The Jasper news., 1922-06-15

think she Is forgetting.
About the prospective sultors-I
found that prospective sultor' in a
story a week ago. and just love II.
1t means you probably Will want to
marry her. you know. I use It all the
time now--in my mind-when I'm
thinking about those gentlemen that
come here (the uDmarried ones). 1
to Aunt Hattie; but l shan't again.
She said, Mercy" and threw up her
hands and looked over to Grandpa the
way she does when I've said something
she thinks Is perfectly awful.
There It is agalnl I'm not old
enough. When will be allowed to
take my proper place In llfe1 Echo
answers when.
Well, to resume and 60 on.
What was talking about7 on,
know-the prospective sultors. (Aunt
Hnttie cant hear me when just write
It, anyway Well. they all come just
as they used TO, only there are more
Of them now-two fat men, one slim
one, and a man with a halo of hair
round bald spot. Oh. don't mean
that my Of them are really suitors
yet. They Just come to call and to
tea, and send her flowers and candy.
And Mother isn't a mite nicer to one
than she is to any Of the others. Any
body can see that. And she shows
very plainly she's no notion of pick
Ing anybody out yet But of course
can't help being interested and
watching.
AS l said before, don't believe
Mother'u choose Mr.. Harlow, anyway,
even when the time comes. AS for any
OF the others-E can't tell. She treats
them all Just exactly alike, us far as
can see Polite and pleasant, but not
at all ioverllke. / was talking to Pc
ter one day about It, and ! asked him.
But he didn't seem to know, either,
which one she will be likely to take, IL
any.
Peters about the only one I Gun
ask. OF course l couldn't ask Moth
er, or Aunt Hattie And Grandfather
well, should never think of asking
Grandpa a question like that. Bat
Peter-Peter's a real comfort. I'm
sure don't know what should do for
somebody to talk to and ask questions
about things down here, II 1t wasn't
for him. he takes me to school and
back again every day: 30 Of course
see him quite n lot.
Speaking Of school, It's all right, and
Of course 1 like 1t. though not quite so
well as did. There are some Of the
girls-well, they act queer. l don't
know what Is the matter with them.
They stop talking-some Of them
when come up, and they make me
feel, sometimes, as If I didn't belong.
Maybe it's because came from little
country town like Andersonvllle. But
they've known that oil along, from
the very first. And they didn't act at
all like thst at the beginning. Maybe
It's just their way Gown here. II /
think of II I'll ask Peter tomorrow.
Well, guess that's all can think
Of this time.
MOST FOUR MONTHS LATER
It's been ages since I've written
here, know. But there's nothing spe-
cial happened. Everything has been
going along just abou. as 1t did at the
first. Oh, there Is one thing different
Peters gone. He went two months
ago. We've got an awfully old chauf-
feur now. One with gray hair and
! glasses, and homely. too. His name Is
Charles. The very-hrst day he came,
Aunt Hattie told me never to talk to
Charles, or bother him with ques-
lions; that 1t was better he should
keep his mind entirely on his driving.
She needn't have worried. ! should
never dream Of asking him the things
did Peter. He's too stupid. Now
Peter and got to be real good friends
until oil of a sudden Grandpa told
him he might 60. l don't know why.
don't see as I'm any nearer finding
out who Mothers lover Will be than
was four months ago. I suppose It's
still too soon. Peter said one day he
thought widows ought to walt at least
year. and he guessed grnss-wldows
were Just the same. My, how mad
WIS at him for using that name about
) my mother oh, l knew what ha
J meant. I'd heard II at school. II
know now what It was that made
J those girls act so queer and horribly
There was GIRL never liked her.
and suspect she didn't like me.
either. Well, she found out Mother
had a divorce. (You see. hadn't
told Il. / remembered how those girls
out West bragged) And she told q
lot Of the others. But II didn't work
at all MS II had in the West. None Of
the girls in this school here had d.
. vorce In their families; and. II youu