The Jasper news., 1922-07-20

ana When Aunt Jane says Doth stun
and nonsense l lnow there's nothing
doing. con. DEAR that's slangi Aunt
Jane Gays she does wish ! would
eliminate the slang from my yocabu-
larry. Well. wish she'd elim'3,nte
some OF the long words from hera
Mario said thatl-s1ot Mary.)
Well, Aunt Jane said stuff ana non
sense, and that was much too young
TO- run around with silly boys. You
see. Charlie Smith had walked home
from school with me twice, but had
to stop that And Fred Small was get
tina so he was over here a lot Aunt
Jane stopped him. Paul Mayhem
yefL Paul Mayhem Stella's brother l.
came home with me, too. and asked
me to SO with him auto-riding. My,
how did want f6 goi wanted the
ride, OF course. hpt especially wanted
to 60 because he was Mrs. Mayhew's
son. just wanted to show Mrs. May
hewi But Aunt Jane wouldn't let me.
That's the time she talked specially
about running around with silly boys.
But she needn't have. Paul is no silly
boy. He's old enough to get q license
to drive his own car.
Well. Of course, that ended that.
And there hasn't been any other since.
That's why TsAy my love story doesn't
seem TO be getting along very well.
Naturally, when II gets nOised around
town that your Aunt Jane won't let
you 60 anywhere with a young man.
or let young man come to see you.
or even walk home with you after the
first time-why. the young men aren't
going to do very much toward making
your daily life Into love story.
TWO WEEKS LATER.
A queer thing happened last night.
1t was like this:
Yesterday Aunt Jane went TO spend
the day with her best friend. She
said for me not to leave the house, as
some member Of the family should be
there. She told me to sew an hour,
weed an hour, dust the house down.
stairs and upstairs, and read some Inn
proving book an hour. The rest OF
the time / might Rmuse myself.
Amuse myself A Jolly time / could
have all by myself Even Father
wasn't to be home for dinner. 30
wouldn't have that excitement. He
was out Of town, anu was not to come
home till six O'Clock.
II was an awfully hot day. The sun
Just beat down, and there wasn't
breath of air. BY noon was simply
crazy with my stuffy. long-sleeved,
high-necked blue gingham dress and
my great clumpy shoes. 1t seemed all
OF sudden as II ] couldn't stand it
not another minute-not single min
ute more-to be Mary. ! mean. And
suddenly I determined that for while.
just little while, I'd be Marie again.
why couldn't II
] ran then upstairs TO the guest.
room closet where Aunt Jane had made
me put all my Marie dresses and
things when the Mary ones came.
Well, ] got out the very fiuffiest. soft
est white dress there was there. and
the little white slippers and the silk
stockings that loved. and the blue
silk sash. and the little gold locket
and chain that Mother gave nae that
Aunt jane wouldn't let me wear. And
I dressed up. My. didn't dress upf
And Just threw those old heavy shoes
and black cotton stockings into the
corner, and the blue gingham dress
after them (thOugh Mary went right
away and picked the dress up, and
hung II In the closet. Of co1rse) but
/ had the fun of throwing It. anyway.
oh. how good those Marie things did
feel to Mary's hot, dried flesh and
bones. and how l did dance and sing
around the room 10 those light little
slippersi Then Susie rang the dinner
bell and l went down 10 the dining
room feeling like really truly young
lady, can tell you.
Susie stared. OF course. and said.
my, how fine we are todayi" But !
didn't mind Susie.
After dinner went out into the hall
and / sang all over the house. Then
went into the parior and played
every lively thing that l could think
Of on the plano. And I sang there,
too-siily little songs that Marie used
to sing to Lester And ! tried to
think really down there TO Bos-
ton, singing to Letter; and that Moth.
er was right in the next room waiting
for me.
Then l stopped and turned around
on the plano stool. and the room wai
Just as still as death. And ! knew
/ wasn't in Boston. was there In
Andersonville. And there wasn't any
Baby Lester there. nor any mother
waiting for me in the next room. And
all the fluffy white dresses and sllh
stockings In the world wouldn't make
me Marie. l was really just Nary
and l had got to have thres whols
| moufhs more Of II