The Jasper news., 1922-06-22

riage and got In. My starsi didnr
suppose horses could go so slow. Why,
we Nere ages just going block. You
see I'd forgotten; anG without think
ing spoke right out.
"My Horses are slow, aren't theyT
I cried. you see. Grandpa has an
auto. and"
MARY Just like that she inter.
rupted--Aunt Jane did. Dummy how
old folks can do what they won't let
you do. Now II I'd interrupted any.
body like thatD you may as well
understand at once" went on Aunt
Jane. that we are not Interested ir
your grandfather's auto. or his house,
or anything that is his" Il felt as II
/ was hearing the catechism In
church y "And that the less reference
you make to your life In Boston the
better we shall be pleased. As snId
before, we are not Interested. Besides.
while under your fathers roof. II
would seem to me very poor taste. in.
deed, for you to make constant refer
yence to things you may have been do
Ing while not under his roof. The
situation is deplornble enough. how
ever you take II, without making 1t
positively unbearable. You will re-
member, Maryr'
Mary said. Eyes, Aunt Jane" very
polite and proper; but | can tell you
that inside of Mary. Marie was just
boiling.
Unbearable. indeed!
We didn't say anything more all the
way home. Naturally, was not going
to. after that speech; and Aunt Jane
said nothing. SO silence reigned SUI
preme.
Then we got home. Things looked
quite natural. only there was a new
maid In the kitchen. and Nurse Sarah
wasn't there. Father wasn't there,
either. And, just as suspected, twas
a star that was to blame, only this
time the star was the moOn-an
eclipse; and he'd gone somewhere out
west so be could see It better.
He isn't coming back till next week (;
and when l think how he made me
come on the first day 80 as to get In
the whole six months, when all the
time he did not care enough about 1T
to be here himself, I'm just mad-I
mean, the righteously indignant kind
Of mad-for can't help thinking how
poor Mother would have loved those
extra days with her.
Aunt Jane said / was to have ry
old room. and so. as soon as got here,
l went right up and took of my hat
and coat and pretty quick they
brought up my trunk, and unpncked
1t and didn't hurry about 1t, either.
stairs again to Aunt Jane. Besides,
] may as well own. up, was crying
little. Mothers room was right
across the hail, and It looked so lone
some, and couldn't help remember
Ing how different this homecoming
was from the one In Boston, six
months ago.
In the morning / went up to the
schoOlhorse. l planned It so as 81 get
there at recess, and / saw all the girls
except one that was sick, and os~9 that
was away. We had q perfectly lovely
time. only everybody was talking all
at once SO that don't know no. what
was said. But they seemed glad 20 see
me. know that. Maybe I'll " to
school next week. Aunt Jane sSYs
she thinks l ought to. when it's Only
the first Of May. She's going to speak
to Father when he comes next week.
She was going to speak to him
about my clothes; then she decided to
attend to those herself, and not bother
him. She doesn't like my dresses. She
CAME into my room and asked to see
my things. Myl But didn't l hate to
show them to herr Marie said she
wouldn't; but Mary obediently trotted
to the closet and brought them out
one by one.
Aunt Jane turned them around with
the tips Of her fingers. all the time
signing and shaking her head. When
I'd brought them all out, she shook
her head again and said they would
not do AZ all--not In Andersonville
that they were extravagant, and much
too elaborate for young girl: that
| she would see the dressmaker and ar
range that / had some serviceabls
blue and brown serges at once.
Blue and brown serge, indeed But,
there, what's the use7 I'm Mary now.
l keep forgetting that though l don't
see how l can forget it-with Aunt
Jane around.
But, listen. A funny thing happened
this morning. Something came up
about Boston, and Aunt Jane asked
me a question. Then she asked an
other and another. and she kept me
talking till 1 guess talked most q
whole half-hour about Grandpa Des-
mohd. Aunt Hattie, Mother. and the