The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-04
old folks can do what they won't let

DOuy Ike that J 0u may as well understand at once," went on Aunt Jane, that we are not interested In your grandfather's auto, or his house, or anything that is his." q felt as if was hearing the catechism in church ) And that the less reference you make to your life in Boston the better we shall be pleased. As 1 said before, we are not interested Besides. while under your fathers roof, 1t would seem to me very poor taste, in- deed, for you to make constant refer ence to things you may have been do- ing while not under his roof. The situation is deplorable enough how ever you take it, without making 1t positively unbearable. You will re- member, Mary?'
 Mary said, "Yes, Aunt Jane very polite and proper; but I 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 Rot going to, after that speech; and Aunt Jane said nothing. So silence reigned su- 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 I 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 he could see 1t better.
 He isn't coming back till next week; and when I think how he made me come on the first day, so as to get in the whole six months, when all the time he did not care enough about it to be here himself, Pm just mad-I mean, the righteously indignant kind of mad-for I can't help thinking how poor Mother would have loved those extra days with her.
 Aunt Jane said I was to have my old room, and so, as soon as got here, I went right up and took off my hat and coat, and pretty quick they uIouSHl up ny u ullhs ohu uHP%NhNN 1t and I didn't hurry about it, either. I wasn't a bit anxious to get down. stairs again to Aunt Jane. Besides, I may as well own up. I was crying a little. Mothers room was right across the hall and it looked so lone some and I couldn't help remember ing how different this homecoming was from the one in Boston, six months ago.
 Well, at last I had to go down to dinner-I mean supper-zand, by the way, made another break on that. l called it dinner right out loud, and never thought-till I saw Aunt Jane's face.
 Supper will be ready directly" s'A said, with cold and icy emphasis. And may I ask You to remember, Mary please, that Andersonville has dinner at noon, not at six o'clock
 "Yes, Aunt Jane" said Mary, po- lite and proper again. q shan't say what Marie said insde.)
 We didn't do anything in the eve ming but read and go to bed at nine o'clock. I wanted to run over to Car rie Heywood's; but Aunt Jane said no. not till morning q wonder why young folks never can do things when they want to do them, but must al- ways wait till morning or night or noon, or some other time )
 In the morning I went up to the schoolhouse. I planned it so as to get there at recess, and I saw all the girls except one that was sick, and one that was away. We had a perfectly lovely time, only everybody was talking all at once so that I don't know now what was said. But they seemed glad to see me. I know that. Maybe I'll go to school next week. Aunt Jane says she thinks I 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. My! But didn't l hate to show them to her? 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 at all--not in Andersonvills; that they were extravagant, and much too elaborate for young girl; that she would see the dressmaker and ar Al.A [ l.,l inna hla