The Holbrook news., 1922-05-19
all the more, just because she was 50 sorry for him.
 Funny, isn't IL? ONE wEEk LATER
ONE WEEK LATER

ONE WEEK LATER
 Well, 1 guess now something has happened all right. And let me say right away that don't like that violin ist now. either. any better than Grand father and Aunt Hattie. And it's noI entirely because Of what happened last night, either. It's been coming on for q while-ever since 1 first saw him talking 10 Theresa in the hall when she let him in one night a week ago.
 Theresa Is awfully pretty, and guess he thinks so. Anyhow, I heard him telling her SD in the hall. and she laughed and blushsd and looked side ways at him. Then they saw me. and he sTiffened up and said, very proper and dignified. kindly hand my card to Mrs. Anderson" And Theresa said. "Yes. sir And she was very proper and dignified. too.
 We'll. four days ago l saw them again. He tried to put his arm around her that time. and the very next day he tried 10 kiss her, and after min ute she let him. More than once, too. And last night I heard him tell her she was the dearest girl in all the world, and he'd he perfectly happy if he could only marry her.
 Well, you can Imagine how I felt. when 1 thought all the time 1t was Mother he was coming to see. And now 10 ind out that it was Theresa he wanted all the time. and he was only coming to see Mother 50 he could see Theresa
 At first. 1 was angry-just plain an- gry; and I was frightened. too. for l couldn't help worrying about Mother for fear she would mind, you know, when she found out that IL was The resa that he cared for. after all. remembered what lot Mother had been with him. and the pretty dresses and hats she'd put on for him. and all that. And thought how she'd broken enga gements with Mir. Easierbrook to go with him, and it made me angry all over again. And thought how mean IL was Of him t0 use poor Mother as Il kind of shield to hide his courting of Theresa! l was angry. too. to have my love story all spoiled. when I was getting along so beautifully with Moth CT and the violinist.
 But I'm feeling better now. I've been thinking 1t over. 1 don't believe Mothers going tO care so very much. 1 don't believe she'd want a man that would pretend to come cOurting her. when all the while he was really court ing the hired girl mean maid. Be- sides. there's Mir. EasterbrOOk left (and one or two others that 1 haven't said much about, as l didn't think they had much chance.) And so far as the love story for the book is concerned that isn't spoiled, after all. for 1t will be ever so much more exciting to have the yiol'aist fall in love with Theresa than W; h Mother, for, of course, Ther- esq isI in the same station of life at all. an that makes 1t a-a meSs-alli- ance. q don't remember exactly what the word Is but know II means an al- liance that makes mess of things be- cause the lovers are not equal to each nther) Of course. for the folk who have to live 1t, 1t may not be so nice; hut for my story here thls makes 1t all the more romantic and thrilling. So that's all right.
 Of course, so far, I'm the only one that knows, for l haven't told it, and I'm the only one that's seen anything. Of course. shall warn Mother, if l think it's necessary. so she'll under sIand 1t isn't her, hut Theresa. that the vi0linist is really in love with and court ing. She won't mind, I'm sure, after she thinks of II n minute And won't It be q good joke on Aunt Hattie and Grand father when they find out they've been fooled all the time, supposing its Mother, and worrying about 1t?
 oh, l don't know! This is some love story, after all