The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-06

''Marriedr' Like a fash he turned
and stopped short, staring at me-
'Why, yes" I explained "for II she
did get married, she wouldn't be d.
vorced any longer, would sher'
But he wouldn't answer. With q
queer little noise In his throat he
turned again and began to walk up
and down, up and down, until thought
for a minute he'd forgotten l was
there But he hadn't. For after
while he stopped again right In front
Of me-
$50 your mother Is thinking Of get
ting married." he said In a voice so
queer 1t sounded as If 1t had come
from away of somewhere.
But / shook my head and said no,
of course; and that was very sure she
wouldn't till her year was up, and
even then didn't know which she'd
take, so I couldn't tell for sure any
thing about 1t. But hoped she'd take
one Of them, so she wouldn't be d.
vorced any longer.
Father turned, and began to
walk up and down again, with his
hands In his pockets; and l didn't
know whether to go away or to stay,
and suppose I'd have been there now
If Aunt Jane hadn't suddenly appeared
In the library doorway.
Charles, IL Mary Is going to school
at all today 1t is high time she was
starting" she said. But Father didn't
seem to hear. He was still tramping
up and down the room, his hands in
his pockets.
Charles !" Aunt Jane raised her
voice and spoke again. II said If Mary
Is going to school at all today 1t Is
high time she was starting"
'Eh2 What?" II you'll believe 1t,
that man looked as dazed as if he'd
never even heard Of my going to
school. Then suddenly his face
changed. "Oh, yes. to be sure. Well,
err Mary is not going to school to-
day" he said. Then he looked at his
watch, and without another word
strobe into the hall, got his hat, and
left the house, leaving Aunt Jane and
me staring into each others faces.
But / didn't stay much longer than
Father did. 1 strobe in to the hall, too,
by Aunt Jane. But / didn't leave the
house. l came up here to my own
room; and ever since I've been writ
ing it all down in my book.
OF course, don't know now what's
going to happen next. But I wish you
could have seen Aunt James face when
Father said l wasn't going to school
that she heard aright-though she
didn't try to stop me, or even speak
when | left and came upstairs But
| just know she's keeping up a power
FIJI thinking
For that matter, so am l. What Is
going to happen next? Have / got to
go to school tomorrow? But then, Of
course, l shan't do that. Besides,
don't believe Father'll ask me to, aft
er what said about Mother. He didn't
like that-what those girls said-any
better than | did: I'm sure Of that.
Why, he looked simply furious. But
there isn't any other school here that
| can be sent to, and
But what's the use? l might sur
mise and speculate all day and not
come anywhere near the truth. I must
await-what the night will bring forth,
as they say in really truly novels.
FOUR DAYS LATER
And what did the night bring forth?
Yes, what did il bring! Verify it
brought forth one thing thought moth
ing ever could have brought forth
1t was like this.
That night at the supper table Aunt
Jane cleared her throat in the Lam
determined-I-will-sp kind of way
that she always uses when she speaks
to Father. (Aunt Jane doesn't talk
to Father much more than Mother
used toy
Charles" she began.
Father had an astronomy. paper be-
side his plate, and he was so busy
reading he didn't hear, so Aunt Jane
had to speak again-a little louder
this time.
Charles. have something to say
to you"
Eth? What? Oh-er-yes. Well,
| Jane, what is itY' Father was looking
up with his Pll-be-patient-if-ft -kills-me
air, and with his forefinger down on
his paper to keep his place.
AS if anybody could talk to per.
son who's simply tolerating you for
a minute like that, with his forefinger
holding on to what he wants to tend
to- Why, I actually found myself
being sorry for Aunt Jane.
She cleared her throat again.
sit Is understood, Of course, that
Mary Is to go to school tomorrow
morning. | suppose" she said.
why, of course, of course" begar
Father impatiently, looking down al
his paper. "Of course she'll go to-
he stopped suddenly. A complete
change came to his face. He grew
red, then white. His eyes sort Of
flashed. "Schoolf' he said then. II
hard, decided voice. "Oh. no: Mar!
is not going to school tomorrow morn
ing" He looked down to his pape
and began to read again. For him tn,
subject was very evidently closed. Blu
for Aunt Jane 1t was not closed.
you don't mean. Charles, that sh,
is not to 60 to school at all, any more,
she gasped.
Exactly" Father read on in his