The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-29
SYNOPSIS

SINSFSIS
PREFACE-.Mary Marie" explains hsr
apparent double personality and Just
Why she Is "cross-current and contra-
6iction;" she also tells her reasons for
writing the diary-later to be novel. TIE
diary Is commenced at Andersonville.
CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse
Garah's account Of her (Mary's osrtns
which seemingly interested her father,
new star which was discovered the same
night. Her name is g. compromise, ner
mother wanted to call her Viola and her
father insisting on Abigail Jane. The
child quickly learned that her home was
Nurse sarah tells her Of her mothers ar
rival at Andersonvtlle as q bride ana now
agtonished they all were at the sight OF
tas ay,. ''dats professor had chosen for a
CHAPTER II.-Continuing her story,
Nurse Sarah makes it plain why TIE
household seemed strange one to the
child and howher father and mother
driftsd 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 perfecty
ell right and ,genteel and respectable"
mothers to herr unacountable behavior:
By the courts decree the child Is to spend
Six n.enths Of the year with her mother
and six months with her father. Boston
u Mothers home, and she and Mary
leave Andersonv1lle for that city 70 spend
the Arst six months.
CHAPTER !v:-At Boston Mary be-
sSW s sone SO diferent Il 1StsSH from tSe T gloomy my
house at Andersonville. The number Of
gentlemen who call on her mother leads
her to speculate on the possibility OF q
prospective suitors," finally deciding the
choice is to be between ''the violinist"
and q Mr.. Harlow. A conversation she
ovsrhears between her mother and Mr..
Harlow conTinces her that It will not be
% be the likely man Mrs. Anderson re-
coives q letter from "Aunt Abigail Ander-
scn, her former husbands sister. viii 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
TOR Aadersonville.
CHAPTER K.-The diary takes a jump
Of twelve years, during which Marie
(always Marie then) has the usual harm IIa,
hood. Then she meets THE man-Gerald
Weston, young, wealthy, and already a
successful portrait painter: They, are
SsgX IN VIZ Hys sna hs eanS shs Of e sSy
Eunice, things seem to change with Marie
and Gerald, and they in q manner drift
apart When Eunice Is five years old,
Marie decides to part from Gerald. In
tending to break the news to her mother,
unhappy childhood and how her action
I'm parting from her husband will subject
Eunice g. the same humiliattons. Her
eyes opened, Marie gives up her idea OF
q separation, and returns to her husband.
her duty. and her love.
CHAPTER Vat Andersonville Aunt
Jane meets her at the station. Her ia
spss sSE is of awaz he stsayiRE
w-instinctively compares Aunt Jane,
prim and severe, with her beautiful, dainty
mother, much to the formers disadvan-
wSss ths aS IS U1 aa 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 queer manner which
puzzles Mary: She finds out that her
ON account of her parents being divorced,
and she refuses to attend school. Angry
at first, Mr.. Anderson, when he learns
the reason for her determination, decides
that she need NOT go. He viii hear her
absence Mary dresses in the pretty clothes
she brought from Boston and plays the
Hveliest tunes she knows, on the little
used piano. Then, overcome by her lone.
which her fathers unexpected appear
ance interrupts. She sobs out the story
Of her unhappiness, and in clumsy way
he comforts her. After that he appears
e desire to make her stay stay more 1Sss pleasant =:
allowed to come to Boston for the begin
ming Of the school term, and Mr.. Ander.
son consents. though from an expression
he lets fall Mary believes he Is sorry she
is going.
CHAPTER vI-Mary is surprised at
se 9aa bsr on ner the train or
She discovers "the violinist" making
love to her mothers maid, Theresa. but
says nothing. Later, however. she over
sa5s s 5sr him motheF ee ~hst she sa
'"The vfolinist' is dismissed. An unac-
countable change in her mother aston
ishes her. The child is given to under
stand she IS OelnS lduSNI Sell-ulSClpllllc
and she has less good times and fewer
pretty things to wear. AS the time for
her return to Andersonville approaches,
Mrs Anderson equips her in plain
dresses and sensible shoes-"Mary'
things. the child complains.
CHAPTER What the Andersonville
station Mary is met by her father In
new automobile, and finds instead Of the
prim and angular Aunt Jane young and
attractive woman who she learns is
Cousin Grace" Mary writes her mother
Of the change, and is astonished at the
many questions she is called on to an
swer concerning her fathers new house.
keeper Mary decides that he intends to
marry cousin Grace" In a moment Of
confidence she asks him If that is not
his intention. He tells her it is not, and
is dumfounded when she informs him she
has written to her mother telling her her
idea Of the situation. A few days later
Mary goes back to Boston.
I did cry, then. After all I'd been
through, to have her accuse me Of get
ting those dresses! Well, / just
couldn't stand it. And l told her so
as we'll as I could, only was crying
SO by now that I could hardly speak.
I told her how it was hard enough to
be Mary part Of the time, and Marie
hot