The Jasper news., 1922-08-10
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CHAPTER Vl-continued.


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TWO DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING
The violinist has got a rival. I'm
sure ne has. It's Mr.. Easterbrook.
He's old-much as forty-and bald
headed ard fat, and has got lots of
money. And he's a very estimable
man. Il heard Aunt Hattie say that)
He's awfully jolly, and l like him. He
brings me the loveliest boxes Of candy.
and calls me Puss. Il don't like that.
particularly. I'd prefer him to call
me Miss .Anderson.) He's not nearly
so good-looking as the violInist. The
violinist is lots more thrilling, but !
shouldn't wonder II Mr.. Easterbrook
was more comfortable to live with.
The violinist is the kind Of man
that makes you want to sit up and
take notice, and have your hair and
finger nails and shoes just right; but
with Mr.. Easterbrook you wouldn't
mind bit sitting in a big chair be-
fore ths fire with a pair of old slippers
on, If your feet were tired.
Mr.. Easterbrook doesn't care for
music. He's a broker. BE looks aw-
fully bored when the viollnist Is play,
ing, and he fidgets with his watch
chain. and clears his throat very loud
ly just before he speaks every time.
His automobile is bigger and hand
sOmer :han the viollnlst's. (Aunt Hat
tie says the violinist's automobile is
a hired one.) And Mr.. Easterbrook's
flowers that he sends to Mother are
handsomer too, and lots more Of them.
than the violinist's Aunt Hattie has
noticed that, too. In fact, guess there
isn't anything about Mr.. Easterbrook
that she doesn't notice.
Aunt Hattie likes Mr.. Easterbrook
lots better than she does the vlollnist.
heard her talking to Mother one day.
ONE WEEK LATER
There hasn't much happened-only
ane or two things. But maybe I'd bet
ter tell them before forget It, espe-
cially as they have good deal to do
with the love part Of the story. And
I'm always so glad to get anything of
that kind. I've been so afraid this
wouldn't be much of love story, after
all. But | guess 1t will be, oil right.
Anyhow, know Mothers part will he,
for it's getting more and more excit.
ing-abOut Mr.. Easterbrook and the
ViOlinist, | mean.
They both want Mother. Anybody
ran see that now, and, of course, Moth
er sees 1t. But which she'll take
don't know. Nobody knows. It's per.
fectly plain to be seen, though, which
one Grandfather and Aunt Hattie want
her 10 tnkel It's Mr.. Easterbrook.
And he Is awfully nice. He brought
me a perfectly beautiful bracelet the
keep 1t. So he had to take II back
don't think he liked 1t very well, ant
i didn't like it. either. l wanted thai
bracelet. But Mother says I'm much
too young TO wear much jewelry.
Well, as ! said, It's plain to be seer
who 1t is that Grandfather and Aun
Hattie favor; but I'm not so sure abou
Mother. Mother acts funny. Some
times she won't 60 with either OF then
anywhere; then she seems to want t.
go all the time. And she acts as 4
she didn't care which she went with
so long as she was Just going-some
where. think, though, she really like
the violinist the oest; and l guess
Grandfather and Aunt Hattie think 50
TOO.
Something happened last night
Grandfather began to talk at the din
ner table. He'd heard something h,
didn't like about the viollnist, guess
and he started in to tell Mother. Blu
they stopped him. Mother and Aun
Hattie looked at him and then at me
and then back TO him, In their mos
see-who's-herei - you mustnt-talk-be
fore-her way. So he shrugged hi
shoulders and stopped.
But guess he told them In the Il
brary afterwards, for heard them al
talking very excitedly, and some loud
and / guess Mother didn't like wha
they said, and got quite angry, for
heard her say, when she came on
through the door, that she didn't be
lieve a word OF 1t. and she thought |
was a wicked. cruel shame to tel
stories like that Just because the
didn't like a man.
ONE WEEK LATER
Well. l guess now something ha
happened all right And let me sn
right away that don't like that violin
ist now. either. any better than Grand
father and Aunt Hattie. And It's nc
entirely because Of what happened las
piEht, either. It's been coming on 10