The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-05-18
SYNOPSIS

PREFAcE-:Mary Marie" explains @ her
why she Is ''croSs-current and contr3-
Siction;" she also tells her reasons Tor
writing the diary-later to be novel. the
diary Is commenced at Andersonviue.
CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse
Sarah's account Of her (Mary's) birth.
which seemingly interested her father,
who ts famous astronomer, !esS tnan
new star which was discovered the same
mother wanted to call her Viola and her
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 at Andersonville as q bride and how
astonished they all were at the sight OF
the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen for q
wife.
CHAPTER 1.-Continuing her story.
MrsS Sarah makes PLAIN ons WY
child and howher father and mother
drifted apart through misunderstanding,
each too proud to In any way attempt to
smooth over the situation.
CHAPTER II.-Mary tells Of the time
spent ''out west where the perfectly
all right and genteel and respectable"
divorce was being arranged for, and her
mothers Ito herr unacountable behavior.
six months Of the year with her mother
and six months with her father. Boston
GSMother's home, and she and Mary
leave Andersonville for that city to spend
the drst six months.
CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be-
se s dsghtsSS @ sSe wfe 6oy hsT
house at Andersonville. The number Of
gentlemen who call on her mother leads
her to speculate on the possibility OF a
new father. She classes the callers as
choice is to be between "the violinist'
and Mr.. Harlow. A conversation she
overhears between her mother and Mr..
Harlow convinces her that it will not be
to be the likely man Mrs. Anderson re-
ceives q letter from "Aunt Abigail Ander-
son, her former husbands sister, whi Is
keeping house for him. reminding her that
the six months she Is to spend with her
father. Her mother Is distressed, but
has no alternative, and Marie departs
for Andersonville.
CHAPTER Ix.-The diary takes jump
Of twelve years, during which Marie
always Marie them has the usual harm
less love affairs inseparabfe from girl
Weston, young, wealthy, and already a
deeply in love and the wedding follows
quickly. With the coming of the baby,
Eunice, things seem to change with Marie
and Gerald, and they in 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
in parting from her husband will subject
Eunicc ~ the same humiliations. Her
eyes opened. Marie gives up her idea OF
separation, and returns to her husband.
her duty, and her love.
fatner doesn't like ladies. I know
he doesn't. He always runs away from
them. But they don't run away from
him! Listen.
Quite lot Of them call here to see
Aunt Jane, and they come lots Of
, times evenings and late afternoons,
and I know now why they do it. They
come then because they think Father'n
be at home at that time ;and they
want to see him.
I know it now, but I never thought
Of it till the other day when 1 heard
cur hired girl, Susie, talking about 1t
with Bridget, the Smalls' hired girl,
over the fence when I was wedding the
garden one day. Then knew. 1t was
like this:
Mrs. Darling had been over the
night before as usual, and had stayed
an awfully long time talking to Aunt
Jane on the front piazza. Father had
been there, too, awhile. She stopped
him on his way into the house. was
there and I heard her. She said:
ooh, Mr.. Anderson, I'm so glad 1
saw you! I wanted to ask your ad-
vice. about selling poor dear Mr..
Darling's law library"
And then she went on to tell him
how she'd had an offer, but she wasn't
sure whether it was good one or
not. And she told him how highly she
priced his opinion, and he was man
of such Splendid Judgment, and she
felt so alone now with no strong mans
shoulder to lean upon, and she would
be so much obliged If he only would
tell her whether he considered that
offer a good one or not.
Father hitched and ahemmed and
moved nearer the door all the time she
was talking, and he didn't seem to
hear her when she pushed a chair
toward him and asked him to please
sit down and tell her what to do; that
she was so alone in the world since
Door dear Mr.. Darling had gone. (She
always calls him poor dear Mr.. Dar-
ling now, but Susie says she didn't
when he was alive; she called him
something quite different. I wonder
what it was.)
Well, as I said, Father hitched and
fdgeted, and said he didn't know, he
was sure; that she'd better take wiser
counsel than his, and that he was very
sorry, but she really must excuse him.
And he got through the door while he
was talking just as fast as he could
himself, so that she couldn't get in a
single word to keep him. Then he
was gone.