she said 1t was very, very dear of Father to do what he did. and that l needn't worry about her being dis pleased at it. That she was pleased, and that she believed he meant her to be- And she said I needn't think any more whether to be Mary or Ma rie: but to be just good, loving little