The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08

Gicdon;" she also tells her reasons for
writing the diary-later to be novel Tne
diary Is commenced at Andersonv1ue.
CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse
Earah's account Of her (Mary's) birth.
which seemingly interested her fatoel,
who is famous astronomer, less than
new star which was discovered the Same
night Her name Is g. compromise, ner
father insisting on Abigail Jane The
child quickly learned that her home was
In some way different from those OF her
small friends. and was puzzled thereat.
rival ct Andersonville as q bride and how
sstontshed they all were at the sight OF
the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen Tor Q
CHAPTER II.-Continuing her story,
Nurse Sarah makes it plain why tie
child and howher father and mother
drifted apart through misunderstanding,
each too proud to In any way attempt 20
smooth over the situation.
CHAPTER uL-Mary tells Of the time
spent ''out west where the perfectly
al right and .genteel and respectable"
divorce was being arranged for, and her
mothers Ito herr unacountable behavior:
and six months with her father. Boston
% Mothers home, and she and Mary
leave e>Andersonville for that city to spend
the first six months.
2 CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be-
Sc desent fom the To gloomy
house at Andersonville. The number Of
gentlemen who call on her. mother leads
her 70 speculate on the p4ssio1if5y es OF a
( prospective suitors," finally deciding the
choice is to be between ''the violinist"
and Mr.. Harlow. A conversation she
overhears between her mother and MI.
chat gentleman, and ''to violinist'' seems
I TO be the likely man. Mrs. Anderson re-
ceives q letter from Aunt Abigail Ander-
son, her former husbands sister. whi is
Z keeping house for him. reminding her that
sMary" 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" departs
4 for Andersonville.
CHAPTER Ix.-The diary takes jump
OF twelve years, during which Marie
Salways Marie them has the usual harm
hood Ther she meets THE man-Gerald
Tsston, young, wealthy, and already
successful portrait painter; They are
deeply In love and the wedding follows
quickly. With the coming OF the the pa 1aoy, s
:
and Gerald, and they a manner drift
apart When Eunice is five years old,
Marie decides to part from Gerald In
tending to break the news to her mother,
she is reminded Of her own frequently
unhappy childhood and how her action
I in parting from her husband will subject
Eunice t. the same humiliations. Her
eyes opened, Marie gives up her 1dea or
separation, and returns to her husband,
her duty, and her love.
~ CHAPTER V.-At Andersonville Aunt
Jane meets her at the station. Her ia
Eclipse eiE - Of "a the soo%' moon. MarieSaMary" y
new-instinctively compares Aunt Jane,
: prim and severe, with her beautiful, dainty
mother, much to the formers disadvan-
Il clothes which the child is wearing, and
replaces them with "serviceable" serges
( and thick-coled shoes. Her father arrives
home and seems surprised to see her The
child soon begins to notice that the girls
appears interested In the life Mrs. An
derson leads at Boston and asks many
questions in a queer manner which
puzzles Mary. She finds out that her
en aeeount Of ~ her Hpe parents G Being @ divorced
and she refuses to attend school Angry
at first, Mr.. Anderson, when he learns
the reason for her determination. decides
lessons In Aunt James and her fathers
absence Mary dresses in the pretty clothes
she brought from Boston and plays the
Sliveliest tunes she knows. on the little
used piano Then f ey yvng her sae
which her fathers unexpected appear
ance interrupts. She sobs out the story
OF her unhappiness,. and In a clumsy way
dssire to make nG her stay more pleasant
Her mother writes asking that Mary be
allowed to come to Boston foE-the begin
ming Of the school term, and Mr.. Ander-
son consents, though from an expression
Is going.
the tenderness her father displays when
he puts her on the train for Boston
She. discovers ''the violin;st" making
love 70 her mothers maid. Iheresa: res @ out
10 her mother. and tells what she saw.
ssThe vioffnist'' is dismissed. An unac-
ieg sas 4he Child liz hsF IS given to unaer
stand she is being taught self-dtscipane
and She has less good times and fewer
pretty things to wear. AS the time 1of
her return to Andersonville approaches.
M.s s.s.. anderson ssa sensbIe sasIR: sso "
things. the child complains.
But Mother Is getting to be almost as
bad as Aunt Jane was about my re-
.eeiFing proper attentions from young
men, Oh, she lets me go to places, a
little: with the boys at school; but /
always have to be chaperoned. And
Whenever are they going to have a
chance to say anything really thrilling
with Mother or Aunt Hattie right at
my elbow? Echo answers never! SO
a about given up that's amounting
Rgtbings either.
knrse, there's Father left, and
hWhen I 60 back to Ander-
summer, there may be
u there. But doubt it.
= haven't heard from
L. answered his Christ
kaid, and wrote just
how, and told him
But he never an
again. I am dis
PIP. I thought he
Mother did, too.
30 many times II
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